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24th Parliament of British Columbia

The 24th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from September 1953 to 1956. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1953. The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Arnold Webster formed the official opposition.

Thomas James Irwin served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the 24th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1953:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Stanley John Squire	Alberni	CCF	1952	2nd term

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
28	14
Total
48
Government Majority
8

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Victoria City	George Frederick Thompson Gregory	Liberal	November 24, 1953	W.P. Wright resigned to provide seat for E.M. Gunderson
Lillooet	Donald Frederick Robinson	Social Credit	September 12, 1955	J.G. Gibson resigned to seek electoral vindication for allegations of fraud and patronage that he made in the legislature
Vancouver Centre	Leslie Raymond Peterson	Social Credit	January 9, 1956	death of G.C. Moxham November 10, 1955

Other changes

Lorenzo Giovando leaves the Progressive Conservatives to become an Independent in July 1954.

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.

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