- British Columbia general election, 1920
The British Columbia general election of 1920 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of
British Columbia ,Canada . It was held to elect members of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia . The election was called onOctober 23 1920 , and held onDecember 1 1920 . The new legislature met for the first time onFebruary 8 1921 .Although it lost eleven seats in the legislature, and fell from 50% of the popular vote to under 38%, the governing Liberal Party was able to hold on to a slim majority in the legislature for its second consecutive term in government.
The Conservative Party also lost a significant share of its popular vote, but won six additional seats for a total of fifteen, and formed the
official opposition .Almost a third of the vote and seven seats were won by independents and by a wide variety of fringe parties.
Results
Notes:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.1 Liberals: One member elected by acclamation. One candidate, J. Oliver, who contested and was elected in both Delta and Victoria City is counted twice.
2 Includes Liberty League of B.C., Vancouver Ratepayers Association, and Women's Freedom League candidates.
3 Includes those candidates not directly nominated by, but supported by the Federated Labour Party.
4 Includes the Prince Rupert Labour candidate running on a Socialist Party platform.
5 Sometimes referred to as a triple alliance of "Farmer-Labour-Soldier" with Soldier-Farmer candidates running in rural Districts (five candidates, 3361 votes) and Soldier-Labour candidates running in urban ones (six candidates, 7419 votes).
6 Some GAUV candidates ran on a joint Soldier-Labour ticket.
Results by Riding
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Herbert Frederick Kergin
align="center" |Atlin
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Dewdney
Conservative
align="center"|John Alexander Catherwood
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |John MacKay Yorston
align="center" |Cariboo
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Esquimalt
Conservative
align="center"|Robert Henry Pooley
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Edward Dodsley Barrow
align="center" |Chilliwack
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Kaslo
Conservative
align="center"|Fred W. Lister
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |John Andrew Buckham
align="center" |Columbia
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Lillooet
Conservative
align="center"|Archibald McDonald
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |James Horace King
align="center" |Cranbrook
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Nelson
Conservative
align="center"|William Oliver Rose
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|John Oliver
align="center" |Delta
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Richmond
Conservative
align="center"|Thomas Pearson
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Henry George Thomas Perry
align="center" |Fort George
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Rossland
Conservative
align="center"|William Kemble Esling
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Ezra Churchill Henniger
align="center" |Grand Forks
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Similkameen
Conservative
align="center"|William Alexander McKenzie
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|John Duncan MacLean
align="center" |Greenwood
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |South Okanagan
Conservative
align="center"|James William Jones
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Malcolm Bruce Jackson
align="center" |The Islands
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Trail
Conservative
align="center"|James Hargrave Schofield
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Frederick William Anderson
align="center" |Kamloops
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Vancouver City
Conservative
align="center"|William John Bowser
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|David Whiteside
align="center" |New Westminster
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Victoria City
Conservative
align="center"|Joshua Hinchcliffe
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Frederick Arthur Pauline
align="center" |Saanich
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Yale
Conservative
align="center"|John McRae
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|William Hunter
align="center" |Slocan
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/FarLbr|
align="center" |Comox
People's Party
align="center"|Thomas Menzies
Canadian politics/party colours/FarLbr|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|John Wallace deBeque Farris
align="center" rowspan=5 |Vancouver City
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
align="center" |Fernie
Federated Labour
align="center"|Thomas Aubert Uphill
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Malcolm Archibald MacDonald
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
align="center" |Newcastle
Federated Labour
align="center"|Samuel Guthrie
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Ian Alistair MacKenzie
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
align="center" |South Vancouver
Federated Labour
align="center"|Robert Henry Neelands
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|James Ramsay
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|
align="center" |Alberni
Independent
align="center"|Richard John Burde
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Mary Ellen Smith
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|
align="center" |Cowichan
Independent
align="center"|Kenneth Forrest Duncan
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|William Sloan
align="center" |Nanaimo
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|
align="center" |North Vancouver
Independent
align="center"|George Samuel Hanes
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Kenneth Cattanch MacDonald
align="center" |North Okanagan
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Alexander Malcolm Manson
align="center" |Omineca
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
align="center" |Prince Rupert
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|William Henry Sutherland
align="center" |Revelstoke
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Joseph Badenoch Clearihue
align="center" rowspan=3 |Victoria City
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|John Hart
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|John Oliver 1
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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align="center"|1 Incumbent and Premier-Elect|
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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
Further reading & references
*"In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia", Joseph Morton, J.J. Douglas, Vancouver (1974). Despite its title, a fairly thorough account of the politicians and electoral politics in early BC.
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