# 1960 British Columbia general election

The 1960 British Columbia general election was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 3, 1960, and held on September 12, 1960. The new legislature met for the first time on January 26, 1961.
The conservative Social Credit of Premier W.A.C. Bennett was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a fourth term in government despite losing seven percentage points of the popular vote and seven of its seats in the legislature.
The opposition Co-operative Commonwealth Federation increased both its share of the popular vote and its number of seats.
The British Columbia Liberal Party lost a small part of its popular vote, but managed to double its caucus from two to four members.
The Progressive Conservative Party doubled its share of the popular vote to almost 7%, but won no seats in the legislature.

## Results

Elections to the 26th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1960) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1956 | 1960 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Social Credit | W.A.C. Bennett | 52 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 386,886 | 12,175 | 38.83 | 7.01 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Bob Strachan | 52 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 326,094 | 94,583 | 32.73 | 4.41 |
| | Liberal | Ray Perrault | 50 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 208,249 | 30,327 | 20.90 | 0.87 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Deane Finlayson | 52 | – | – | – | 66,943 | 41,570 | 6.72 | 3.61 |
| | Labour | Tom Uphill | – | 1 | – | 1 | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| | Communist | | 19 | – | – | – | 5,675 | 2,294 | 0.57 | 0.16 |
| | Independent | | 5 | – | – | – | 2,557 | 621 | 0.25 | 0.14 |
| Total | Total | Total | 230 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 996,404 | 996,404 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9,862 | 3,220 | | |
| Actual voters who voted | Actual voters who voted | Actual voters who voted | Actual voters who voted | Actual voters who voted | Actual voters who voted | Actual voters who voted | 628,031 | 118,622 | 71.84% | 6.41 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 874,267 | 95,680 | | |
* ↑ Previously known as Labor-Progressive
Seats and popular vote by party :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| █ Social Credit | 32 / 52 | 38.83% | -7.01 | |
| █ Co-operative Commonwealth | 16 / 52 | 32.73% | 4.41 | 4.41 |
| █ Liberal | 4 / 52 | 20.90% | -0.87 | |
| █ Progressive Conservative | 0 / 52 | 6.72% | 3.61 | 3.61 |
| █ Other | 0 / 52 | 0.82% | -0.14 | |

## MLAs elected
### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1960 British Columbia general election (single-member districts) :
| Riding | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Name | 1956 | 1956 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | SC | CCF | Lib | PC | Comm | Ind | Total |
| Alberni | | CCF | | CCF | 4,093 | 45.05% | 1,127 | 12.40% | 2,966 | 4,093 | 1,305 | 514 | 207 | – | 9,085 |
| Atlin | | SC | | CCF | 444 | 53.30% | 177 | 21.25% | 267 | 444 | – | 122 | – | – | 833 |
| Cariboo | | SC | | SC | 3,091 | 40.90% | 1,018 | 13.47% | 3,091 | 1,842 | 2,073 | 552 | – | – | 7,558 |
