# 1941 British Columbia general election

The 1941 British Columbia general election was the twentieth 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 September 9, 1941, and held on October 21, 1941.
No party took a majority of votes, and no party took a majority of seats. After the election, Conservative and Liberal members voted to form a Coalition government. Liberal Party leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo objected, stepped down as leader and sat as a Liberal separate from the Coalition. This reduced the Coalition caucus to thirty two MLAs.

## 1938 redistribution of ridings

An Act was passed in 1938 providing for a rearrangement of certain seats in the Assembly, maintaining the total at 48, upon the next election. The following changes were made:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
| Reorganization of districts ||
| Alberni-Nanaimo The Islands | Alberni Nanaimo and the Islands |
| Division of district ||
| Victoria City (4 MLAs) | Oak Bay Victoria City (3 MLAs) |

## Results

Elections to the 20th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1941) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1937 | 1941 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition |
| | █ Liberal | John Hart | 47 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 147,844 | 8,230 | 32.57 | 4.77 |
| | █ Conservative | Royal Maitland | 43 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 140,282 | 20,761 | 30.91 | 2.31 |
| | Coalition total | Coalition total | Coalition total | Coalition total | 32 | 7 | 288,126 | 12,531 | 63.48 | 2.46 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Winch | 45 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 151,440 | 32,040 | 33.36 | 4.79 |
| | Liberal | | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1,681 | 1,681 | 0.37 | Not part of Coalition |
| | Labour (all factions) | | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 7,141 | 5,354 | 1.57 | 1.14 |
| | Official Conservative | | 1 | – | – | – | 2,161 | 2,161 | 0.48 | New |
| | Independent | | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1,638 | 5,703 | 0.36 | 1.40 |
| | Socialist Labour | | 4 | – | – | – | 683 | 683 | 0.15 | New |
| | Independent Farmer | | 1 | – | – | – | 388 | 388 | 0.09 | New |
| | Emancipation | | 1 | – | – | – | 265 | 265 | 0.06 | New |
| | Victory Without Debt | | 1 | – | – | – | 209 | 209 | 0.05 | New |
| | Religious Political Brotherhood | | 1 | – | – | – | 105 | 105 | 0.02 | New |
| | Independent Socialist | | 1 | – | – | – | 56 | 56 | 0.01 | Returned |
| Total | Total | Total | 156 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 453,893 | 453,893 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,797 | 654 | | |
| 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 | 303,901 | 38,455 | 72.73% | 1.53 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 417,839 | 45,058 | | |
Seats and popular vote by party :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| █ Coalition | 32 / 48 | 63.48% | -2.46 | |
| █ Co-operative Commonwealth | 14 / 48 | 33.36% | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| █ Social Constructive | 0 / 48 | 0% | -1.93 | |
| █ Social Credit League | 0 / 48 | 0% | -1.15 | |
| █ Other | 2 / 48 | 3.16% | 0.75 | 0.75 |

