Pattullo ministry | |
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 22nd ministry of British Columbia | |
| Date formed | November 15, 1933 |
| Date dissolved | December 9, 1941 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch |
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| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Premier | Duff Pattullo |
| Member parties | Liberal Party |
| Status in legislature | |
| Opposition party |
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| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Elections | 1933, 1937, 1941 |
| Legislature terms | |
| Predecessor | Tolmie ministry |
| Successor | Hart ministry |
The Pattullo ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from November 15, 1933, to December 9, 1941. It was led by Duff Pattullo, the 22nd premier of British Columbia, and was composed of members of the Liberal Party.
The Pattullo ministry was established following the 1933 election, in which the Liberal Party won a majority government.[1] It governed for the entirety of the 18th Parliament of British Columbia and, after re-election in the 1937 election, the entirety of the 19th Parliament of British Columbia as well.
After the 1941 election, the Liberal Party lost its majority in the Legislature.[2] Pattullo faced calls to form a coalition government with the Conservative Party, including from within his own party, but opted instead to form a minority government.[3] His new cabinet was sworn in on November 14.[4] However, at the party's annual convention on December 3, delegates voted to establish a coalition government. Pattullo then resigned, and the convention elected John Hart, who endorsed a coalition, as leader.[5] The next day, Pattullo announced his resignation as premier, and Hart invited Royal Maitland, the Conservative leader, to join a coalition.[6] The Pattullo ministry was thus disestablished and replaced by the Hart ministry on December 9, 1941.[7]
- ^ "Thirty Liberals Elected; Tolmie Group Crushed; C.C.F. To Be Opposition". Vancouver Daily Province. November 3, 1933. pp. A1.
- ^ "B.C. Election Stalemated, Coalition Cabinet Expected". Victoria Daily Times. October 22, 1941. pp. A1.
- ^ "'We Elected The Largest Group'". Vancouver Sun. November 15, 1941. pp. A1.
- ^ "Pattullo's 'Double-Shuffle'; Lieut.-Governor Swears-in Four Ministers". Vancouver Sun. November 15, 1941. pp. A1.
- ^ Nesbitt, J.K. (December 3, 1941). "Liberals Vote for Coalition 477 to 312, Hart Succeeds Pattullo as Liberal Chief". Victoria Daily Times. pp. A13.
- ^ "House to Recess So Hart, Maitland Can Set Up Gov't". Vancouver Sun. December 4, 1941. pp. A1.
- ^ Hutchinson, Bruce (December 3, 1941). "New 8-Man B.C. Cabinet Announced". Vancouver Sun. pp. A1, A10.