1924 British Columbia general election
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The 1924 British Columbia general election was the sixteenth general election in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on May 10, 1924, and held on June 20, 1924. The new legislature met for the first time on November 3, 1924.
The
The
1923 redistribution of ridings
An Act was passed in 1923, providing for an increase in the seats in the Assembly from 47 to 48 upon the next election.[1] The following changes were made:
Abolished ridings | New ridings |
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Drawn from other ridings | |
Merger of districts | |
Renaming of districts | |
- ^ from part of Nelson
- ^ from part of New Westminster
Campaign
The Provincial Party, which nominated candidates only in 1924, was formed by a group of
In the single-member districts, there was only one two-way contest, and most were either two- or three-way battles:
Candidates nominated | Ridings | Party | |||||||||||||
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Lib | Con | Prov | Lab | Ind-Lib | Ind | Soc | Ind-Con | Farm-Lab | Totals | ||||||
Single-member districts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
3 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 78 | ||||||
4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | ||||||
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Multiple-member districts | Vancouver (6 MLAs) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||||
Victoria (4 MLAs) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||
Total | 40 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 168 |
Aftermath
All three major party leaders had lost their races. In McRae's case, he missed becoming MLA in Vancouver City only because his fellow candidate Andrew McCreight Creery obtained 63 more votes.[4] In an August byelection, Oliver gained a seat in Nelson when Kenneth Campbell chose to stand aside.[4] Bowser decided to retire from politics, and Robert Henry Pooley (Esquimalt) was selected as the new Conservative leader.[4]
The Provincial and Labour members would support critical portions of the Liberal legislative programme in the following session of the Legislature.[4]
Results
Political party | Party leader | MLAs | Votes | |||||||
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Candidates | 1920 | 1924 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
Liberal
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John Oliver | 46 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 108,323 | 25,844 | 31.34 | 6.55 | |
Conservative | William Bowser | 47 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 101,765 | 8,710 | 29.45 | 1.75 | |
Provincial | Alexander Duncan McRae | 45 | – | 3 | 3 | 83,517 | 83,517 | 24.16 | New | |
Canadian Labour[a 1]
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 39,044 | 6,814 | 11.30 | 2.20 | |||
Independent Liberal | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | 3,549 | 116 | 1.03 | 0.06 | ||
Independent | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 2,520 | 34,216 | 0.73 | 9.64 | ||
People's Party | – | 1 | – | 1 | Did not campaign | |||||
Socialist
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2 | – | – | – | 4,364 | 8,022 | 1.26 | 2.24 | ||
Independent Conservative | 4 | – | – | – | 2,046 | 444 | 0.59 | 0.14 | ||
Farmer–Labour | 1 | – | – | – | 478 | 478 | 0.14 | New | ||
Total | 168 | 47 | 48 | 345,608 | 100.00% |
- ^ compared with 1920 results for its predecessor Federated Labour
Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
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█ Liberal
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23 / 48
