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18th Parliament of British Columbia

The 18th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1934 to 1937. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in November 1933. The Liberal Party, led by Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, formed the government. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) formed the official opposition.

Henry George Thomas Perry served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the 18th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1933:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
George Sharratt Pearson	Alberni-Nanaimo	Liberal	1928	2nd term

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
34	7
Total
47
Government Majority
21

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Columbia	Thomas King	Liberal	March 8, 1934	Re-establishment of Columbia electoral district
North Vancouver	Dorothy Steeves	CCF	July 14, 1934	H.C.E. Anderson died April 17, 1934
Omineca	Mark Matthew Connelly	Liberal	June 22, 1936	A.M. Manson resigned September 14, 1935, to contest federal election
Vancouver-Burrard	John Howard Forester	Liberal	September 1, 1936	G.G. McGeer resigned October 1, 1935, to contest federal election

Notes

References

"Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986". Elections BC.
"Premiers of British Columbia 1871-". BC Legislature.
"Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-". BC Legislature.
"Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-". BC Legislature.
Vancouver Sun, April 13, 1937
(2013-05-16). "A checklist of members of the Legislature of British Columbia". Legislative Library of British Columbia.

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