1945 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1945 British Columbia Election was held on October 25th, 1945.

Result

Coalition won the most seats in the election

Held on

October 25th, 1945

Writ day

August 31st, 1945

Number of Electoral Districts

41

Fixed Date

No

Election Notes

Sources : Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Prepared by Elections British Columbia and the Legislative Library (ISBN 0-7718-8677-2).

Note : "Extra-provincial active service electors in Canada voted on 18-20 October 1945 and in Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 13, 15
and 16 October 1945." (Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1886, p. 209)

  • Results
  • Districts
  • Charts
  • Legislature

Result

Total ElectorsValid BallotsValid VotesInvalid VotesTurnout Rate
476,222295,683467,7472,60262.09%
PartyCandidatesSeats Won% of Seats Won% of Vote
Coalition473777.08%55.83%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation481020.83%37.62%
Labour/Independent Party212.08%0.30%
Progressive Liberal100%0.01%
Socialist Labour Party300%0.06%
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)100%0.02%
People's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation200%0.60%
Social Credit1600%1.42%
Labour Progressive Party2000%3.52%
Democratic Party of Canada100%0.09%
Independent200%0.33%
Independent Liberal100%0.04%
Independent Progressive Conservative200%0.16%

Additional information for Coalition

Note : Following the 1941 election, the Liberal and Conservative parties formed a coalition government (Coalition or sometimes Wartime Coalition), in part in response to the growing success of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), later to become the New Democratic Party.

Liberal and Conservative candidates ran under the Coalition banner in 1945 and 1949, forming the government following those elections. Despite the shared electoral banner, MLAs were still widely referred to as either Liberal or Conservative.

The Coalition dissolved in 1951 after Liberal party members chose to support a Liberal minority government in the legislature.

The Liberals retained their traditional name, while the Conservatives reformed as the Progressive Conservatives in recognition of that name having been adopted by the national party in 1942.

Citation : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Conservative_Party also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Liberal_Party

Additional information for Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)

Citation : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_British_Columbia

Additional information for People's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Citation : Electoral History of British Columbia 1871- 1986. Elections British Columbia. p. 357

Note : The PCCF is listed as a distinct party and should not be confused with British Columbia's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)

Additional information for Social Credit

Citation : http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/social-credit/

Legislature Composition

Vote Share by Political Parties

Seats Won by Political Parties

Seats Share by Political Parties

British columbia

Alberni

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
3952743952746314
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationThomas Barnett1258
Labour Progressive PartyAlfred Dewhurst559
CoalitionJames MowatJames Mowat was elected2135

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Atlin

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
5895891109
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationNorman Cunningham292
CoalitionWilliam SmithWilliam Smith was elected297

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Burnaby (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
116803021168030219390
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Social CreditLyle Campbell298
CoalitionVernon Lewis4733
Labour Progressive PartyElizabeth Wilson744
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationErnest WinchErnest Winch was elected5905

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cariboo (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
2365672365673508
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionLouis LeBourdaisLouis LeBourdais was elected1370
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCharles Thomas995

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Chilliwack

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
6099356099359122
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionLeslie EyresLeslie Eyres was elected3804
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationWilliam Richardson2295

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Columbia

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1259241259241745
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationThomas Alton588
CoalitionThomas KingThomas King was elected671

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Comox

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7523161752316110733
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationColin Cameron3362
Labour Progressive PartyThomas McEwen729
CoalitionHerbert WelchHerbert Welch was elected3432

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cowichan-Newcastle

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
6810686810689200
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationSamuel GuthrieSamuel Guthrie was elected3768
CoalitionMacgregor Macintosh3042

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cranbrook

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
4235404235405687
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Labour Progressive PartyWilliam Brown193
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationHenry Gammon1965
CoalitionFrank GreenFrank Green was elected2077

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Delta

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
109221381092213818348
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionAlexander HopeAlexander Hope was elected5859
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationLeonard Shepherd5063

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Dewdney

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
85399685399613117
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationWilliam Hartley3953
CoalitionRoderick MacDonaldRoderick MacDonald was elected4586

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Esquimalt

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
455711445571146477
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionCharles BeardCharles Beard was elected2568
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationHenry Webber1989

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fernie

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
3049103049103868
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationKenneth Minifie742
CoalitionKenny Stewart1018
Labour/Independent PartyThomas UphillThomas Uphill was elected1289

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fort George

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
3097583097584176
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationJohn McInnisJohn McInnis was elected1726
CoalitionHenry Perry1371

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Grand Forks-Greenwood

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1358271358271941
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Labour Progressive PartyAllan Clapp84
Labour/Independent PartyCharles Clark106
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationJohn Lawrence461
CoalitionThomas LoveThomas Love was elected707

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kamloops (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
4853544853546988
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionRobert CarsonRobert Carson was elected2804
Labour Progressive PartyCharles Cook156
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationGeorge Williams1893

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kaslo-Slocan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
2067342067342815
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationRandolph HardingRandolph Harding was elected1098
CoalitionCharles Leary969

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Lillooet

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
2223212223213551
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionErnest CarsonErnest Carson was elected1143
Social CreditJohn Jacobsen196
Progressive LiberalGeorge Murray61
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCharles Radcliffe823

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Mackenzie (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
567310356731038661
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Labour Progressive PartyStephen Campbell293
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationHerbert GargraveHerbert Gargrave was elected2961
Social CreditWeldon Mulligan106
CoalitionWilliam Thomson2313

