Herbert Bertie Anscomb (February 23, 1892 – November 12, 1972)[1] 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.
The Conservatives joined the ruling Liberals to form a coalition government led by John Hart following the 1941 provincial election.
[3] A fiscal conservative, Anscomb introduced British Columbia's provincial sales tax at a rate of 3% in 1948.
Bennett called for 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.