| Chilliwack | | SC | | SC | 10,051 | 54.30% | 5,928 | 32.03% | 10,051 | 4,123 | 3,163 | 1,173 | – | – | 18,510 |
| Columbia | | SC | | SC | 1,115 | 42.35% | 340 | 12.92% | 1,115 | 775 | 593 | 150 | – | – | 2,633 |
| Comox | | SC | | SC | 6,100 | 38.63% | 28 | 0.18% | 6,100 | 6,072 | 2,759 | 653 | 207 | – | 15,791 |
| Cowichan-Newcastle | | CCF | | CCF | 6,261 | 58.68% | 3,228 | 30.25% | 3,033 | 6,261 | – | 1,206 | 170 | – | 10,670 |
| Cranbrook | | CCF | | CCF | 2,786 | 44.18% | 1,086 | 17.22% | 1,700 | 2,786 | 1,475 | 345 | – | – | 6,306 |
| Dewdney | | SC | | CCF | 12,637 | 43.73% | 1,924 | 6.66% | 10,713 | 12,637 | 4,512 | 803 | 233 | – | 28,898 |
| Esquimalt | | SC | | SC | 4,429 | 40.38% | 1,046 | 9.54% | 4,429 | 3,383 | 2,165 | 991 | – | – | 10,968 |
| Fernie | | Lab | | Lib | 1,126 | 36.23% | 199 | 6.40% | 927 | 864 | 1,126 | 191 | – | – | 3,108 |
| Fort George | | SC | | SC | 5,066 | 55.28% | 2,730 | 29.79% | 5,066 | 2,336 | 1,416 | 346 | – | – | 9,164 |
| Grand Forks-Greenwood | | CCF | | CCF | 1,115 | 42.35% | 363 | 13.79% | 752 | 1,115 | 564 | 202 | – | – | 2,633 |
| Kamloops | | SC | | SC | 4,777 | 45.86% | 1,949 | 18.71% | 4,777 | 2,828 | 1,437 | 1,374 | – | – | 10,416 |
| Kaslo-Slocan | | CCF | | CCF | 1,298 | 50.35% | 565 | 21.92% | 733 | 1,298 | 303 | 244 | – | – | 2,578 |
| Lillooet | | SC | | SC | 1,695 | 39.56% | 364 | 8.50% | 1,695 | 1,331 | 923 | 336 | – | – | 4,285 |
| Mackenzie | | CCF | | CCF | 4,952 | 46.44% | 1,785 | 16.74% | 3,167 | 4,952 | 2,058 | 487 | – | – | 10,664 |
| Nanaimo and the Islands | | SC | | SC | 4,599 | 42.34% | 51 | 0.47% | 4,599 | 4,548 | 1,036 | 607 | 72 | – | 10,862 |
| Nelson-Creston | | SC | | SC | 4,501 | 49.37% | 1,837 | 20.15% | 4,501 | 2,664 | 1,222 | 730 | – | – | 9,117 |
| New Westminster | | CCF | | CCF | 6,496 | 41.25% | 1,455 | 9.24% | 5,041 | 6,496 | 2,519 | 1,691 | – | – | 15,747 |
| North Okanagan | | SC | | SC | 4,553 | 43.01% | 1,525 | 14.41% | 4,553 | 3,028 | 1,817 | 1,098 | 91 | – | 10,587 |
| North Peace River | | SC | | SC | 1,651 | 46.21% | 693 | 19.40% | 1,651 | 769 | 958 | 114 | – | 81 | 3,573 |
| Oak Bay | | Lib | | Lib | 4,558 | 44.46% | 778 | 7.59% | 3,780 | 701 | 4,558 | 1,212 | – | – | 10,251 |
| Omineca | | SC | | SC | 1,633 | 45.88% | 514 | 14.44% | 1,633 | 1,119 | 529 | 278 | – | – | 3,559 |
| Prince Rupert | | SC | | SC | 2,367 | 40.87% | 228 | 3.94% | 2,367 | 2,139 | 1,087 | 199 | – | – | 5,792 |
| Revelstoke | | SC | | CCF | 1,417 | 44.12% | 472 | 14.70% | 945 | 1,417 | 585 | 265 | – | – | 3,212 |
| Rossland-Trail | | SC | | SC | 5,562 | 51.12% | 3,026 | 27.81% | 5,562 | 2,536 | 2,034 | 608 | 141 | – | 10,881 |
| Saanich | | SC | | SC | 10,165 | 44.23% | 3,653 | 15.90% | 10,165 | 6,512 | 4,451 | 1,782 | 73 | – | 22,983 |
| Salmon Arm | | SC | | SC | 1,979 | 41.75% | 312 | 6.58% | 1,979 | 1,667 | 481 | 613 | – | – | 4,740 |
| Similkameen | | SC | | SC | 4,797 | 46.84% | 1,646 | 16.07% | 4,797 | 3,151 | 1,454 | 840 | – | – | 10,242 |
| Skeena | | SC | | SC | 2,379 | 41.19% | 242 | 4.19% | 2,379 | 2,137 | 848 | 411 | – | – | 5,775 |
| South Okanagan | | SC | | SC | 8,058 | 59.89% | 5,156 | 38.32% | 8,058 | 2,902 | 1,238 | 1,256 | – | – | 13,454 |
| South Peace River | | SC | | SC | 3,133 | 59.39% | 1,794 | 34.01% | 3,133 | 1,339 | 303 | 500 | – | – | 5,275 |
