1920 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1920 British Columbia Election was held on December 1st, 1920.

Result

British Columbia Liberal Party won the most seats in the election

Held on

December 1st, 1920

Writ day

October 23rd, 1920

Number of Electoral Districts

39

Fixed Date

No

Election Notes

Sources : Elections British Columbia and the Legislative Library [of British Columbia], An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986, Victoria, BC: n.d. ISBN 0771886772.

  • Results
  • Districts
  • Charts
  • Legislature

Result

Total ElectorsValid BallotsValid VotesInvalid VotesTurnout Rate
201,372354,088354,088Unavailable175.84%
PartyCandidatesSeats Won% of Seats Won% of Vote
British Columbia Liberal Party432655.32%37.78%
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945421429.79%31.20%
Independent1736.38%9.68%
Federated Labour Party1436.38%9.10%
People's Party112.13%0.38%
Liberty League of British Columbia100%0.70%
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)700%3.50%
Liberal/Conservative100%0.12%
Soldier-Farmer1100%3.04%
United Farmers of British Columbia200%0.90%
Independent Labour400%0.98%
Grand Army of United Veterans200%1.54%
Independent Conservative200%0.45%
Independent Farmer300%0.15%
Independent Socialist300%0.37%
Labour Party100%0.11%

Additional information for British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945

Note : Conservative candidates ran under this party name until the 1941 election, except in 1933 when hen the party chose to field no candidates, despite being in government. Local association were free to choose candidates who ran as Independents or Independent Conservatives.

Candidates for the Liberal and Conservative parties of BC shared the 'Coalition' label in the 1945 and 1949 provincial elections.

After the coalition dissolved, the party reformed as the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party (reflecting the name change of the national Conservative party in 1942), contesting elections from 1951 to 1986. It reverted back to the British Columbia Conservative Party for the 1991 election.

Party Founding : Founded in 1900 but contested its first election in 1903. It was preceded by Conservative-BC in the 1900 election.

Additional information for Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)

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

Additional information for United Farmers of British Columbia

Note : Never incorporated as a provincial party, the United Farmers of British Columbia endorsed two candidates put forward by the organization's 'locals' (of which there were 150 with about 3,000 members in total) in the 1920 provincial election. Looser rules at the time regarding party names and official status allowed candidates to run under this banner.

Citation : W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 411p., p. 319-320;

Wood, Louis Aubrey. A History of Farmers' Movements in Canada. University of Toronto Press, 1975.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Farmers_of_British_Columbia

https://www.bcfga.com/240/The+United+Farmers+of+British+Columbia

Legislature Composition

Vote Share by Political Parties

Seats Won by Political Parties

Seats Share by Political Parties

Alberni

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
191419142590
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
IndependentRichard BurdeRichard Burde was elected841
Labour PartyHenri Langis398
Soldier-FarmerNoel Money675

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Atlin

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
106310631514
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
IndependentOakley Bush28
Federated Labour PartyGeorge Casey300
Independent LabourPatrick Daly30
British Columbia Liberal PartyHerbert KerginHerbert Kergin was elected390
IndependentHarold King86
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Ross229

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cariboo (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9109101354
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Fraser349
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn YorstonJohn Yorston was elected561

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Chilliwack

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
359535954199
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyEdward BarrowEdward Barrow was elected1911
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Andrew Coote1684

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Columbia

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9649641183
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn BuckhamJohn Buckham was elected584
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry Parson380

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Comox

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
412441245998
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Anderson1233
Independent LabourWilliam McInnes731
People's PartyThomas MenziesThomas Menzies was elected1354
British Columbia Liberal PartyHugh Stewart806

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cowichan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
217721772626
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George Cheeke1032
IndependentKenneth DuncanKenneth Duncan was elected1145

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cranbrook

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
184618462253
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent ConservativeThomas Caven905
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames KingJames King was elected941

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Delta

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
355735574305
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Francis MacKenzie1116
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn OliverJohn Oliver was elected1334
Soldier-FarmerRichmond Payne1107

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Dewdney

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
337733774033
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John CatherwoodJohn Catherwood was elected1535
Federated Labour PartyWilliam Curry473
British Columbia Liberal PartyDonald Martyn1369

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Esquimalt

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
232223222939
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Soldier-FarmerBurges Gadsden479
British Columbia Liberal PartyHenry Helgeson685
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Robert PooleyRobert Pooley was elected1158

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fernie

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
242924292872
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander Fisher723
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Laurence Herchmer774
Federated Labour PartyThomas UphillThomas Uphill was elected932

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fort George

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
206620662940
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Samuel Cocker787
British Columbia Liberal PartyHenry PerryHenry Perry was elected1140
Independent FarmerJohn Ross139

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Grand Forks

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
774774922
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyEzra HennigerEzra Henniger was elected390
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John McKie384

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Greenwood

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
799799888
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Jackson292
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn MacLeanJohn MacLean was elected392
Independent FarmerGeorge Pitman115

