18th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 18th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1927. The legislature sat from December 1, 1927 to May 7, 1932.[1]

The Progressive Party of Manitoba led by John Bracken formed the government.[1]

Fawcett Taylor of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.[2]

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

There were five sessions of the 18th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st December 1, 1927 March 16, 1928
2nd February 11, 1929 May 26, 1929
3rd January 21, 1930 April 14, 1930
4th January 27, 1931 April 20, 1931
5th February 29, 1932 May 7, 1932

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1927:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[3]
     Duncan Lloyd McLeod Arthur Progressive
     Joseph Cotter Assiniboia Conservative
     Adalbert Poole Beautiful Plains Progressive
     John Pratt Birtle Progressive
     John Edmison Brandon City Independent
     Albert Préfontaine Carillon Progressive
     William H. Spinks Cypress Conservative
     Robert Ferguson Dauphin Conservative
     Hugh McKenzie Deloraine Progressive
     John Munn Dufferin Progressive
     Robert Curran Emerson Progressive
     Nicholas Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Progressive
     Stuart Garson Fairford Progressive
     Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Progressive
     Arthur Berry Gilbert Plains Progressive
     Ingimar Ingaldson Gimli Progressive
     William Morton Gladstone Progressive
     James Breakey Glenwood Liberal
     Thomas Wolstenholme Hamiota Progressive
     Arthur Boivin Iberville Progressive
     James McLenaghen Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative
     John Laughlin Killarney Conservative
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Progressive
     Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal
     Philippe Talbot La Verendrye Progressive
     Joseph Lusignan Manitou Conservative
     Earl Rutledge Minnedosa Conservative
     Hugh McGavin Morden and Rhineland Conservative
     William Clubb Morris Progressive
     Irving Cleghorn Mountain Liberal
     John Muirhead Norfolk Progressive
     Fawcett Taylor Portage La Prairie Conservative
     Frederic Newton Roblin Conservative
     William McKinnell Rockwood Progressive
     Herbert Beresford Rupertsland Progressive
     Isaac Griffiths Russell Progressive
     Joseph Bernier St. Boniface Conservative
     Robert Hoey St. Clements Progressive
     Skuli Sigfusson St. George Liberal
     Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Progressive
     Murdoch Mackay Springfield Liberal
     Andrew McCleary Swan River Progressive
     John Bracken The Pas Progressive
     Richard Gardiner Willis Turtle Mountain Conservative
     Robert Mooney Virden Progressive
     William Major Winnipeg Progressive
     Edward William Montgomery Progressive
     John Thomas Haig Conservative
     William Sanford Evans Conservative
     William Tobias Conservative
     Hugh Robson Liberal
     Edith Rogers Liberal
     John Queen Independent Labour
     Seymour Farmer Independent Labour
     William Ivens Independent Labour

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Lansdowne Donald Gordon McKenzie Progressive November 10, 1928 T Norris resigned[4]
    Morris William Clubb Progressive May 30, 1929 W Clubb appointed Minister of Public Works[4]
    Turtle Mountain Alexander Welch Conservative June 22, 1929 R G Willis died February 1929[4]
    Mountain Ivan Schultz Conservative January 29, 1930[4] I Cleghorn died November 14, 1929[5]

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Members of the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1927-1932)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-02-05. 
      2. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 
      3. "Historical Summaries". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05. 
      4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. 
      5. "Dr. Cleghorn Dies". Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon). November 14, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 2013-02-06. 
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