## MLAs elected
### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1941 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 |
| Name | 1937 | 1937 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Lib | Con | CCF | Ind | Oth | Total |
| Alberni | New | New | | Lib | 2,067 | 49.17% | 164 | 3.90% | 2,067 | – | 1,903 | – | 234 | 4,204 |
| Atlin | | Lib | | Lib | 454 | 54.83% | 80 | 9.66% | 454 | – | – | – | 374 | 828 |
| Burnaby | | CCF | | CCF | 6,444 | 49.50% | 2,682 | 20.60% | 3,762 | 2,707 | 6,444 | – | 105 | 13,018 |
| Cariboo | | Lib | | Lib | 1,429 | 50.16% | 1,008 | 35.38% | 1,429 | 421 | 338 | 661 | – | 2,849 |
| Chilliwack | | Con | | Con | 2,704 | 37.78% | 60 | 0.84% | 2,644 | 2,704 | 1,810 | – | – | 7,158 |
| Columbia | | Lib | | Lib | 648 | 42.66% | 161 | 10.60% | 648 | 384 | 487 | – | – | 1,519 |
| Comox | | CCF | | CCF | 3,126 | 45.31% | 968 | 14.03% | 2,158 | 1,615 | 3,126 | – | – | 6,899 |
| Cowichan-Newcastle | | CCF | | CCF | 2,757 | 47.22% | 1,018 | 17.44% | 1,739 | 1,343 | 2,757 | – | – | 5,839 |
| Cranbrook | | Lib | | Con | 1,615 | 35.35% | 67 | 1.46% | 1,405 | 1,615 | 1,548 | – | – | 4,568 |
| Delta | | CCF | | CCF | 5,153 | 42.29% | 1,599 | 13.12% | 3,554 | 3,478 | 5,153 | – | – | 12,185 |
| Dewdney | | Con | | Con | 2,995 | 37.13% | 456 | 5.65% | 2,532 | 2,995 | 2,539 | – | – | 8,066 |
| Esquimalt | | Con | | Con | 1,554 | 40.42% | 206 | 5.36% | 1,348 | 1,554 | 943 | – | – | 3,845 |
| Fernie | | ILP | | ILP | 1,719 | 53.39% | 505 | 15.69% | 1,214 | – | 287 | – | 1,719 | 3,220 |
| Fort George | | Lib | | Lib | 1,334 | 51.15% | 406 | 15.57% | 1,334 | 346 | 928 | – | – | 2,608 |
| Grand Forks-Greenwood | | Lib | | Con | 642 | 39.05% | 5 | 0.30% | 637 | 642 | 365 | – | – | 1,644 |
| Kamloops | | Lib | | Lib | 1,933 | 40.14% | 221 | 4.59% | 1,933 | 1,138 | 1,712 | 14 | 19 | 4,816 |
| Kaslo-Slocan | | Lib | | Lib | 941 | 42.18% | 187 | 8.38% | 941 | 754 | 536 | – | – | 2,231 |
| Lillooet | | Lib | | Con | 1,017 | 38.39% | 176 | 6.64% | 791 | 1,017 | 841 | – | – | 2,649 |
| Mackenzie | | Lib | | CCF | 2,909 | 45.75% | 830 | 13.05% | 2,079 | 1,370 | 2,909 | – | – | 6,358 |
| Nanaimo and the Islands | New | New | | Lib | 2,175 | 43.52% | 560 | 11.21% | 2,175 | 1,208 | 1,615 | – | – | 4,998 |
| Nelson-Creston | | Lib | | Lib | 2,144 | 33.46% | 4 | 0.25% | 2,144 | 2,140 | 2,124 | – | – | 6,408 |
| New Westminster | | Lib | | Lib | 3,694 | 41.74% | 1,307 | 14.77% | 3,694 | 1,923 | 2,387 | – | 845 | 8,849 |
| North Okanagan | | Lib | | Lib | 2,508 | 42.52% | 188 | 3.19% | 2,508 | 2,320 | 1,071 | – | – | 5,899 |
| North Vancouver | | CCF | | CCF | 4,209 | 40.37% | 1,264 | 12.13% | 2,945 | 1,056 | 4,209 | – | 2,217 | 10,427 |
| Oak Bay | New | New | | Con | 2,676 | 55.88% | 1,156 | 24.14% | 1,520 | 2,676 | 593 | – | – | 4,789 |
| Omineca | | Lib | | Lib | 839 | 49.50% | 285 | 16.82% | 839 | 302 | 554 | – | – | 1,695 |
| Peace River | | Lib | | Lib | 1,436 | 51.16% | 453 | 16.14% | 1,436 | – | 983 | – | 388 | 2,807 |
| Prince Rupert | | Lib | | Lib | 1,681 | 51.82% | 118 | 3.64% | 1,681 | – | 1,563 | – | – | 3,244 |
| Revelstoke | | Lib | | Lib | 1,065 | 49.08% | 387 | 17.84% | 1,065 | 427 | 678 | – | – | 2,170 |
| Rossland-Trail | | Lib | | CCF | 3,621 | 49.40% | 1,738 | 23.71% | 1,789 | 1,883 | 3,621 | – | 37 | 7,330 |
| Saanich | | Lib | | Lib | 3,017 | 36.17% | 78 | 0.93% | 3,017 | 2,939 | 2,385 | – | – | 8,341 |
| Salmon Arm | | Ind | | Con | 1,561 | 60.22% | 998 | 38.50% | 468 | 1,561 | 563 | – | – | 2,592 |
| Similkameen | | Lib | | CCF | 2,601 | 41.16% | 636 | 10.06% | 1,965 | 1,753 | 2,601 | – | – | 6,319 |
| Skeena | | Lib | | Lib | 877 | 61.89% | 337 | 23.78% | 877 | 540 | – | – | – | 1,417 |
| South Okanagan | | Lib | | Con | 2,009 | 37.69% | 240 | 4.50% | 1,769 | 2,009 | 1,552 | – | – | 5,330 |
| Yale | | Lib | | Lib | 1,148 | 65.08% | 532 | 30.16% | 1,148 | 616 | – | – | – | 1,764 |
* ↑ Francis Walker was previously an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
* ↑ Joshua Hinchcliffe had previously been an MLA for Victoria City
* ↑ A.H. Bayne, the Official Conservative candidate supported by the Conservative Party, received 2,161 votes
    = open seat
    = 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
    = candidate repudiated by party
    = multiple candidates
Results by riding - 1941 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts) :
| Riding | Riding | Winning party | Winning party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Name | MLAs | 1937 | 1941 | Lib | Con | CCF | Ind | Oth | Total |
| Vancouver-Burrard | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14,781 | 16,564 | 18,998 | – | 267 | 50,610 |
| Vancouver Centre | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13,723 | 12,523 | 14,805 | – | 602 | 41,653 |
| Vancouver East | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9,495 | 7,332 | 23,328 | – | 3,936 | 44,091 |
| Vancouver-Point Grey | 3 | 2 1 | 3 | 29,046 | 42,400 | 23,448 | – | 265 | 95,159 |
| Victoria City | 3 | 2 2 | 3 | 18,771 | 14,027 | 9,736 | 963 | – | 43,497 |