The 1941 British Columbia general election was the twentieth 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 September 9, 1941, and held on October 21, 1941.
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48 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, a Coalition government was formed by the Conservative and Liberal members. Liberal Party leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo objected, stepped down, and sat as a Liberal, giving the Coalition thirty two seats.
An Act was passed in 1938 providing for a rearrangement of certain seats in the Assembly, maintaining the total at 48, upon the next election.[1] The following changes were made:
Abolished ridings | New ridings |
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Reorganization of districts | |
Division of district | |
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Political party | Party leader | MLAs | Votes | |||||||
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Candidates | 1937 | 1941 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
Coalition | ||||||||||
█ Liberal | John Hart[b] | 47 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 147,844 | 8,230 | 32.57 | 4.77 | |
█ Conservative | Royal Maitland | 43 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 140,282 | 20,761 | 30.91 | 2.31 | |
Coalition total | 32 | 7 | 288,126 | 12,531 | 63.48 | 2.46 | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Winch | 45 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 151,440 | 32,040 | 33.36 | 4.79 | |
Liberal | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1,681 | 1,681 | 0.37 | Not part of Coalition | ||
Labour (all factions) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7,141 | 5,354 | 1.57 | 1.14 | |||
Official Conservative[c] | 1 | – | – | – | 2,161 | 2,161 | 0.48 | New | ||
Independent | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1,638 | 5,703 | 0.36 | 1.40 | ||
Socialist Labour | 4 | – | – | – | 683 | 683 | 0.15 | New | ||
Independent Farmer | 1 | – | – | – | 388 | 388 | 0.09 | New | ||
Emancipation | 1 | – | – | – | 265 | 265 | 0.06 | New | ||
Victory Without Debt | 1 | – | – | – | 209 | 209 | 0.05 | New | ||
Religious Political Brotherhood | 1 | – | – | – | 105 | 105 | 0.02 | New | ||
Independent Socialist | 1 | – | – | – | 56 | 56 | 0.01 | Returned | ||
Total | 156 | 48 | 48 | 453,893 | 100.00% | |||||
Rejected ballots[3] | 4,797 | 654 | ||||||||
Actual voters who voted[3] | 303,901 | 38,455 | 72.73% | 1.53 | ||||||
Registered voters[3] | 417,839 | 45,058 |
Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
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█ Coalition | 32 / 48
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63.48% |
-2.46 | ||
█ Co-operative Commonwealth | 14 / 48
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33.36% |
4.79 | ||
█ Social Constructive | 0 / 48
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0% |
-1.93 | ||
█ Social Credit League | 0 / 48
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0% |
-1.15 | ||
█ Other | 2 / 48
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3.16% |
0.75 |
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Riding | Winning party | Votes | ||||||||||||
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Name | 1937 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Lib | Con | CCF | Ind | Oth | Total | ||
Alberni | New | Lib | 2,067 | 49.17% | 164 | 3.90% | 2,067 | – | 1,903 | – | 234 | 4,204 | ||
Atlin | Lib | Lib | 454 | 54.83% | 80 | 9.66% | 454 | – | – | – | 374 | 828 | ||
Burnaby | CCF | CCF | 6,444 | 49.50% | 2,682 | 20.60% | 3,762 | 2,707 | 6,444 | – | 105 | 13,018 | ||
Cariboo | Lib | Lib | 1,429 | 50.16% | 1,008 | 35.38% | 1,429 | 421 | 338 | 661 | – | 2,849 | ||
Chilliwack | Con | Con | 2,704 | 37.78% | 60 | 0.84% | 2,644 | 2,704 | 1,810 | – | – | 7,158 | ||
