Oak Bay, British Columbia Oak Bay, British Columbia Oak Bay is a seaside municipality incorporated in 1906 that is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Capital Regional District, it is a community east of and adjacent to the city of Victoria. It is one of the 13 municipalities of Greater Victoria. Oak Bay has several notable features which include: Oak Bay is home to several popular beaches, most notably Willows Beach. Oak Bay's motto, from its coat of arms, is "Sub Quercu Felicitas", Latin for "the oak happiness". Prior
1952 British Columbia general election bid for the Tory leadership, won a caucus vote and became premier-elect on July 15, 1952. This began what would be 21 years–and 36 of the next 39 years–of Social Credit government in British Columbia. In hopes of getting a stronger mandate, Bennett deliberately lost a confidence vote, forcing fresh elections in June 1953 at which Social Credit won a majority in its own right. Note: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1952 British Columbia general election The 1952 British Columbia general election was the 23rd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It