- British Columbia general election, 1960
The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of
British Columbia ,Canada . It was held to elect members of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia . The election was called onAugust 3 1960 , and held onSeptember 12 1960 . The new legislature met for the first time onJanuary 26 1961 .The conservative Social Credit of Premier
W.A.C. Bennett was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a fourth term in government despite losing seven percentage points of the popular vote and seven of its seats in the legislature.The opposition Co-operative Commonwealth Federation increased both its share of the popular vote and its number of seats.
The
British Columbia Liberal Party lost a small part of its popular vote, but managed to double its caucus from two to four members.The Progressive Conservative Party doubled its share of the popular vote to almost 7%, but won no seats in the legislature.
Results
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.Results by riding
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Collins Speare
align="center" |Cariboo
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Alberni
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Stanley John Squire
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Kenneth Kiernan
align="center" |Chilliwack
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Atlin
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Frank Arthur Calder
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Richard Orr Newton
align="center" |Columbia
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Burnaby
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Cedric Cox
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Daniel Robert John Campbell
align="center" |Comox
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center"|Gordon Hudson Dowding
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Herbert Joseph Bruch
align="center" |Esquimalt
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Cowichan-Newcastle
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Robert Martin Strachan 2
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Ray Gillis Williston
align="center" |Fort George
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Cranbrook
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Leo Thomas Nimsick
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Philip Arthur Gaglardi
align="center" |Kamloops
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Delta
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Camille Mildred Mather
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Donald Frederick Robinson
align="center" |Lillooet
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center"|James Henry Rhodes
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Earle Cathers Westwood
align="center" |Nanaimo and the Islands
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Dewdney
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|David Barrett
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Wesley Drewett Black
align="center" |Nelson-Creston
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Grand Forks-Greenwood
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Lois Mabel Haggen
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Lorne Hugh Shantz
align="center" |North Okanagan
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Kaslo-Slocan
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Randolph Harding
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Jacob Francis Huhn
align="center" |North Peace River
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Mackenzie
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Anthony John Gargrave
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Cyril Morley Shelford
align="center" |Omineca
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |New Westminster
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|John McRae (Rae) Eddie
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Harvey Murray
align="center" |Prince Rupert
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Revelstoke
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|George Hobbs
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Donald Leslie Brothers
align="center" |Rossland-Trail
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver East
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Alexander Barrett MacDonald
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle
align="center" |Saanich
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center"|Arthur James Turner
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Willis Franklin Jefcoat
align="center" |Salmon Arm
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Fernie
Liberal
align="center"|Henry Cartmell (Harry) McKay
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Francis Xavier Richter
align="center" |Similkameen
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" rowspan=2 |North Vancouver
Liberal
align="center"|James Gordon Gibson
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Dudley George Little
align="center" |Skeena
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Raymond Joseph Perrault
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Andrew Cecil Bennett 1
align="center" |South Okanagan
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Oak Bay
Liberal
align="center"|Alan Brock MacFarlane
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Stanley Carnell
align="center" |South Peace River
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Burrard
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Herbert Price
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Alexander Small Matthew
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver Centre
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Leslie Raymond Peterson
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Thomas Audley Bate
align="center" rowspan=3 |Vancouver-Point Grey
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Robert William Bonner
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Buda Hosmer Brown
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Neelands Chant
align="center" rowspan=3 |Victoria City
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Waldo McTavish Skillings
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|John Donald Smith
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Irvine Finlay Corbett
align="center" |Yale
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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align="center"|1 Premier-Elect
align="center"|2 Leader of the Opposition
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align="center" colspan="10"|Source: [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/electoral_history/toc.html Elections BC]
-ee also
*List of British Columbia political parties
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