British Columbia general election, 1945

The British Columbia general election of 1945 was the twenty-first 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 led on August 31 1945, and held on October 25 1945. The new legislature met for the first time on February 21 1946.

Results

Notes:

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* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

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1 Compared to Liberal + Conservative total from previous election

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2 Various groups joined forces under the Social Credit name to contest the election.

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3 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (Prince Rupert), former premier and Liberal Party leader, ran as an Independent, and is included as such.

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4 Includes L.H. MacQueen (Saanich), classified as an Independent PC since the Progressive Conservative Party, formerly the Conservative Party, was officially running as part of the Coalition and did not consider MacQueen as a legitimate party candidate.

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