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Office
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm
Polls Open September 19, 1956 - 12:00pm
Polls Close September 19, 1956 - 12:00pm
Term Start September 19, 1956 - 12:00pm
Term End September 12, 1960 - 12:00pm
ContributorJuan Croniqueur
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur April 02, 2023 10:12pm
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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%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) William Andrew Cecil "W.A.C." Bennett Robert Strachan Arthur Laing Tom Uphill
PartyBC Social Credit Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Liberal Labour
Votes39 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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