17th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 17th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1922. The legislature sat from January 18, 1923 to June 4, 1927.[1]

The United Farmers of Manitoba formed the government.[1] John Bracken, who had not run in the election, was chosen as party leader. He was subsequently elected to the assembly in a deferred election held in The Pas.[2] The United Farmers would later identify themselves as the Progressive Party.[3]

Tobias Norris of the Liberals was Leader of the Opposition.[4]

In a 1923 referendum, Manitoba voters approved the sale of beer and wine under the control of the government, ending prohibition in the province.[5]

Philippe Adjutor Talbot served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were six sessions of the 17th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st January 18, 1923 May 5, 1923
2nd July 25, 1923 July 27, 1923
3rd January 10, 1924 April 5, 1924
4th January 15, 1925 April 9, 1925
5th January 21, 1926 April 23, 1926
6th February 3, 1927 April 9, 1927

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1922:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[6]
     Duncan Lloyd McLeod Arthur United Farmers
     William Bayley Assiniboia Independent Labour Party
     George Little Beautiful Plains United Farmers
     William J. Short Birtle United Farmers
     John Edmison Brandon City Independent
     Albert Préfontaine Carillon United Farmers
     William H. Spinks Cypress Conservative
     Archibald Esplen Dauphin Liberal
     Duncan Stuart McLeod Deloraine United Farmers
     William Brown Dufferin United Farmers
     Dmytro Yakimischak Emerson Independent
     Nicholas Hryhorczuk Ethelbert[nb 1] United Farmers
     Albert Kirvan Fairford Liberal
     Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher United Farmers
     Arthur Berry Gilbert Plains United Farmers
     Michael Rojeski Gimli Liberal
     Albert McGregor Gladstone United Farmers
     James Breakey Glenwood Liberal
     Thomas Wolstenholme Hamiota United Farmers
     Arthur Boivin Iberville United Farmers
     Charles Albert Tanner Kildonan and St. Andrews Independent Labour Party
     Andrew Foster Killarney United Farmers
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside United Farmers
     Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal
     Philippe Talbot La Verendrye United Farmers
     George Compton Manitou United Farmers
     Neil Cameron Minnedosa United Farmers
     John Kennedy Morden and Rhineland Conservative
     William Clubb Morris United Farmers
     Charles Cannon Mountain United Farmers
     John Muirhead Norfolk United Farmers
     Fawcett Taylor Portage La Prairie Conservative
     Frederic Newton Roblin Conservative
     William McKinnell Rockwood United Farmers
     Francis Black Rupertsland[nb 2] United Farmers
     Isaac Griffiths Russell United Farmers
     Joseph Bernier St. Boniface Independent
     Donald A. Ross St. Clements Independent
     Skuli Sigfusson St. George Liberal
     Joseph Hamelin Ste. Rose Independent
     Clifford Barclay Springfield United Farmers
     Robert Emmond Swan River United Farmers
     John Bracken The Pas[nb 3] United Farmers
     Richard Gardiner Willis Turtle Mountain Conservative
     Robert Mooney Virden United Farmers
     Fred Dixon Winnipeg Independent Labour Party
     Robert Jacob Liberal
     John K. Downes Independent
     William Sanford Evans Conservative
     John Thomas Haig Conservative
     John Queen Labour
     Seymour Farmer Independent Labour Party
     William Ivens Independent Labour Party
     Edith Rogers Liberal
     Richard Craig United Farmers

Notes:

  1. Election held August 26, 1922
  2. Election held September 13, 1922
  3. Election held October 5, 1922

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Arthur Duncan Lloyd McLeod United Farmers August 26, 1922 DL McLeod appointed Provincial Secretary[7]
Minnedosa Neil Cameron United Farmers August 26, 1922 N Cameron appointed Minister of Agriculture[7]
Morris William Clubb United Farmers August 26, 1922 W Clubb appointed Minister of Public Works[7]
Mountain Charles Cannon United Farmers December 24, 1923 C Cannon appointed Minister of Education[7]
Carillon Albert Préfontaine United Farmers December 24, 1923 A Préfontaine appointed Provincial Secretary[7]
Lansdowne Tobias Norris Liberal December 9, 1925[7] T Norris resigned to run for federal seat[8]

Notes:

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Members of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1923-1927)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-01-19. 
    2. Nelles, V (1981). "Review: John Kendle, "John Bracken: A Political Biography"". Manitoba History (Manitoba Historical Society) (1). Retrieved 2013-02-05. 
    3. Adams, Christopher (2008). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 3. ISBN 088755704X. Retrieved 2013-02-05. 
    4. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 
    5. Woolley, Jon (2003). "A century of integrity: Manitoba Justice, 1870-1970". Government of Manitoba. p. 38. Retrieved 2012-12-22. 
    6. "Historical Summaries". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-01-19. 
    7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. 
    8. "Tobias Crawford Norris (1861-1936)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-01-18. |
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