1949 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1949 British Columbia Election was held on June 15th, 1949.

Result

Coalition won the most seats in the election

Held on

June 15th, 1949

Writ day

April 16th, 1949

Number of Electoral Districts

41

Fixed Date

No

Election Notes

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

  • Results
  • Districts
  • Charts
  • Legislature

Result

Total ElectorsValid BallotsValid VotesInvalid VotesTurnout Rate
649,019468,108698,8236,24872.13%
PartyCandidatesSeats Won% of Seats Won% of Vote
Coalition483981.25%60.59%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation48714.58%35.87%
Labour/Independent Party112.08%0.21%
Independent712.08%0.74%
Social Credit700%0.63%
People's Party100%0.02%
Socialist Labour Party100%0.04%
Union of Electors1200%0.40%
Labour Progressive Party200%0.24%
Independent Progressive Conservative100%0.18%
British Columbia Social Credit League900%1.02%
People's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation100%0.07%

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 Social Credit

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

Additional information for British Columbia Social Credit League

Note : Precursor to the Social Credit Party of BC.

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)