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26th Parliament of British Columbia

The 26th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1961 to 1963. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1960. The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Robert Strachan formed the official opposition.

Lorne Shantz served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the 26th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1960:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Stanley John Squire	Alberni	CCF	1952	4th term

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Party standings

Affiliation	Members
32	16
Total
52
Government Majority
12

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Revelstoke	Margaret Frances Hobbs	CCF	September 4, 1962	death of G. Hobbs January 30, 1962
Vancouver-Point Grey	Patrick Lucey McGeer	Liberal	December 17, 1962	death of B.H. Brown August 12, 1962
Columbia	Frank GreenwoodElection called before member took seat	Social Credit	July 15, 1963	death of R.O. Newton February 14, 1963

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Footnotes

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.

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