Herbert Bertie Anscomb (February 23, 1892 – November 12, 1972) was a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia . He was leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia from 1946 to 1952, and a cabinet minister in the Hart and Johnson ministries .
22-759: The Parliament of British Columbia is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada ), and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (which meets at the British Columbia Parliament Buildings ). The Parliament of British Columbia has existed since the province joined Canada in 1871, before which it was preceded by the Parliament of the United Colony of British Columbia. Like
44-472: A part of British Columbia politics , Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière was the last lieutenant governor in Canada to dismiss an incumbent premier, Edward Gawler Prior, from office. Prior had been found to have given an important construction contract to his own hardware business; though, he was later appointed as lieutenant governor himself. In 1952, without a clear majority in the legislative assembly following
66-664: A rate of 3% in 1948. When Hart retired in 1947 the Conservatives wanted Anscomb to succeed him as Premier of British Columbia but the Liberals had more seats in the legislature and insisted that the Premier should remain a Liberal resulting in the appointment of Byron Johnson as premier. The conflict strained relations between Johnson and Anscomb and their parties in the subsequent coalition. The Conservatives were riven into three factions, one led by W.A.C. Bennett called for
88-835: Is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles . The lieutenant governor, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order, will induct deserving individuals into the Order of British Columbia and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in British Columbia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem . The viceroy further presents other provincial honours and decorations , as well as various awards that are named for and presented by
110-417: Is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The present, and 30th, lieutenant governor of British Columbia is Janet Austin , who has served in the role since 24 April 2018. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia is vested with a number of governmental duties . The viceroy
132-2086: Is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor. Before 1903, candidates in British Columbia elections were not affiliated with political parties. Following is a list of the 42 times the Parliament has been convened since 1871. This article only covers the time since 1871. For the governing body from 1867 to 1871, see Legislative Council of British Columbia . 4 sessions Amor De Cosmos George Anthony Walkem 3 sessions Andrew Charles Elliott 5 sessions Robert Beaven 4 sessions William Smithe 4 sessions Alexander Edmund Batson Davie John Robson David Williams Higgins 4 sessions Theodore Davie 4 sessions John Herbert Turner John Paton Booth 2 sessions Charles Augustus Semlin Joseph Martin 4 sessions Edward Gawler Prior Richard McBride Charles Edward Pooley James Alexander MacDonald James Alexander MacDonald James Alexander MacDonald William John Bowser Harlan Carey Brewster John Oliver William John Bowser John Keen James Alexander MacDonald Frederick Arthur Pauline John Duncan MacLean Robert Henry Pooley Alexander Duncan McRae Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Cyril Francis Davie Robert Connell Simon Fraser Tolmie Frank Porter Patterson Harold Winch Harold Winch Byron Ingemar Johnson Harold Winch Robert Henry Carson John Hart Harold Winch Conservative Herbert Anscomb Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia The lieutenant governor of British Columbia ( / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ə n t / )
154-476: Is named after him. The original Colony of British Columbia was amalgamated with the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1866. That larger jurisdiction was succeeded by the present-day province of British Columbia, following the territory's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, when the present office of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia came into being. Since 1871, 28 lieutenant governors have served
176-470: Is the representative of the monarch in the province of British Columbia , Canada. The office of lieutenant governor is an office of the Crown and serves as a representative of the monarchy in the province , rather than the governor general of Canada . The office was created in 1871 when the Colony of British Columbia joined Confederation . Since then the lieutenant governor has been the representative of
198-850: The Canadian Royal Family and the Canadian monarch's federal representative, the governor general of Canada . The first British settlement in the area was the Colony of British Columbia , of which the first lieutenant governor was Richard Clement Moody , who had previously served as the first governor of the Falkland Islands . Moody selected the site for and founded New Westminster —the original capital of British Columbia —and established Cariboo Road and Stanley Park . He named Burnaby Lake after his private secretary, Robert Burnaby , and named Port Coquitlam's 400-foot (120 m) Mary Hill after his wife, Mary. Port Moody
220-733: The general election , Lieutenant Governor Clarence Wallace was required to exercise his personal judgement in selecting the province's premier . Though the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; now the New Democratic Party ) held one fewer seat than the Social Credit Party (Socred), Wallace was under pressure to call on the CCF leader to form a government. Wallace, however, went with Socred leader W.A.C. Bennett , which resulted in
