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22nd Parliament of British Columbia

The 22nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1950 to 1952. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1949. From 1950 to 1952, the Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson, and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the Official Opposition. On January 19, 1952, the coalition split and the Liberals formed a single-party minority government, while the Conservatives moved to the opposition benches and took the role of Official Opposition.

Nancy Hodges served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Members of the 22nd Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
James Mowat	Alberni	Independent	1941	3rd term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
Liberal-Conservative coalition	39
Total
48
Government Majority
30

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Esquimalt	Frank Mitchell	CCF	October 1, 1951	C.T. Beard died November 21, 1950

Other changes

James Mowat joins the Coalition in February 1950.
W.A.C. Bennett resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 15, 1951. He joins the Social Credit League in December but continues to sit as an independent.
Tilly Rolston resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 29, 1951.
The Coalition between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives collapses on January 19, 1952. Herbert Anscomb, Leslie Harvey Eyres, Roderick Charles MacDonald, Alexander Campbell Hope, Arvid Lundell, Ernest Crawford Carson, Arthur Brown Ritchie, Allan James McDonell, Leigh Forbes Stevenson, Donald Cameron Brown and Albert Reginald MacDougall move to the opposition as Progressive Conservatives.
John Henry Cates, Battleman Milton MacIntyre and Herbert John Welch retain the Coalition designation and continue to support the Johnson Government.
The remaining 23 Coalition MLAs continue to sit as Liberals.

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.
(2013-05-16). "A checklist of members of the Legislature of British Columbia". Legislative Library of British Columbia.
"The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search".

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