|
31.34% |
-6.55 | ||
█ Conservative | 17 / 48
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29.45% |
-1.75 | ||
█ Provincial | 3 / 48
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24.16% |
24.16 | ||
█ Canadian Labour
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3 / 48
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11.30% |
2.20 | ||
█ Socialist
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0 / 48
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1.26% |
-2.24 | ||
█ Independent | 0 / 48
|
0.73% |
-9.64 | ||
█ Soldier/GAUV | 0 / 48
|
0.00% |
-4.58 | ||
█ Other | 2 / 48
|
1.76% |
-1.60 |
MLAs elected
Thomas Aubert Uphill (CLP) |
John Melvin Bryan, Sr. |
Ian Alistair MacKenzie Victoria City: Reginald Hayward Victoria City: Joshua Hinchcliffe Victoria City: Gus Lyons Victoria City: Harold Despard Twigg
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Synopsis of results
Riding | Winning party | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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Name | 1920 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Lib | Con | Prov | CLP | I-Lib | Ind | Oth | Total | ||
Alberni | Ind | I-Lib | 828 | 42.48% | 46 | 2.35% | – | 339 | 781 | – | 828 | – | – | 1,949 | ||
Atlin | Lib | Lib | 463 | 38.71% | 83 | 6.94% | 463 | 353 | 380 | – | – | – | – | 1,196 | ||
Burnaby | New | CLP | 1,567 | 31.22% | 243 | 4.85% | 1,324 | 974 | 1,155 | – | 1,567 | – | – | 5,020 | ||
Cariboo | Lib | Prov | 493 | 37.81% | 79 | 6.06% | 414 | 397 | 493 | – | – | – | – | 1,304 | ||
Chilliwack | Lib | Lib | 1,429 | 37.83% | 148 | 3.91% | 1,429 | 1,067 | 1,281 | – | – | – | – | 3,777 | ||
Columbia | Lib | Lib | 644 | 56.84% | 350 | 30.89% | 644 | 294 | 195 | – | – | – | – | 1,133 | ||
Comox | PP | I-Lib | 1,261 | 43.95% | 446 | 15.54% | – | 815 | 793 | – | 1,261 | – | – | 2,869 | ||
Cowichan-Newcastle | New | Con | 1,246 | 31.26% | 114 | 2.86% | 738 | 1,246 | 870 | 1,132 | – | – | – | 3,986 | ||
Cranbrook | Lib | Con | 1,326 | 55.53% | 264 | 11.06% | 1,062 | 1,326 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,388 | ||
Creston | New | Con | 879 | 49.97% | 396 | 22.51% | 483 | 879 | 397 | – | – | – | – | 1,759 | ||
Delta | Lib | Lib | 1,677 | 46.13% | 424 | 11.66% | 1,677 | 1,253 | 633 | – | 72 | – | – | 3,635 | ||
Dewdney | Con | Con | 1,259 | 36.60% | 13 | 0.38% | 1,246 | 1,259 | 935 | – | – | – | – | 3,440 | ||
Esquimalt | Con | Con | 1,280 | 46.36% | 655 | 23.72% | 625 | 1,280 | 515 | – | – | – | 341 | 2,761 | ||
Fernie | FLP | CLP | 1,002 | 40.18% | 151 | 6.06% | 641 | 851 | – | 1,002 | – | – | – | 2,494 | ||
Fort George | Lib | Lib | 1,080 | 46.67% | 52 | 2.24% | 1,080 | 1,028 | 206 | – | – | – | – | 2,314 | ||
Grand Forks-Greenwood | New | Con | 750 | 43.53% | 108 | 6.27% | 642 | 750 | 331 | – | – | – | – | 1,723 | ||
The Islands | Lib | Con | 583 | 34.17% | 2 | 0.11% | 542 | 583 | 581 | – | – | – | – | 1,706 | ||
Kamloops | Lib | Lib | 1,212 | 41.38% | 215 | 7.34% | 1,212 | 997 | 720 | – | – | – | – | 2,929 | ||
Kaslo-Slocan | New | Lib | 799 | 39.11% | 199 | 9.74% | 799 | 384 | 600 | 260 | – | – | – | 2,043 | ||
Lillooet | Con | Lib | 626 | 42.56% | 104 | 7.07% | 626 | 323 | 522 | – | – | – | – | 1,471 | ||
Mackenzie | New | Con | 742 | 41.45% | 95 | 5.27% | 647 | 742 | 401 | – | – | – | – | 1,790 | ||
Nanaimo | Lib | Lib | 1,612 | 46.35% | 529 | 15.21% | 1,612 | 642 | 141 | – | – | – | 1,083 | 3,478 | ||
Nelson | Con | Lib | 902 | 43.14% | 191 | 9.14% | 902 | 711 | – | – | – | – | 478 | 2,091 | ||
New Westminster | Lib | Lib | 1,564 | 37.61% | 254 | 6.10% | 1,564 | 1,310 | 591 | 693 | – | – | – | 4,158 | ||
