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The Liberal Party of British Columbia (British Columbia Liberal Party) is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has often remained seperate from the federal Liberal Party of Canada and is currently not formally linked to the federal party. At this point in time the party is probably best described as a coalition of many ideological groups, united by an opposition to the British Columbia NDP and favor bringing more free market reforms to the province.

1 Early History

From 1871 to 1903, British Columbia operated with a non partisan government. Party politics were only introduced in 1903 with the formation of the British Columbia Conservative Party. The Conservatives ruled the province until the Liberals were able to win the election of 1916 and form a government under Harlan Carey Brewster.

The best known of the BC Liberal Premiers was Thomas Dufferin Pattullo who was premier until from 1933 to 1941. He advocated the annexation of Yukon by BC and the construction of the Alaska highway .

This two party system was challenged with the rise of the Cooperative Commonwealth FederationTommy Douglas (centre) stands in front of a CCF billboard during an election campaign in Saskatchewan. The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-oper (CCF) in western Canada in the 1940s, and its successor the New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP).

The CCF first took power in SaskatchewanSaskatchewan ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength CapitalLargest city Regina Saskatoon Area Total % fresh water 7th largest(5th lgst prov. 651 036 km² 9. 1% Population Total (2001) Density Ranked 6th 1 015 under Premier Tommy DouglasThomas Clement Douglas ( October 20, 1904 February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister, politician, and premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961. He was a leading figure in the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a left-wing po, and made major inroads in British Columbia. In order to block the rise of the socialist CCF, the Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition governmentA coalition government or coalition cabinet is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. The usual reason is that no party on its own has a majority in the parliament. In times of crisis such as a war or a major economic or in 1941 when neither party had enough seats to form a majority governmentIn the Westminster System, a majority government is one in which the government enjoys an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or Parliament. This is as opposed to a minority government where one political party only wins a plurality of seats and on its own.

Hart was followed by Byron Ingemar JohnsonByron Ingemar Johnson ( 1890 1964) served as Premier of British Columbia from 1947 to 1952. He was first elected to the provincial legislature as a Liberal MLA in 1933 bit was defeated in 1937. In 1945 he returned to the legislature as an MLA for the Coal, normally know as Boss Johnson, who was premier till tensions arose in the coalition due to the dominance of Liberals, and the coalition finally collapsed in 1951 when the Conservatives withdrew from the coalition. The Liberals held onto a minority government till 1952.

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