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

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Results by riding

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|align="center"|William Collins Speare
|align="center"  |CaribooSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |AlberniCCF
|align="center"|Stanley John Squire
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|align="center"|William Kenneth Kiernan
|align="center"  |ChilliwackSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |AtlinCCF
|align="center"|Frank Arthur Calder
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|align="center"|Richard Orr Newton
|align="center"  |ColumbiaSocial Credit
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|align="center" rowspan=2 |BurnabyCCF
|align="center"|Cedric Cox
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|align="center"|Daniel Robert John Campbell
|align="center"  |ComoxSocial Credit
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|align="center"|Gordon Dowding
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|align="center"|Herbert Joseph Bruch
|align="center"  |EsquimaltSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |Cowichan-NewcastleCCF
|align="center"|Robert Martin Strachan2
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|align="center"|Ray Gillis Williston
|align="center"  |Fort GeorgeSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |CranbrookCCF
|align="center"|Leo Thomas Nimsick
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|align="center"|Philip Arthur Gaglardi
|align="center"  |KamloopsSocial Credit
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|align="center" rowspan=2 |DeltaCCF
|align="center"|Camille Mather
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|align="center"|Donald Frederick Robinson
|align="center"  |LillooetSocial Credit
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|align="center"|James Henry Rhodes
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|align="center"|Earle Cathers Westwood
|align="center"  |Nanaimo and the IslandsSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |DewdneyCCF
|align="center"|Dave Barrett
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|align="center"|Wesley Drewett Black
|align="center"  |Nelson-CrestonSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |Grand Forks-GreenwoodCCF
|align="center"|Lois Haggen
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|align="center"|Lorne Shantz
|align="center"  |North OkanaganSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |Kaslo-SlocanCCF
|align="center"|Randolph Harding
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|align="center"|Jacob Francis Huhn
|align="center"  |North Peace RiverSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |MackenzieCCF
|align="center"|Anthony John Gargrave
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|align="center"|Cyril Morley Shelford
|align="center"  |OminecaSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |New WestminsterCCF
|align="center"|Rae Eddie
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|align="center"|William Harvey Murray
|align="center"  |Prince RupertSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |RevelstokeCCF
|align="center"|George Hobbs
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|align="center"|Donald Leslie Brothers
|align="center"  |Rossland-TrailSocial Credit
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|align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver EastCCF
|align="center"|Alexander Barrett MacDonald
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|align="center"|John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle
|align="center"  |SaanichSocial Credit
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|align="center"|Arthur James Turner  
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|align="center"|Willis Franklin Jefcoat
|align="center"  |Salmon ArmSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |FernieLiberal
|align="center"|Henry Cartmell (Harry) McKay
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|align="center"|Frank Richter, Jr.
|align="center"  |SimilkameenSocial Credit
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|align="center" rowspan=2 |North VancouverLiberal
|align="center"|James Gordon Gibson
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|align="center"|Dudley George Little
|align="center"  |SkeenaSocial Credit
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|align="center"|Ray Perrault
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|align="center"|William Andrew Cecil Bennett1
|align="center"  |South OkanaganSocial Credit
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|align="center"  |Oak BayLiberal
|align="center"|Alan Brock MacFarlane
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|align="center"|Stanley Carnell
|align="center"  |South Peace RiverSocial Credit
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|align="center"|Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin
|align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-BurrardSocial Credit
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|align="center"|Herbert Price
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|align="center"|Alexander Small Matthew
|align="center" rowspan=2  |Vancouver CentreSocial Credit
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|align="center"|Leslie Raymond Peterson
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|align="center"|Thomas Audley Bate
|align="center" rowspan=3  |Vancouver-Point GreySocial Credit
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|align="center"|Robert William Bonner
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|align="center"|Buda Hosmer Brown
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|align="center"|William Neelands Chant
|align="center" rowspan=3 |Victoria CitySocial Credit
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|align="center"|Waldo McTavish Skillings
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|align="center"|John Donald Smith
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|align="center"|Irvine Finlay Corbett
|align="center" |YaleSocial Credit
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|align="center"|1 Premier-Elect
|align="center"|2 Leader of the Opposition
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| align="center" colspan="10"|Source: Elections BC
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See also
List of British Columbia political parties

Further reading
 

1960
1960 elections in Canada
1960 in British Columbia
September 1960 events in Canada