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Parents > Canada > British Columbia > BC Premier
OfficePremier
HonorificPremier - Abbr: Premier
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 19, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Close September 19, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start September 19, 1956 - 12:00pm
Term End September 12, 1960 - 12:00pm
ContributorJuan Croniqueur
Last ModifiedCampari_007 June 04, 2025 10:14am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyBC Social Credit Won06/09/1953
NameWilliam Andrew Cecil "W.A.C." Bennett Votes28 (58.33%)
Term06/09/1953 - 09/19/1956 Margin14 (+29.17%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyBC Social Credit Won09/12/1960
NameWilliam Andrew Cecil "W.A.C." Bennett Votes32 (61.54%)
Term09/12/1960 - 09/30/1963 Margin16 (+30.77%)
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Name (I) MLA William Andrew Cecil "W.A.C." Bennett Robert Strachan Arthur Laing Tom Uphill  
PartyBC Social Credit Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Liberal Labour  
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Uncertified Votes 39 (75.00%) 10 (19.23%) 2 (3.85%) 1 (1.92%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -29 (-55.77%) -37 (-71.15%) -38 (-73.08%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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