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1960 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election

Summary

Canadian provincial election

Field	Value
election_name	1960 British Columbia general election
country	British Columbia
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1956 British Columbia general election
previous_year	1956
next_election	1963 British Columbia general election
next_year	1963
outgoing_members	25th Parliament of British Columbia
elected_members	26th Parliament of British Columbia
seats_for_election	52 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
27 seats were needed for a majority
election_date	September 12, 1960
image1	WAC Bennett - 1942.jpg
colour1
leader1	W. A. C. Bennett
leader_since1	1952
party1
leaders_seat1	South Okanagan
last_election1	39 seats, 45.84%
seats1	32
seat_change1	7
popular_vote1	386,886
percentage1	38.83%
swing1	7.01pp
image2	MLA Robert Strachan.jpg
colour2
leader2	Robert Strachan
leader_since2	1956
party2
leaders_seat2	Cowichan-Newcastle
last_election2	10 seats, 28.32%
seats2	16
seat_change2	6
popular_vote2	326,094
percentage2	32.73%
swing2	4.41pp
image4	BCLP
colour4
leader4	Ray Perrault
leader_since4	1959
party4
leaders_seat4	North Vancouver
last_election4	2 seats, 21.77%
seats4	4
seat_change4	2
popular_vote4	208,249
percentage4	20.90%
swing4	0.87pp
image5	PC
colour5
leader5	Deane Finlayson
leader_since5	1952
party5
leaders_seat5	Ran in North Vancouver (lost)
last_election5	0 seats, 3.11%
seats5	0
seat_change5	0
popular_vote5	66,943
percentage5	6.72%
swing5	3.61pp
title	Premier
before_election	W. A. C. Bennett
before_party
posttitle	Premier after election
after_election	W. A. C. Bennett
after_party

27 seats were needed for a majority The 1960 British Columbia general election was the 26th 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 August 3, 1960, and held on September 12, 1960. The new legislature met for the first time on January 26, 1961.

The conservative Social Credit of Premier W.A.C. Bennett was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a fourth term in government despite losing seven percentage points of the popular vote and seven of its seats in the legislature.

The opposition Co-operative Commonwealth Federation increased both its share of the popular vote and its number of seats.

The British Columbia Liberal Party lost a small part of its popular vote, but managed to double its caucus from two to four members.

The Progressive Conservative Party doubled its share of the popular vote to almost 7%, but won no seats in the legislature.

Results

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1956 !1960 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) | 52 || 39 || 32 || 7 || 386,886 || 12,175 || 38.83 || 7.01 | 52 || 10 || 16 || 6 || 326,094 || 94,583 || 32.73 || 4.41 | 50 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 208,249 || 30,327 || 20.90 || 0.87 | 52 || – || – || – || 66,943 || 41,570 || 6.72 || 3.61 | – || 1 || – || 1 ||colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Retired Previously known as Labor-Progressive | || 19 || – || – || – || 5,675 || 2,294 || 0.57 || 0.16 | || 5 || – || – || – || 2,557 || 621 || 0.25 || 0.14 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 230 | 52 ! colspan="2"| 52 ! colspan="2"|996,404 ! colspan="2"| 100.00% |- | 9,862 ||3,220 |- | 628,031 ||118,622 | 71.84% || 6.41 |- | 874,267 ||95,680 |}

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
			{{bartable	-7.01
			{{bartable	4.41
			{{bartable	-0.87
			{{bartable	3.61
			{{bartable	-0.14