North Okanagan | Lib | Lib | 1,362 | 33.20% | 292 | 7.12% | 1,362 | 907 | 1,070 | – | – | – | 764 | 4,103 | ||
North Vancouver | Ind | Lib | 1,283 | 31.34% | 120 | 2.93% | 1,283 | 442 | 1,151 | – | 1,163 | 55 | – | 4,094 | ||
Omineca | Lib | Lib | 592 | 44.08% | 139 | 10.35% | 592 | 298 | 453 | – | – | – | – | 1,343 | ||
Prince Rupert | Lib | Lib | 920 | 55.89% | 255 | 15.49% | 920 | – | 61 | – | – | – | 665 | 1,646 | ||
Revelstoke | Lib | Lib | 1,099 | 59.05% | 505 | 27.13% | 1,099 | 594 | 168 | – | – | – | – | 1,861 | ||
Richmond-Point Grey | Con | Prov | 2,141 | 35.34% | 78 | 1.29% | 1,855 | 2,063 | 2,141 | – | – | – | – | 6,059 | ||
Rossland-Trail | New | Con | 938 | 48.88% | 393 | 20.48% | 545 | 938 | 436 | – | – | – | – | 1,919 | ||
Saanich | Lib | Con | 1,433 | 47.43% | 521 | 17.24% | 912 | 1,433 | 676 | – | – | – | – | 3,021 | ||
Salmon Arm | New | Con | 920 | 36.83% | 96 | 3.84% | 754 | 920 | 824 | – | – | – | – | 2,498 | ||
Similkameen | Con | Con | 1,306 | 39.56% | 82 | 2.48% | 771 | 1,306 | 1,224 | – | – | – | – | 3,301 | ||
Skeena | New | Lib | 794 | 50.41% | 259 | 16.44% | 794 | 246 | 535 | – | – | – | – | 1,575 | ||
South Okanagan | Con | Con | 2,009 | 52.98% | 691 | 18.22% | 1,318 | 2,009 | 340 | 125 | – | – | – | 3,792 | ||
South Vancouver
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FLP | CLP | 1,971 | 38.74% | 687 | 13.50% | 1,141 | 1,284 | 692 | 1,971 | – | – | – | 5,088 | ||
Yale | Con | Lib | 1,148 | 46.09% | 383 | 15.38% | 1,148 | 765 | 578 | – | – | – | – | 2,491 |
- = 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
- = endorsed by Provincial Party
- = endorsed by Conservative Party
- = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
- = multiple candidates
Party | Vancouver City | Victoria City | |||||
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Votes | Share | Change | Votes | Share | Change | ||
Liberal
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58,261 | 30.71% | -8.26% | 15,195 | 29.40% | -7.55% | |
Provincial | 51,596 | 27.19% | New | 9,050 | 17.51% | New | |
Conservative | 45,685 | 24.08% | -5.88% | 23,075 | 44.65% | 11.86% | |
Canadian Labour
|
29,654 | 15.63% | 4.69% | 2,640 | 5.11% | 2.86% | |
Socialist
|
3,281 | 1.73% | -4.06% | – | – | – | |
Independent | 750 | 0.40% | -7.58% | 1,715 | 3.32% | -5.00% | |
Independent Conservative | 276 | 0.15% | New | – | – | – | |
Independent Liberal | 225 | 0.12% | New | – | – | -3.79% | |
Grand Army of United Veterans | – | – | -2.69% | – | – | – | |
Women's Freedom League | – | – | -2.06% | – | – | – | |
Vancouver Ratepayers Association | – | – | -1.63% | – | – | – | |
Soldier–Labour | – | – | – | – | – | -9.88% | |
Liberty League of BC | – | – | – | – | – | - 4.57% | |
Independent Soldier | – | – | – | – | – | -1.44% | |
Total | 189,728 | 100.00% | 51,675 | 100.00% | |||
Seats won | 5 1 |
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Incumbents returned | 2 |
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See also
References
- ^ Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1923, S.B.C. 1923, c. 6
- ^ Margaret A. Ormsby (1958). British Columbia: A History. MacMillan: Vancouver. p. 420.
- ^ Elections BC 1988, pp. 151–155.
- ^ a b c d Hopkins 1925, p. 444.
- ^ a b Elections BC 1988, pp. 139, 149.
- ^ a b Elections BC 1988, pp. 141–144, 151–155.
Further reading
- An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.
- In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia, Joseph Morton, J.J. Douglas, Vancouver (1974). Despite its title, a fairly thorough account of the politicians and electoral politics in early BC.
- Hopkins, J. Castell, ed. (1925). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1924–25. Toronto: The Annual Review Company.