# 20th Parliament of British Columbia

The 20th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1941 to 1945. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1941. The Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by John Hart. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the official opposition.
Norman William Whittaker served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the 20th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941.:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| James Mowat | Alberni | Liberal | 1941 |
| James Mowat | Alberni | Coalition | 1941 |
| William James Asselstine | Atlin | Liberal | 1933 |
| William James Asselstine | Atlin | Coalition | 1933 |
| Ernest Edward Winch | Burnaby | CCF | 1933 |
| Louis LeBourdais | Cariboo | Liberal | 1937 |
| Louis LeBourdais | Cariboo | Coalition | 1937 |
| Leslie Harvey Eyres | Chilliwack | Conservative | 1937 |
| Leslie Harvey Eyres | Chilliwack | Coalition | 1937 |
| Thomas King | Columbia | Liberal | 1931, 1934 |
| Thomas King | Columbia | Coalition | 1931, 1934 |
| Colin Cameron | Comox | CCF | 1937 |
| Samuel Guthrie | Cowichan-Newcastle | CCF | 1920, 1937 |
| Frank William Green | Cranbrook | Conservative | 1941 |
| Frank William Green | Cranbrook | Coalition | 1941 |
| Leonard Alec Shepherd | Delta | CCF | 1937 |
| Roderick Charles MacDonald | Dewdney | Conservative | 1941 |
| Roderick Charles MacDonald | Dewdney | Coalition | 1941 |
| Elmer Victor Finland | Esquimalt | Conservative | 1937 |
| Elmer Victor Finland | Esquimalt | Coalition | 1937 |
| Thomas Aubert Uphill | Fernie | Labour | 1920 |
| Henry George Thomas Perry | Fort George | Liberal | 1920, 1933 |
| Henry George Thomas Perry | Fort George | Coalition | 1920, 1933 |
| Thomas Alfred Love | Grand Forks-Greenwood | Conservative | 1941 |
| Thomas Alfred Love | Grand Forks-Greenwood | Coalition | 1941 |
| Robert Henry Carson | Kamloops | Liberal | 1933 |
| Robert Henry Carson | Kamloops | Coalition | 1933 |
| Charles Sidney Leary | Kaslo-Slocan | Liberal | 1924, 1933 |
| Charles Sidney Leary | Kaslo-Slocan | Coalition | 1924, 1933 |
| Ernest Crawford Carson | Lillooet | Conservative | 1928, 1941 |
| Ernest Crawford Carson | Lillooet | Coalition | 1928, 1941 |
| Herbert Gargrave | Mackenzie | CCF | 1941 |
| George Sharratt Pearson | Nanaimo and the Islands | Liberal | 1928 |
| George Sharratt Pearson | Nanaimo and the Islands | Coalition | 1928 |
| Frank Putnam | Nelson-Creston | Liberal | 1933 |
| Frank Putnam | Nelson-Creston | Coalition | 1933 |
| Arthur Wellesley Gray | New Westminster | Liberal | 1924 |
| Arthur Wellesley Gray | New Westminster | Coalition | 1924 |
| Byron Ingemar Johnson (1945) | New Westminster | Liberal | 1933, 1945 |
| Byron Ingemar Johnson (1945) | New Westminster | Coalition | 1933, 1945 |
| Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald | North Okanagan | Liberal | 1916, 1933 |
| Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald | North Okanagan | Coalition | 1916, 1933 |
| Dorothy Steeves | North Vancouver | CCF | 1934 |
| Herbert Anscomb | Oak Bay | Conservative | 1933 |
| Herbert Anscomb | Oak Bay | Coalition | 1933 |
| Mark Matthew Connelly | Omineca | Liberal | 1936 |
| Mark Matthew Connelly | Omineca | Coalition | 1936 |
| Glen Everton Braden | Peace River | Liberal | 1937 |
| Glen Everton Braden | Peace River | Coalition | 1937 |
| Thomas Dufferin Pattullo | Prince Rupert | Liberal | 1916 |
| Harry Johnston | Revelstoke | Liberal | 1937 |
| Harry Johnston | Revelstoke | Coalition | 1937 |
| Vincent Segur (1943) | Revelstoke | CCF | 1943 |
| Herbert Wilfred Herridge | Rossland-Trail | CCF | 1941 |
| Norman William Whittaker | Saanich | Liberal | 1933 |
| Norman William Whittaker | Saanich | Coalition | 1933 |
| Rolf Wallgren Bruhn | Salmon Arm | Conservative | 1924 |
| Rolf Wallgren Bruhn | Salmon Arm | Coalition | 1924 |
| George Faulds Stirling (1942) | Salmon Arm | CCF | 1942 |
| Bernard George Webber | Similkameen | CCF | 1941 |
| Edward Tourtellotte Kenney | Skeena | Liberal | 1933 |
| Edward Tourtellotte Kenney | Skeena | Coalition | 1933 |
| William Andrew Cecil Bennett | South Okanagan | Conservative | 1941 |
| William Andrew Cecil Bennett | South Okanagan | Coalition | 1941 |
| Winona Grace MacInnis | Vancouver-Burrard | CCF | 1941 |
| Charles Grant MacNeil | Vancouver-Burrard | CCF | 1941 |
| Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson | Vancouver Centre | CCF | 1939 |
| Wallis Walter LeFeaux | Vancouver Centre | CCF | 1941 |
| Arthur James Turner | Vancouver East | CCF | 1941 |
| Harold Edward Winch | Vancouver East | CCF | 1933 |
| Royal Lethington Maitland | Vancouver-Point Grey | Conservative | 1928, 1937 |
| Royal Lethington Maitland | Vancouver-Point Grey | Coalition | 1928, 1937 |
| James Alexander Paton | Vancouver-Point Grey | Conservative | 1937 |
| James Alexander Paton | Vancouver-Point Grey | Coalition | 1937 |
| Tilly Jean Rolston | Vancouver-Point Grey | Conservative | 1941 |
| Tilly Jean Rolston | Vancouver-Point Grey | Coalition | 1941 |
| John Hart | Victoria City | Liberal | 1916, 1933 |
| John Hart | Victoria City | Coalition | 1916, 1933 |
| Nancy Hodges | Victoria City | Liberal | 1941 |
| Nancy Hodges | Victoria City | Coalition | 1941 |
| William Thomas Straith | Victoria City | Liberal | 1937 |
| William Thomas Straith | Victoria City | Coalition | 1937 |
| John Joseph Alban Gillis | Yale | Liberal | 1928 |
| John Joseph Alban Gillis | Yale | Coalition | 1928 |
Notes:

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Liberal | 21 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | 14 |
| | Conservative | 12 |
| | Labour | 1 |
| Total | Total | 48 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 16 |
Notes:
* ↑ Former Liberal Party leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo did not support the coalition, which therefore had 32 seats.

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Salmon Arm | George Faulds Stirling | CCF | November 25, 1942 | R.W. Bruhn died August 30, 1942 |
| Revelstoke | Vincent Segur | CCF | June 14, 1943 | H. Johnston died January 21, 1943 |
| New Westminster | Byron Ingemar Johnson | Coalition | May 10, 1945 | A.W. Gray died May 7, 1944 |

## Other changes

* Rossland-Trail (res. Herbert Wilfred Herridge to contest the 1945 Federal Election)