British Columbia general election, 1953

The British Columbia general election of 1953 was the 24th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 10 1953, and held on June 9 1953. The new legislature met for the first time on September 15 1953.

The minority government formed in 1952 by the conservative Social Credit of Premier W.A.C. Bennett lasted only nine months before new elections were called. Social Credit was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a second term in government with almost 38% of the popular vote.

The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation formed the official opposition with the only significant opposition caucus (14 seats).

The British Columbia Liberal Party lost two of its six seats despite and maintained its 20% share of the popular vote.

The Progressive Conservative Party lost three of its four seat in the legislature, as its share of the popular vote fell from almost 17% to under 6%.

One seat was won by a Labour candidate.

Results

Notes:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote.

Results by riding

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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd

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 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" |Burnaby
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Ernest Edward Winch

Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Thomas James Irwin

align="center" |Delta
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Comox
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|William Campbell Moore
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Lyle Wicks

align="center" |Dewdney
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 Strachan²
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Llewllyn Leslie King

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" |Grand Forks-Greenwood
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Rupert Williams Haggen
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" |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"|Wesley Drewett Black

align="center" |Nelson-Creston
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Mackenzie
Social Credit
align="center"|Anthony John Gargrave
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" |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"|George Henry Tomlinson Jr.
align="center" |North Vancouver
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Revelstoke
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Vincent Segur
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" |Skeena
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Frank Howard
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Charles William Parker

align="center" |Peace River
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"|Arthur James Turner
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Robert Edward Sommers

align="center" |Rossland-Trail
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center"|Arnold Alexander Webster
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/Labour|
align="center" |Fernie
Labour (Party)
align="center"|Thomas Aubert Uphill
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour| ;
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|James Allan Reid

align="center" |Salmon Arm
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Lillooet
Liberal
align="center"|James Gordon Gibson
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" |Oak Bay
Liberal
align="center"|Philip Archibald Gibbs
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Andrew Cecil Bennett¹
align="center" |South Okanagan
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Prince Rupert
Liberal
align="center"|Arthur Bruce Brown
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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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/Liberal|
align="center" |Vancouver-Point Grey
Liberal
align="center"|Arthur Laing
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Bert Price

Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/PC|
align="center" |Nanaimo and the Islands
Progressive Conservative
align="center"|Lorenzo Giovando
Canadian politics/party colours/PC|

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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"|George Churchill Moxham
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Thomas Audley Bate

align="center" rowspan=2 |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"|Lydia Augusta Arsens
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"|William Neelands Chant
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Walter Percival Wright
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

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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]
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ee also

*List of British Columbia political parties
*History and usage of the Single Transferable Vote