27th Parliament of British Columbia

The 27th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1964 to 1966. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1963.^[1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government.^[2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Robert Strachan formed the official opposition.^[3]

William Harvey Murray served as speaker for the assembly.^[4]

Members of the 27th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1963:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Party
Stanley John Squire	Alberni	NDP
Frank Arthur Calder	Atlin	NDP
Gordon Dowding	Burnaby	NDP
Charles Willoughby MacSorley	Burnaby	Social Credit
William Collins Speare	Cariboo	Social Credit
William Kenneth Kiernan	Chilliwack	Social Credit
James Roland Chabot	Columbia	Social Credit
Daniel Robert John Campbell	Comox	Social Credit
Robert Martin Strachan	Cowichan-Newcastle	NDP
Leo Thomas Nimsick	Cranbrook	NDP
Ernest A. LeCours	Delta	Social Credit
Hunter Bertram Vogel	Delta	Social Credit
David Barrett	Dewdney	NDP
Herbert Joseph Bruch	Esquimalt	Social Credit
Henry Cartmell (Harry) McKay	Fernie	Liberal
Ray Gillis Williston	Fort George	Social Credit
Lois Mabel Haggen	Grand Forks-Greenwood	NDP
Philip Arthur Gaglardi	Kamloops	Social Credit
Randolph Harding	Kaslo-Slocan	NDP
Donald Frederick Robinson	Lillooet	Social Credit
Anthony John Gargrave	Mackenzie	NDP
David Daniel Stupich	Nanaimo and the Islands	NDP
Wesley Drewett Black	Nelson-Creston	Social Credit
John McRae (Rae) Eddie	New Westminster	NDP
George William McLeod	North Okanagan	Social Credit
Jacob Francis Huhn	North Peace River	Social Credit
James Gordon Gibson	North Vancouver	Liberal
Raymond Joseph Perrault	North Vancouver	Liberal
Alan Brock MacFarlane	Oak Bay	Liberal
Cyril Morley Shelford	Omineca	Social Credit
William Harvey Murray	Prince Rupert	Social Credit
Arvid Lundell	Revelstoke	Social Credit
Donald Leslie Brothers	Rossland-Trail	Social Credit
John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle	Saanich	Social Credit
Willis Franklin Jefcoat	Salmon Arm	Social Credit
Francis Xavier Richter	Similkameen	Social Credit
Dudley George Little	Skeena	Social Credit
William Andrew Cecil Bennett	South Okanagan	Social Credit
Stanley Carnell	South Peace River	Social Credit
Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin	Vancouver-Burrard	Social Credit
Bert Price	Vancouver-Burrard	Social Credit
Alexander Small Matthew	Vancouver Centre	Social Credit
Leslie Raymond Peterson	Vancouver Centre	Social Credit
Alexander Barrett MacDonald	Vancouver East	NDP
Arthur James Turner	Vancouver East	NDP
Robert William Bonner	Vancouver-Point Grey	Social Credit
Ralph Raymond Loffmark		Social Credit
Patrick Lucey McGeer		Liberal
William Neelands Chant	Victoria City	Social Credit
Waldo McTavish Skillings
John Donald Smith
William Leonard Hartley	Yale	NDP

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation		Members
	Social Credit	33
	New Democratic	14
	Liberal	5
Total		52
Government Majority		14

By-elections

None.

Other changes

North Okanagan (dec. George William McLeod December 1965)

References

^ ^a ^b "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
^ "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
^ "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[elections-1] "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.

[premier-2] "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[3] "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2011-07-20.

[4] "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

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