' Premier W. A. C. Bennett, who maintained that the minority posi- tion of his government, British Columbia’s first Social Credit adminis- tration, prevented him from carrying out promised reforms, this week Obtained the majority he sought as final returns under the alternative ballot system were: declared. The standing in the new legislature, which Premier Bennett has _ 4nounced he will call into session in September, is: Social. Credit CCF Liberals ........ 1953 28 14 1952 Progressive Conservatives Labor However, there will probably be recounts in three seats, Nanaimo- Islands, Skeena and North Vancouver. _ A-recount has already been ordered in Nanaimo-Islands where Dr. ty Giovando, who held the seat in the last legislature, came up from third position behind the CCF and Socred candidates to overtake the More than one thousand first-count lead of David Stupich, CCF, and Win the Conservative party’s lone seat by 18 votes on the fifth ‘Count. The recount was asked by Earle C. Westwood, SC, who was dged out by 10 votes on the fourth count. ’ __ Art Laing, Liberal provincial leader, has announced that he will ‘Seek recounts in Skeena, where a CCF newcomer narrowly won a Ormer Liberal stronghold, and North Vancouver, also a former Lib- _ al stronghold, won by Social Credit. .. For Premier Bennett, reelection of his government with a major- ay Was tempered by defeat of two of his three’ key cabinet members, Finance Minister Einar Gunderson in Oak Bay and Education Minister ‘Mrs. Tilly Rolston in Vancouver-Point Grey (Ballot C). Te) : Mrs. Rolston was beaten in Point Grey by Art Laing, who re Signed his Vancouver South federal seat to take the Liberal provincial leadership, Her defeat is regarded as significant, since the Bennett S0vernment was brought down on the issue of the Rolston Formula 8nd the changes in the method of financing education proposed by Rolston Formula largely occupied the election campaigns of 80cred, CCF, Liberal and Conservative parties. Bold face type indicate member last legislature.) Social Credit elected CARIBOO ¢ Complete first count final anstwynd (SC) Malcolm (1) Donnell (CCF) .... Oulthee (PC) ty CHILLIWACK o 8776 COLUMBIA Complete third count final - *Newton (Sc Moore (1) o aransfer of Madson (CCF) -bal- | = Newton 84, Moore 79, ex- hausted 324. : thi + O. Newton was elected for S constituency in the 1952 gen- election but stepped down Ne Pen up the seat for R. W. Bon- C ", attorney general in the Social tedit government, who won it in ab Yelection. In this election Bon- Her Contested a Vancouver-Point Grey _ “Y Seat. DELTA Incomplete sixth count final in (Sc) Nsfer of Danielson (LPP) °n fourth count: Irwin 19, phephera 197, Gilmore (L) 11, Py- Pattern (Con) 8 mee) 5, exhausted 164. on -22sfer of Gilmore (L) ballots ia count: Irwin. 2110, Shep- *@ 1740, exhausted 2134. DEWDNEY Co Wicks (ey° fifth count final ansfer of Emery (L) ballots: Tope Pattern 1136, exhaust- Con.) ESQUIMALT mplete third count final ch (Sc) Brusch d 766 ‘KAMLOOPS 6 Complete third count final Sc) S a Wrign ardi 122, Wright 23, Carson xhausted 62, ; \ 9066 | Wilson (L) FORT GEORGE Complete second count final * Williston (SC) 3509 Dezell (L) f Transfer of Bond (CCF) ballots: Williston 349, Dezell 371, exhaust- ed 957. *xLew King held this seat for So- cial Credit in the last legislature but failed to. get the nomination in this election. NELSON-CRESTON