John Price (Canadian politician)

Jack Price
Price in 1939
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1933–1937
ConstituencyVancouver East
Personal details
Born(1883-04-10)April 10, 1883
Swansea, Wales
DiedApril 8, 1956(1956-04-08) (aged 72)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
SpouseMary Todd
Occupationmotorman

John Price (April 10, 1883 – April 8, 1956) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1937, being elected in the electoral district of Vancouver East as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party.

Price and William Arthur Pritchard ran for the Constructive Party in the two-seat Vancouver East district in 1937. None of the Constructive candidates were elected.[1][2]


He was a motorman with the British Columbia Electric Railway and also served as an alderman on the Vancouver City Council in the 1940s.[3][4][5] He died of a heart attack in 1956.[6]

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Canadian Marxists, 110-18.
  2. ^ Elections British Columbia (1988). "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections British Columbia. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Vancouver's elected representatives". October 17, 2003.
  4. ^ Robin, Martin (1973). Pillars of Profit: The Company Province, 1934-1972. McClelland and Stewart. ISBN 9780771076725.
  5. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". 1935.
  6. ^ Death registration