Columbia | Lib | Lib | 648 | 42.66% | 161 | 10.60% | 648 | 384 | 487 | – | – | 1,519 | ||
Comox | CCF | CCF | 3,126 | 45.31% | 968 | 14.03% | 2,158 | 1,615 | 3,126 | – | – | 6,899 | ||
Cowichan-Newcastle | CCF | CCF | 2,757 | 47.22% | 1,018 | 17.44% | 1,739 | 1,343 | 2,757 | – | – | 5,839 | ||
Cranbrook | Lib | Con | 1,615 | 35.35% | 67 | 1.46% | 1,405 | 1,615 | 1,548 | – | – | 4,568 | ||
Delta | CCF | CCF | 5,153 | 42.29% | 1,599 | 13.12% | 3,554 | 3,478 | 5,153 | – | – | 12,185 | ||
Dewdney | Con | Con | 2,995 | 37.13% | 456 | 5.65% | 2,532 | 2,995 | 2,539 | – | – | 8,066 | ||
Esquimalt | Con | Con | 1,554 | 40.42% | 206 | 5.36% | 1,348 | 1,554 | 943 | – | – | 3,845 | ||
Fernie | ILP | ILP | 1,719 | 53.39% | 505 | 15.69% | 1,214 | – | 287 | – | 1,719 | 3,220 | ||
Fort George | Lib | Lib | 1,334 | 51.15% | 406 | 15.57% | 1,334 | 346 | 928 | – | – | 2,608 | ||
Grand Forks-Greenwood | Lib | Con | 642 | 39.05% | 5 | 0.30% | 637 | 642 | 365 | – | – | 1,644 | ||
Kamloops | Lib | Lib | 1,933 | 40.14% | 221 | 4.59% | 1,933 | 1,138 | 1,712 | 14 | 19 | 4,816 | ||
Kaslo-Slocan | Lib | Lib | 941 | 42.18% | 187 | 8.38% | 941 | 754 | 536 | – | – | 2,231 | ||
Lillooet | Lib | Con | 1,017 | 38.39% | 176 | 6.64% | 791 | 1,017 | 841 | – | – | 2,649 | ||
Mackenzie | Lib | CCF | 2,909 | 45.75% | 830 | 13.05% | 2,079 | 1,370 | 2,909 | – | – | 6,358 | ||
Nanaimo and the Islands | New | Lib | 2,175 | 43.52% | 560 | 11.21% | 2,175 | 1,208 | 1,615 | – | – | 4,998 | ||
Nelson-Creston | Lib | Lib | 2,144 | 33.46% | 4 | 0.25% | 2,144 | 2,140 | 2,124 | – | – | 6,408 | ||
New Westminster | Lib | Lib | 3,694 | 41.74% | 1,307 | 14.77% | 3,694 | 1,923 | 2,387 | – | 845 | 8,849 | ||
North Okanagan | Lib | Lib | 2,508 | 42.52% | 188 | 3.19% | 2,508 | 2,320 | 1,071 | – | – | 5,899 | ||
North Vancouver | CCF | CCF | 4,209 | 40.37% | 1,264 | 12.13% | 2,945[a 1] | 1,056[a 2] | 4,209 | – | 2,217[a 3] | 10,427 | ||
Oak Bay | New | Con | 2,676 | 55.88% | 1,156 | 24.14% | 1,520 | 2,676 | 593 | – | – | 4,789 | ||
Omineca | Lib | Lib | 839 | 49.50% | 285 | 16.82% | 839 | 302 | 554 | – | – | 1,695 | ||
Peace River | Lib | Lib | 1,436 | 51.16% | 453 | 16.14% | 1,436 | – | 983 | – | 388 | 2,807 | ||
Prince Rupert | Lib | Lib | 1,681 | 51.82% | 118 | 3.64% | 1,681 | – | 1,563 | – | – | 3,244 | ||
Revelstoke | Lib | Lib | 1,065 | 49.08% | 387 | 17.84% | 1,065 | 427 | 678 | – | – | 2,170 | ||
Rossland-Trail | Lib | CCF | 3,621 | 49.40% | 1,738 | 23.71% | 1,789 | 1,883 | 3,621 | – | 37 | 7,330 | ||
Saanich | Lib | Lib | 3,017 | 36.17% | 78 | 0.93% | 3,017 | 2,939 | 2,385 | – | – | 8,341 | ||
Salmon Arm | Ind | Con | 1,561 | 60.22% | 998 | 38.50% | 468 | 1,561 | 563 | – | – | 2,592 | ||
Similkameen | Lib | CCF | 2,601 | 41.16% | 636 | 10.06% | 1,965 | 1,753 | 2,601 | – | – | 6,319 | ||
Skeena | Lib | Lib | 877 | 61.89% | 337 | 23.78% | 877 | 540 | – | – | – | 1,417 | ||
South Okanagan | Lib | Con | 2,009 | 37.69% | 240 | 4.50% | 1,769 | 2,009 | 1,552 | – | – | 5,330 | ||
Yale | Lib | Lib | 1,148 | 65.08% | 532 | 30.16% | 1,148 | 616 | – | – | – | 1,764 |
Riding | Winning party | Votes | |||||||
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Name | MLAs | 1937 | 1941 | Lib | Con | CCF | Ind | Oth | Total |
Vancouver-Burrard | 2 | 2 |
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14,781 | 16,564 | 18,998 | – | 267 | 50,610 |
Vancouver Centre | 2 | 2 |
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13,723 | 12,523 | 14,805 | – | 602 | 41,653 |
Vancouver East | 2 | 2 |
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9,495 | 7,332 | 23,328 | – | 3,936 | 44,091 |
Vancouver-Point Grey | 3 | 2 1 |
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29,046 | 42,400 | 23,448 | – | 265 | 95,159 |
Victoria City | 3 | 2 2 |
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18,771 | 14,027 | 9,736 | 963 | – | 43,497 |