| Yale | | SC | | SC | 1,103 | 31.24% | 29 | 1.82% | 1,103 | 1,074 | 964 | 390 | – | – | 3,531 |
    = open seat
    = turnout is above provincial average
    = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
    = incumbent had switched allegiance
    = previously incumbent in another riding
    = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
    = incumbency arose from byelection gain
    = other incumbents renominated
    = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
    = multiple candidates
Results by riding - 1956 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts) :
| Riding | Riding | Winning party | Winning party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Voters who voted |
| Name | MLAs | 1956 | 1960 | SC | CCF | Lib | PC | Comm | Ind | Total | Voters who voted |
| Burnaby | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13,469 | 17,659 | 7,601 | 1,075 | 409 | – | 79,309 | 41,669 |
| Burnaby | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13,394 | 17,522 | 7,111 | 1,069 | – | – | 79,309 | 41,669 |
| Delta | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21,011 | 21,839 | 8,529 | 2,280 | 505 | 2,010 | 106,328 | 55,073 |
| Delta | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17,291 | 21,559 | 8,517 | 2,159 | 408 | 220 | 106,328 | 55,073 |
| North Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12,804 | 6,746 | 14,408 | 3,260 | 242 | – | 72,331 | 37,901 |
| North Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12,276 | 6,720 | 13,287 | 2,397 | 191 | – | 72,331 | 37,901 |
| Vancouver-Burrard | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10,642 | 9,505 | 5,744 | 2,611 | 339 | 87 | 56,382 | 29,534 |
| Vancouver-Burrard | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10,231 | 9,333 | 5,715 | 1,904 | 271 | – | 56,382 | 29,534 |
| Vancouver Centre | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8,516 | 6,530 | 3,726 | 1,421 | 420 | – | 40,733 | 21,312 |
| Vancouver Centre | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8,227 | 6,378 | 3,724 | 1,411 | 380 | – | 40,733 | 21,312 |
| Vancouver East | 2 | 1 1 | 2 | 16,622 | 25,610 | 5,906 | 1,080 | 718 | 159 | 99,479 | 51,781 |
| Vancouver East | 2 | 1 1 | 2 | 16,379 | 25,580 | 5,828 | 999 | 598 | – | 99,479 | 51,781 |
| Vancouver-Point Grey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24,273 | 12,702 | 17,438 | 6,774 | – | – | 172,832 | 59,871 |
| Vancouver-Point Grey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23,950 | 12,158 | 15,107 | 6,453 | – | – | 172,832 | 59,871 |
| Vancouver-Point Grey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23,583 | 11,538 | 14,827 | 4,029 | – | – | 172,832 | 59,871 |
| Victoria City | 3 | 2 1 | 3 | 9,864 | 4,598 | 7,278 | 2,236 | – | – | 65,329 | 22,387 |
| Victoria City | 3 | 2 1 | 3 | 8,855 | 4,516 | 6,083 | 1,959 | – | – | 65,329 | 22,387 |
| Victoria City | 3 | 2 1 | 3 | 8,671 | 4,262 | 5,464 | 1,543 | – | – | 65,329 | 22,387 |
* ↑ Gordon Lionel Gibson was elected as a Socred MLA in a 1957 byelection.
* ↑ Deane Finlayson, PC party leader
* ↑ Gordon Gibson, Sr. had previously been MLA for Lillooet from 1953 to 1955.
* ↑ Robert Bonner was previously an MLA for the district.
    = winning candidate