W. A. C. Bennett

But he was, in spite of his youth, very clear on his views and was one of two or three, there was Rosemary Brown and also Harold Steeves, who voted against Barrett's back-to-work legislation, which was the curtain raiser on what was tantamount to a snap election.

Although in those days, it had been typical under WAC Bennett for elections to be every three years, there was nothing fixed about it.

And Barrett had conducted this fall campaign, which... saw his popular vote remain about the same, but it was a defeat, a big defeat, because the right had united.

Gableman voted against, and then the BC, the Labour movement continued to support him because of his advocacy for their cause, and only sent staff to help him in his re-election bid.