242-610: The legislative assembly's confidence in her. As the vote on the Speech from the Throne is automatically a confidence vote and the speech was voted down, Clark's government fell. She advised Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to call a new elections, contending that the NDP would be unable to provide a stable government due to the need for one of its members to act as speaker, likely resulting in frequent tied votes that could be broken only by
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#1732780636168264-475: The monarchy in British Columbia . Previously, between 1858 and 1863 under colonial administration the title of lieutenant governor of British Columbia was given to Richard Clement Moody as commander of the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment . This position coexisted with the office of governor of British Columbia served by James Douglas during that time. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia
286-589: The Canadian federal government, British Columbia uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government , in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections and from there the party with the most seats chooses a premier of British Columbia and the Executive Council of British Columbia . The premier is British Columbia's head of government , while the King of Canada
308-672: The Canadian monarchy was central to the treaty relationship. Herbert Anscomb He was born in England and moved to Canada in 1911. He settled in Victoria, British Columbia where he found work as a bookkeeper for the Victoria Brewing Company eventually becoming manager of the company even though he was a tea-totaller . In 1925 he was elected reeve of Oak Bay and in 1928 he became mayor of Victoria serving until 1931. Anscomb entered provincial politics and
330-796: The Conservative Party resulted in Anscomb's leadership and the party's continuation in the coalition being unsuccessfully challenged at the 1950 party convention. W.A.C. Bennett, who was now in the anti-coalition faction, quit the party and crossed the floor to join and eventually led the British Columbia Social Credit Party . In October 1951, the Liberal Party decided to dissolve the coalition and on January 18, 1952 Premier Johnson dismissed his Conservative ministers including Anscomb and continued as
352-582: The Tories and Liberals to fuse into a single party, a second faction supported the status quo and a third wanted the Conservatives to leave the coalition. The Liberals, meanwhile, began to doubt the need to continue the coalition rather than govern on their own. The coalition was re-elected in the 1949 provincial election winning 39 seats against 7 for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation opposition. Growing divisions within
374-459: The lieutenant governor ; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause. These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the lieutenant governor of British Columbia undertook 350 engagements in 2006 and 390 in 2007. At these events,
396-556: The lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard , consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of His Majesty in Right of British Columbia , surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada . Within British Columbia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence , preceding even other members of
418-496: The province, including firsts such as David Lam —the first Asian-Canadian lieutenant governor in Canada—and Iona Campagnolo —the first female lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The shortest mandate by a lieutenant governor of British Columbia was Edward Gawler Prior , from 1919 to his death in 1920, while the longest was George Pearkes , from October 1960 to July 1968. In 1903, before political parties were
440-519: The speaker. Guichon disagreed and refused to dissolve the legislature. Clark then resigned and Guichon invited Horgan to form a government, which was sworn in by Guichon on 18 July. During Guichon's time serving as lieutenant governor, she put a strong focus on the interaction of the Crown in British Columbia with the Indigenous peoples in the province, which she said needed to be defined by "respect, relationships, and responsibility", stating that
462-465: The start of a 20-year dynasty for the latter. The provincial election in 2017 resulted in neither the incumbent Liberals , nor the opposition New Democrats (NDP), winning a majority. The balance rested with the Green Party , which eventually agreed to support an NDP minority government with NDP leader John Horgan as premier. Still, Premier Christy Clark refused to resign until she could test
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#1732780636168484-681: Was elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in the 1933 provincial election as an Independent (the Conservatives had decided not to run in the election) and re-elected in 1937 as a Conservative . The Conservatives joined the ruling Liberals to form a coalition government led by John Hart following the 1941 provincial election . Following the death of Conservative leader Royal Lethington Maitland in 1946 Anscomb became Conservative leader as well as Finance Minister. A fiscal conservative, Anscomb introduced British Columbia's provincial sales tax at
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