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kamloops (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
432043205730
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyFrederick AndersonFrederick Anderson was elected1617
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Matthew Crawford1295
United Farmers of British ColumbiaJohn Stevens1408

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kaslo

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
150415041813
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Keen744
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Fred ListerFred Lister was elected760

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Lillooet

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
714714928
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Bryson213
Soldier-FarmerErnest Carson162
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Archibald McDonaldArchibald McDonald was elected339

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nanaimo (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
332633263793
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Federated Labour PartyThomas Barnard1171
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Gilchrist785
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam SloanWilliam Sloan was elected1370

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nelson (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
199519952439
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames O'Shea763
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William RoseWilliam Rose was elected1232

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

New Westminster (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
459745975745
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Gifford1006
Soldier-FarmerWilliam Sloan1611
British Columbia Liberal PartyDavid WhitesideDavid Whiteside was elected1980

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Newcastle

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
167616762002
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent SocialistJohn Bickle129
Liberal/ConservativeWilliam Fraser424
Federated Labour PartySamuel GuthrieSamuel Guthrie was elected704
Independent SocialistJames Hawthornthwaite419

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

North Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
380738075033
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
United Farmers of British ColumbiaWilliam Laidman1770
British Columbia Liberal PartyKenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonald was elected2037

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

North Vancouver (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
490349036945
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyBenjamin Chubb913
IndependentGeorge HanesGeorge Hanes was elected2681
IndependentJames Orchard129
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Valient Vinson1180

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Omineca

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
103510351392
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
IndependentKelly Joseph54
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander MansonAlexander Manson was elected630
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George Murray273
IndependentAlexander Prudhomme78

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Prince Rupert

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
343534355195
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Burrough676
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Charles Formby561
Independent ConservativeSeville Newton697
British Columbia Liberal PartyThomas PattulloThomas Pattullo was elected1501

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Revelstoke

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1965
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam SutherlandWilliam Sutherland was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Richmond (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7556755610190
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent FarmerReginald Abbott272
Federated Labour PartyCharles Cassidy1499
IndependentRobert McBride210
British Columbia Liberal PartyHiram McCraney2712
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas PearsonThomas Pearson was elected2863

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Rossland

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
676676745
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Federated Labour PartyGeorge Dingwall239
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William EslingWilliam Esling was elected257
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn McLeod180

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Saanich

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
467146716577
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Marshall Gordon1756
Soldier-FarmerMalcolm Orford1057
British Columbia Liberal PartyFrederick PaulineFrederick Pauline was elected1858

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Similkameen

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
261826183380
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyEdward Chambers1264
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William McKenzieWilliam McKenzie was elected1354

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Slocan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
136713671589
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William HunterWilliam Hunter was elected568
British Columbia Liberal PartyCharles Nelson471
Federated Labour PartyAlfred Smith328

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

South Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
331533153793
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James JonesJames Jones was elected1882
British Columbia Liberal PartyLeslie Rogers1433

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

South Vancouver

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
8623862312331
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Frederick Hodgson2444
IndependentJohn McIntosh955
Federated Labour PartyRobert NeelandsRobert Neelands was elected3255
British Columbia Liberal PartyFranklin Russell1969

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

The Islands

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
142214221716
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Soldier-FarmerLewis Carey360
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George Clark481
British Columbia Liberal PartyMalcolm JacksonMalcolm Jackson was elected581

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Trail

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
216321632696
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJoseph Deschamps848
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James SchofieldJames Schofield was elected1315

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Vancouver City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
20220520220552768
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
IndependentGeorge Ashworth3291
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George Black10379
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William BowserWilliam Bowser was elected11617
IndependentMoses Cotsworth5511
IndependentEsther Crosfield4166
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Dennis1451
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Dougherty10388
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Sidney Earp1694
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn FarrisJohn Farris was elected12550
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Harrington2956
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Samuel Howe9913
British Columbia Liberal PartyMalcolm MacdonaldMalcolm Macdonald was elected12222
British Columbia Liberal PartyIan MackenzieIan Mackenzie was elected13840
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Mahan8810
IndependentJoseph Martin9123
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)William McQuoid1524
Grand Army of United VeteransJohn Millar2808
Grand Army of United VeteransPercival North2633
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Edith Paterson9573
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames RamsayJames Ramsay was elected12279
Federated Labour PartyThomas Richardson7192
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)James Smith2267
British Columbia Liberal PartyMary SmithMary Smith was elected17510
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Christopher Stephenson1818
IndependentTurberville Thomas1487
Federated Labour PartyWilliam Trotter7481
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Warden10278
Federated Labour PartyJames Woodsworth7444

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula Multi-member, plurality voting
District Magnitude 6

Yale (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
230723072995
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames Cameron737
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John McRaeJohn McRae was elected913
Independent LabourJoseph Walters657

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1