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23rd Parliament of British Columbia

The 23rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from February 1953 to March 1953. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1952. The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the official opposition.

Thomas James Irwin served as speaker for the assembly.

The government was defeated on Bill 79, known as the "Rolston formula", on March 24.

Members of the 23rd Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1952:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Stanley John Squire	Alberni	CCF	1952	1st term

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
19	18
Total
48
Government Majority
-10

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Columbia	Robert William Bonner	Social Credit	November 24, 1952	R.O. Newton resigned to provide seat for R.W. Bonner
Similkameen	Einar Maynard Gunderson	Social Credit	November 24, 1952	H.D. Francis resigned to provide seat for E.M. Gunderson

Other changes

Lillooet (dec. Ernest Crawford Carson October 21, 1952)
Vancouver-Point Grey (dec. Albert Reginald MacDougall January 20, 1953)

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.
"Bennett, W.A.C. (William Andrew Cecil)". British Columbia Archival Information Network.
"The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search".

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