1937 British Columbia general election

The 1937 British Columbia general election was the nineteenth 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 April 14, 1937, and held on June 1, 1937. The new legislature met for the first time on October 26, 1937.

1937 British Columbia general election

June 1, 1937
48 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Con CCF Leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Frank Porter Patterson None[lower-alpha 1] Party Liberal Conservative Co-operative Commonwealth Leader since 1928 1936 Leader's seat Prince Rupert Dewdney Last election 34 1[lower-alpha 2] 7 Seats won 31 8 7 Seat change 3 7[lower-alpha 3] Popular vote 156,074 119,521 119,400 Percentage 37.34% 28.60% 28.57% Swing 4.40pp 24.55pp[lower-alpha 3] 2.96pp
Premier before election Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Liberal Premier after election Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Liberal

The governing Liberal Party, despite winning only 37% of the popular vote, benefited from the split in the vote between the Conservative Party and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and won a solid majority of the seats in the legislature.

The rift in the Conservative Party that led to its decision not to nominate candidates in the 1933 election had been resolved, and the party was able to form the official opposition.

The Conservatives and CCF each won about 29% of the vote, and only 8 seats and 7 seats, respectively. The remaining two seats were won by Labour and Independent candidates.