Complete fourth count final Black (SC) : 4 Simms (CCF) NORTH OKANAGAN Shantz (SC) Valair (L) Emerson , (CCF) Transfer of Duke (PC) ballots: Shantz 177, Valair 332, Emerson 73, exhausted 118. NORTH VANCOUVER Complete fifth count final Tomlinson (SC) 9291 * McDougall (L) ‘Transfer if Steeves (CCF bal- lots: Tomlinson: 1164, McDougall 1887, exhausted 2988. : *M. E. Sowden, who retired this year, held this seat for the Lib- erals in the last legislature. SOUTH OKANAGAN. Complete first count final Bennett (SC) Wilkinson (CCF) .... Weddell (PC) - VANCOUVER BURRARD (Ballot A) Complete fifth count final Martin (SC) 14,924 ‘Macdonald (CCF) Transfer of Gould (L) ba Martin 2696, Macdonald 1879, ex- hausted 2166. _ VANCOUVER BURRARD (Ballot B) Complete fifth count final: Price © sc) 14,674 MacNeil (CCF) ; Transfer of Odlum (L) ballots: Price 2897, MacNeil 1653, exhaust- ed 2133. : oe Stephens (PC) ... OMINECA Complete third count final Shelford (SC) Steele (L) 3 . Transfer of Rowland (CCF) bal- lots: Shelford 184, Steele 73, ex- hausted 603. PEACE RIVER Complete second count final Parker (SC) Dahlen (CCF) Transfer of Weston (L) ballots: Parker 541, Dahlen 295, exhausted 441. ROSSLAND-TRAIL Complete third count final Sommers (SC) Muirhead (CCF) Transfer of Wetmore (L) ballots: Sommers 1217, Muirhead 959, ex- hausted 1091. SAANICH Complete third count final Tisdale (SC) Snowsell (CCF) ' Transfer of Ash (L) ballots: Tis- dale 1960, Snowsell 1343, éxhaust- ed 1455. SALMON ARM Complete fourth count final Reid (SC) Thompson (CCF) Transfer of Carmichael (L) bal- lots: Reid 286, Thompson 333, ex- hausted 326. SIMILKAMEEN Complete third count finai *Richter (SC) Kenyon (CCF) & Transfer of Fairley (L) Richter 840, Kenyon 660, exhaust- ed 684. x Einar Gunderson, finance minis- ter in the Social: Credit govern- ment, held this seat in the last legislature after a byelection had opened it for him. In this election Gunderson unsuccessfully contest- ed Oak Bay. ~ VANCOUVER CENTRE (Ballot A) _ Complete fifth count final Matthew (SC) Bury (CCF) Transfer of Sprott (L) ballots: Matthew 1594, Bury 1231, exhaust- ed 2046. VANCOUVER CENTRE (Ballot B) Complete fifth count final - Moxham (SC) Jamieson, (CCE) 23 oo 7707 Transfer of Sweeney (L) ballots: Moxham 1546, Jamieson 1111, ex- hausted 2107. VANCOUVER-POINT GREY (Ballot A) Complete sixth count final Bate (SC) lots: Bate 1544, Burnett 3316, ex- hausted 5580. ; The late A. R. MacDougall held this seat for the Conservatives in the last legislature. VANCOUVER-POINT GREY (Ballot B) Complete sixth count final Bonner (SC) Fisher (L) Transfer of Greenaway (CCF) ballots: Bonner 1525, Fisher 3118, exhausted 5376. George Miller held this seat for the Conservatives in the last legis- lature. * VICTORIA (Ballot A) ~ Complete fifth count final Arsens (SC) Hodges 4b) sos en ha he og 8869 . Transfer of Allen (CCF) ballots: Arsens 822, Hodges 1100, exhaust- ed 3194. : : VICTORIA (Ballot B) Complete fourth count final Chant (SC) Proudfoot (L) Transfer of Cameron (CCF) bal- lots: Chant 910, Proudfoot 1174, exhausted 3318. : VICTORIA (Ballot C) Complete fourth count final Wright (SC) : 10,084 ALBERNI Complete fourth count final Squire (CCF) Jordan (L) Transfer of Bottner (LPP) bal- lots on ‘second count: Squire 53, Jordan 14, Peterson (SC) 9, Rut- tan (PC) 7, exhausted 52. Transfer of Peterson (SC) bal- lots on fourth count: Squire 476, Jordan 574, exhausted 673 . . ATLIN ‘Complete first count final Calder (CCF) Smith (L) Assu (SC) BURNABY Complete second count final Winch (CCF) Crampton (SC) ... McDonald (L) te Worsley (CD) ...