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19th Parliament of British Columbia

The 19th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1937 to 1941. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1937. The Liberal Party, led by Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, formed the government. The Conservative Party formed the official opposition.

Norman William Whittaker (Liberal) served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the 19th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1937.:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
George Sharratt Pearson	Alberni-Nanaimo	Liberal	1928	3rd term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
31	8
Total
48
Government Majority
14

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Dewdney	David William Strachan	Liberal	May 20, 1938	F.P. Patterson died February 10, 1938
Vancouver Centre	Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson	CCF	May 1, 1939	F. Crone died April 3, 1939
Cranbrook	Arnold Joseph McGrath	Liberal	October 26, 1939	E.M. MacPherson resigned September 27, 1939; named to federal Board of Transport Commissioners
Mackenzie	Manfred McGeer	Liberal	September 21, 1940	J.M. Bryan died May 5, 1940

Notes:

Other changes

Rolf Wallgren Bruhn joins the Conservatives in 1938.
James Lyle Telford expelled from the CCF on June 26, 1939, and becomes an independent.

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.
(2013-05-16). "A checklist of members of the Legislature of British Columbia". Legislative Library of British Columbia.
Dyer, James. (1939-06-27). "Harold Winch named C.C.F. House Leader". The Vancouver Sun.

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