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nanaimo and the Islands

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
5760665760667796
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Social CreditGeorge Broughton89
CoalitionGeorge PearsonGeorge Pearson was elected3124
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationJoseph White2547

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nelson-Creston

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
5214395214398081
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
People's Co-operative Commonwealth FederationPeter Beatt726
IndependentFrank Frisby184
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationHoward Phillips1249
CoalitionFrank PutnamFrank Putnam was elected3055

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

New Westminster (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
84629484629413203
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationClifford Greer2967
CoalitionByron JohnsonByron Johnson was elected4900
Labour Progressive PartyCharles Stewart595

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

North Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
500210250021027600
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionKenneth MacdonaldKenneth Macdonald was elected2990
Social CreditOswald Scheir430
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationLeonard Wood1582

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

North Vancouver (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
109082051090820516213
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionJohn CatesJohn Cates was elected5912
Labour Progressive PartyAustin Delany646
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationDorothy Steeves4070
Social CreditStanley Wilcox280

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Oak Bay (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
5586405586407535
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionHerbert AnscombHerbert Anscomb was elected4598
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationClare McAllister988

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Omineca

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1807361807362528
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionMark Connelly875
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationEdward RowlandEdward Rowland was elected932

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Peace River (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
3515273515275006
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionHoward Atkinson1117
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationJoseph CorsbieJoseph Corsbie was elected1682
Social CreditMargaret Murray716

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Prince Rupert

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
3759523759525447
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationWilliam BrettWilliam Brett was elected1873
Labour Progressive PartyBruce Mickleburgh538
IndependentThomas Pattullo1348

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Revelstoke

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
2128222128222872
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionWilliam JohnsonWilliam Johnson was elected1089
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationVincent Segur1039

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Rossland-Trail

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
64252464252410160
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
People's Co-operative Commonwealth FederationWilliam Cunningham2060
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationRupert Haggen933
Social CreditHorton Layton261
CoalitionJames WebsterJames Webster was elected3171

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Saanich

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9359138935913813084
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent Progressive ConservativeLoudon MacQueen275
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationMartin Neilson3431
Labour Progressive PartyWilliam White239
CoalitionNorman WhittakerNorman Whittaker was elected5414

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Salmon Arm

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
2600282600283461
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionArthur RitchieArthur Ritchie was elected1560
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationGeorge Stirling1040

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Similkameen

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
6038536038538942
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionReginald LairdReginald Laird was elected3447
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationBernard Webber2591

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Skeena (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1535471535472059
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationFloyd Frank634
CoalitionEdward KenneyEdward Kenney was elected901

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

South Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
576814057681408159
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionWilliam BennettWilliam Bennett was elected3706
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationGladys Webster2062

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Vancouver Centre (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
422062093921740661
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationLaura Jamieson7549
Social CreditCarl Julson448
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationWallis Lefeaux7451
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Raymond MacLeod105
Social CreditEric Martin511
CoalitionAllan McDonellAllan McDonell was elected10976
Independent LiberalWilliam McKay199
Labour Progressive PartyNigel Morgan2101
Labour Progressive PartyMaurice Rush1866
Socialist Labour PartyHorace Warner122
CoalitionGordon WismerGordon Wismer was elected10878

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Vancouver East (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
482602391515443841
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionHenry Edwards9164
CoalitionFrederick Hume9816
Socialist Labour PartyRobert McQuillan56
Labour Progressive PartyHarold Pritchett1541
Social CreditArthur Rowe372
Labour Progressive PartyCharles Stewart1257
Social CreditGordon Towle333
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationArthur TurnerArthur Turner was elected12300
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationHarold WinchHarold Winch was elected13421

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Vancouver-Burrard (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
532262570520548943
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionDonald BrownDonald Brown was elected14711
Socialist Labour PartyJohn Fedoruk107
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationWinona MacInnis10150
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCharles MacNeil10071
Labour Progressive PartyJanet Mason1042
Social CreditPeer Paynter668
Social CreditJames Wardrop551
CoalitionGeorge WeirGeorge Weir was elected14938
Labour Progressive PartySidney Zlotnik988

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Vancouver-Point Grey

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
976553183159755347
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationAlbert Alsbury9837
Labour Progressive PartyAlexander Gordon878
Labour Progressive PartyJohn Goss830
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationGeorge Isherwood8466
CoalitionRoyal MaitlandRoyal Maitland was elected22843
Labour Progressive PartyWilliam Martin764
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationFrancis McKenzie8556
CoalitionJames PatonJames Paton was elected22281
Social CreditClaude Powell625
CoalitionTilly RolstonTilly Rolston was elected22152
Democratic Party of CanadaWilliam Smith423

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula PRSTV
District Magnitude 3

Victoria City (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
500711696412425915
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationFrederick Bevis5288
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationMurray Bryce6485
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationMay Campbell5093
Independent Progressive ConservativeEllen Hart473
CoalitionJohn HartJohn Hart was elected10757
CoalitionNancy HodgesNancy Hodges was elected10518
Social CreditAndrew Jukes743
Labour Progressive PartyRobert Kerr436
CoalitionWilliam StraithWilliam Straith was elected10278

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula TMD
District Magnitude 3

Yale (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1613631613632619
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
CoalitionJohn GillisJohn Gillis was elected1077
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationAngus McIssac536

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1