22nd Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 22nd Manitoba Legislature of Manitoba were elected in the Manitoba general election held in October 1945. The legislature sat from February 19, 1946 to September 29, 1949.[1]

A coalition government of the Liberal-Progressive Party, the Progressive Conservative Party and the Social Credit League held a majority of seats in the assembly. Stuart Garson served as Premier until 1948, when he entered federal politics.[2] Douglas Lloyd Campbell succeeded Garson as Premier.[3]

Seymour Farmer of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition. Farmer resigned as party leader in 1947 and was replaced by Edwin Hansford.[4]

In 1948, the Labour Relations Act was passed. It was intended to protect both employers and employees, and established the Manitoba Labour Board to deal with labour disputes.[5]

Robert Hawkins served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were four sessions of the 22nd Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st February 19, 1946 April 13, 1946
2nd February 25, 1947 April 16, 1947
3rd February 10, 1948 April 22, 1948
4th February 8, 1949 February 22, 1949

Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[7]
     John R. Pitt Arthur Liberal-Progressive
     Ernest Draffin Assiniboia CCF
     John Poole Beautiful Plains Progressive Conservative
     Francis Campbell Bell Birtle Liberal-Progressive
     Leslie McDorman Brandon City Liberal-Progressive
     Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive
     James Christie Cypress Liberal-Progressive
     Robert Hawkins Dauphin Liberal-Progressive
     James O. Argue Deloraine Progressive Conservative
     Earl Collins Dufferin Independent Coalition
     John R. Solomon Emerson Liberal-Progressive
     Michael Sawchuk Ethelbert CCF
     Stuart Garson Fairford Liberal-Progressive
     Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive
     Stanley Fox Gilbert Plains Social Credit
     Steinn Thompson Gimli Liberal-Progressive
     William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive
     Gilbert Grant Glenwood Liberal-Progressive
     Norman Turnbull Hamiota Social Credit
     John McDowell Iberville Independent Coalition
     James McLenaghen Kildonan and St. Andrews Progressive Conservative
     Abram Harrison Killarney Progressive Conservative
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive
     Matthew Sutherland Lansdowne Liberal-Progressive
     Sauveur Marcoux La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive
     Hugh Morrison Manitou Progressive Conservative
     Earl Rutledge Minnedosa Progressive Conservative
     Wallace Miller Morden-Rhineland Progressive Conservative
     John C. Dryden Morris Liberal-Progressive
     Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive
     John Lawrie Norfolk Progressive Conservative
     Charles Greenlay Portage La Prairie Progressive Conservative
     Ronald Robertson Roblin Independent Coalition
     William Campbell Rockwood Progressive Conservative
     Daniel Hamilton Rupertsland Liberal-Progressive
     William Wilson Russell Liberal-Progressive
     Edwin Hansford St. Boniface CCF
     Wilbert Doneleyko St. Clements CCF
     Christian Halldorson St. George Liberal-Progressive
     Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive
     George Olive Springfield CCF
     George Renouf Swan River Progressive Conservative
     Beresford Richards The Pas Independent CCF
     Errick Willis Turtle Mountain Progressive Conservative
     Robert Mooney Virden Liberal-Progressive
     Seymour Farmer Winnipeg CCF
     Morris Gray CCF
     William Kardash Labour Progressive
     John Stewart McDiarmid Liberal-Progressive
     William Scraba Liberal-Progressive
     Charles Rhodes Smith Liberal-Progressive
     Lloyd Stinson CCF
     Lewis St. George Stubbs Independent Anti-coalition
     Gunnar Thorvaldson Progressive Conservative
     Donovan Swailes CCF

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Army Service Representative Gordon Churchill[8] Independent January 1946[7] Special armed forces seat
    Navy Service Representative Alex J. Stringer[8] Independent January 1946[7] Special armed forces seat
    Air Force Service Representative Ronald Turner[8] Independent January 1946[7] Special armed forces seat
    Minnedosa Henry Rungay Liberal-Progressive November 2, 1948 E Rutledge resigned July 13, 1948[8]
    Fairford James Anderson Liberal-Progressive December 23, 1948 S Garson resigned November 13, 1948[8]

    Notes:

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Members of the Twenty-Second Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1946-1949)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
      2. ↑ "Stuart Garson and the Manitoba Progressive Coalition". Manitoba History. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
      3. ↑ Ferguson, Barry Glen; Wardhaugh, Robert (2010). Manitoba Premiers of 19th and 20th Centuries. University of Regina Press. pp. 213–231. ISBN 0889772169. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
      4. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
      5. ↑ "A History of Manitoba Labour Programs". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      6. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Historical Summaries". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
      8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.