-.-.-.---.-- : (LPP) bal- Transfer of Turner -|lots: Winch 258, Crampton 10, Mc- Donald 13, Stephens 5, Worsley 5, exhausted 76. COMOX “Complete fourth count final Moore (CCF) ........- Sea Se 6717 Poole (SC) Transfer of Higgin (LPP) ballots on second count: Moore 237, Poole 93, Baikie (L) 10, Spinks (PC) 2, exhausted 100. : Transfer of Baikie (L) ballots on fourth count: Moore 981, Poole 1251, exhausted 943. *“ COWICHAN-NEWCASTLE Complete fifth count final Strachan (CCF) Hawkins (SC) 4 ‘Transfer of Whisker (L) ballots: Strachan 673, Hawkins 1028, ex- CRANBROOK Complete second count final Nimsick (CCF) 3460 King (SC) 2716 Transfer of Haddad (L) ballots: ao 505, King 537, exhausted 73. GRAND FORKS Complete second count final Haggen (CCF) McPhail (SC) Scheer (L) i Transfer of Euerby (PC) ballots: | Haggen 21, McPhail 35, Scheer 69, exhausted 52. : KASLO-SLOCAN Complete second count final Provincial election final count results REVELSTOKE Complete third count final Segur (CCF) Stoodley (L) Transfer of Francis (SC) ballots: ee 206, Stoodley 246, exhausted SKEENA Complete third count final Howard (CCF) *Houl (L) Transfer of Lawrence (SC) bal- lots: Howard 317, Houl 518, ex- hausted 505. *E. T. Kenney, who retired this year, held this seat for the Lib- erals in the last legislature. VANCOUVER EAST (Ballot A) Complete fourth count final Turner (CCF) Arnold (SC) Transfer of Morgan (LPP) ballots on fourth count: Turner 361, Ar- nold 40, Crowley (L) 41, exhaust- ed 424, VANCOUVER EAST (Ballot B) Complete first count final * Webster (CCF) Wilcox (SC) Lipz (L) Murphy (LPP) Roberts (PC) Dion (CD) *Harold Winch held this seat for the CCF in the last legislature. Liberals elected LILLOOET Complete third count final Gibson (L) : DHowdins {CCE -«- 1694 Transfer of Olafson (SC) ballots: Gibson 491, Dowding 274, exhaust- ed 372. *The late E. C: Carson held this seat for the Conservatives in the last legislature. ' OAK BAY Gunderson (SC) — 2. 3681 Transfer of Finlayson (PC) bal- lots: Gibbs 761, Gunderson 308, ‘| exhausted 192. , PRINCE RUPERT Complete second count final Brown 747,. Hills. 504, exhausted VANCOUVER-POINT GREY Transfer of Hill (CCF) ballots: Laing 3233, Rolston 1397, exhaust- ae {ed 5102. Harding (CCF) Jacobs (SC) .:....: : Transfer of Leary (L) ballots: Harding 211, Jacobs 298, exhaust- ed 226. : ‘ MACKENZIE Complete third count final Gargrave (CCF) Macintyre {92) 3 eee ee 4497 Transfer of Perdue (SC) ballots: _| Gargrave 697, MacIntyre 1008, ex- hausted 1028. NEW WESTMINSTER Complete fourth count final | Eddie (CCF) Jackson (L) 5658 Transfer of Olsen (SC) ballots: Eddie 975, Jackson 308, exhausted YALE Complete third count final Corbett (SC) ae: | Bryson (L) . e Transfer of MacDougall (CCF) ballots: Corbett 152, Bryson 252, exhausted 404. Conservative © elected NANAIMO-iSLANDS | Complete fifth count final Giovando (PC) Stupich, (CCF) Transfer of Westwood (SC) | lots: Giovando 1521, Stupich 533, exhausted 791. Labor elected _ FERNIE Complete second count final Uphill (Labor) Mackay . (L) 1402. Transfer of Paniec (SC) ballots: — Uphill 192, Mackay 173, exhausted _ 332. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JULY 10, 1953 — PAGE 11 ;