MLAs elected

Single-member districts

Multi-member districts

Synopsis of results

Riding	Winning party	Votes	Name	1956	Party	Votes	Share	Margin
#	Margin
%	SC	CCF	Lib	PC	Comm	Ind	Total
Alberni		CCF		CCF	4,093	45.05%	1,127	12.40%	2,966	4,093	1,305	514	207	–	9,085
Atlin		SC		CCF	444	53.30%	177	21.25%	267	444	–	122	–	–	833
Cariboo		SC		SC	3,091	40.90%	1,018	13.47%	3,091	1,842	2,073	552	–	–	7,558
Chilliwack		SC		SC	10,051	54.30%	5,928	32.03%	10,051	4,123	3,163	1,173	–	–	18,510
Columbia		SC		SC	1,115	42.35%	340	12.92%	1,115	775	593	150	–	–	2,633
Comox		SC		SC	6,100	38.63%	28	0.18%	6,100	6,072	2,759	653	207	–	15,791
Cowichan-Newcastle		CCF		CCF	6,261	58.68%	3,228	30.25%	3,033	6,261	–	1,206	170	–	10,670
Cranbrook		CCF		CCF	2,786	44.18%	1,086	17.22%	1,700	2,786	1,475	345	–	–	6,306
Dewdney		SC		CCF	12,637	43.73%	1,924	6.66%	10,713	12,637	4,512	803	233	–	28,898
Esquimalt		SC		SC	4,429	40.38%	1,046	9.54%	4,429	3,383	2,165	991	–	–	10,968
Fernie		Lab		Lib	1,126	36.23%	199	6.40%	927	864	1,126	191	–	–	3,108
Fort George		SC		SC	5,066	55.28%	2,730	29.79%	5,066	2,336	1,416	346	–	–	9,164
Grand Forks-Greenwood		CCF		CCF	1,115	42.35%	363	13.79%	752	1,115	564	202	–	–	2,633
Kamloops		SC		SC	4,777	45.86%	1,949	18.71%	4,777	2,828	1,437	1,374	–	–	10,416
Kaslo-Slocan		CCF		CCF	1,298	50.35%	565	21.92%	733	1,298	303	244	–	–	2,578
Lillooet		SC		SC	1,695	39.56%	364	8.50%	1,695	1,331	923	336	–	–	4,285
Mackenzie		CCF		CCF	4,952	46.44%	1,785	16.74%	3,167	4,952	2,058	487	–	–	10,664
Nanaimo and the Islands		SC		SC	4,599	42.34%	51	0.47%	4,599	4,548	1,036	607	72	–	10,862
Nelson-Creston		SC		SC	4,501	49.37%	1,837	20.15%	4,501	2,664	1,222	730	–	–	9,117
New Westminster		CCF		CCF	6,496	41.25%	1,455	9.24%	5,041	6,496	2,519	1,691	–	–	15,747
North Okanagan		SC		SC	4,553	43.01%	1,525	14.41%	4,553	3,028	1,817	1,098	91	–	10,587
North Peace River		SC		SC	1,651	46.21%	693	19.40%	1,651	769	958	114	–	81	3,573
Oak Bay		Lib		Lib	4,558	44.46%	778	7.59%	3,780	701	4,558	1,212	–	–	10,251
Omineca		SC		SC	1,633	45.88%	514	14.44%	1,633	1,119	529	278	–	–	3,559
Prince Rupert		SC		SC	2,367	40.87%	228	3.94%	2,367	2,139	1,087	199	–	–	5,792
Revelstoke		SC		CCF	1,417	44.12%	472	14.70%	945	1,417	585	265	–	–	3,212
Rossland-Trail		SC		SC	5,562	51.12%	3,026	27.81%	5,562	2,536	2,034	608	141	–	10,881
Saanich		SC		SC	10,165	44.23%	3,653	15.90%	10,165	6,512	4,451	1,782	73	–	22,983
Salmon Arm		SC		SC	1,979	41.75%	312	6.58%	1,979	1,667	481	613	–	–	4,740
Similkameen		SC		SC	4,797	46.84%	1,646	16.07%	4,797	3,151	1,454	840	–	–	10,242
Skeena		SC		SC	2,379	41.19%	242	4.19%	2,379	2,137	848	411	–	–	5,775
South Okanagan		SC		SC	8,058	59.89%	5,156	38.32%	8,058	2,902	1,238	1,256	–	–	13,454
South Peace River		SC		SC	3,133	59.39%	1,794	34.01%	3,133	1,339	303	500	–	–	5,275
Yale		SC		SC	1,103	31.24%	29	1.82%	1,103	1,074	964	390	–	–	3,531

: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = incumbent had switched allegiance : = previously incumbent in another riding : = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = other incumbents renominated : = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada : = multiple candidates

Riding	Winning party	Votes	Voters
who voted	Name	MLAs	1956	1960	SC	CCF	Lib	PC	Comm	Ind	Total
Burnaby	2			13,469	17,659	7,601	1,075	409	–	79,309	41,669
13,394	17,522	7,111	1,069	–	–
Delta	2			21,011	21,839	8,529	2,280	505	2,010Gordon Lionel Gibson was elected as a Socred MLA in a 1957 byelection.	106,328	55,073
17,291	21,559	8,517	2,159	408	220
North Vancouver	2			12,804	6,746	14,408	3,260Deane Finlayson, PC party leader	242	–	72,331	37,901
12,276	6,720	13,287Gordon Gibson, Sr. had previously been MLA for Lillooet from 1953 to 1955.	2,397	191	–
Vancouver-Burrard	2			10,642	9,505	5,744	2,611	339	87	56,382	29,534
10,231	9,333	5,715	1,904	271	–
Vancouver Centre	2			8,516	6,530	3,726	1,421	420	–	40,733	21,312
8,227	6,378	3,724	1,411	380	–
Vancouver East	2			16,622	25,610	5,906	1,080	718	159	99,479	51,781
16,379	25,580	5,828	999	598	–
Vancouver-Point Grey	3			24,273Robert Bonner was previously an MLA for the district.	12,702	17,438	6,774	–	–	172,832	59,871
23,950	12,158	15,107	6,453	–	–
23,583	11,538	14,827	4,029	–	–
Victoria City	3			9,864	4,598	7,278	2,236	–	–	65,329	22,387
8,855	4,516	6,083	1,959	–	–
8,671	4,262	5,464	1,543	–	–

: = winning candidate

References

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