15th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 15th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in August 1915. The legislature sat from January 6, 1916, to March 27, 1920.[1]

The Liberal Party led by Tobias Norris formed the government.[1]

Albert Prefontaine of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.[2]

On January 16, 1916, a bill was passed to amend the Manitoba Election Act to grant women the right to vote. Manitoba became the first Canadian province where women were allowed to vote and hold office.[3]

In a referendum held on March 13, 1916, the province's voters supported prohibition. On June 1, the Manitoba Temperance Act came into effect, which banned the sale of liquor in the province, except by pharmacists for medical purposes. However, bringing alcohol into the province for personal use or for wholesale outside the province was still legal.[4]

Also in 1916, the Workers Compensation Act was passed, which established the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. The act established an employer-funded compensation system for work-related injuries or illness and, in exchange, employers were granted protection against lawsuits by workers for these occurrences.[5]

In 1918, a Minimum Wage Act was passed. Manitoba and British Columbia were the first provinces in Canada to introduce minimum wage legislation.[6] In 1921, the minimum hourly wage in Manitoba was $0.25. Up until 1931, the minimum wage only applied to female workers.[7]

James Bryson Baird served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were five sessions of the 15th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st January 6, 1916 April 1, 1916
2nd January 11, 1917 March 9, 1917
3rd January 17, 1918 March 6, 1918
4th January 21, 1919 March 14, 1919
5th January 22, 1920 March 27, 1920

Douglas Colin Cameron was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 3, 1916, when James Albert Manning Aikins became lieutenant governor.[8]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1915:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[9]
     John Williams Arthur Liberal
     John W. Wilton Assiniboia Liberal
     William Robertson Wood Beautiful Plains Liberal
     George Malcolm Birtle Liberal
     Stephen Emmett Clement Brandon City Liberal
     Albert Prefontaine Carillon Conservative
     Andrew Watson Myles Cypress Liberal
     William Harrington Dauphin Liberal
     Robert Stirton Thornton Deloraine Liberal
     Edward August Dufferin Liberal
     Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Elmwood Liberal
     John David Baskerville Emerson Liberal
     William Findlater Gilbert Plains Liberal
     Taras Ferley Gimli Liberal
     James William Armstrong Gladstone Liberal
     James Breakey Glenwood Liberal
     John Henry McConnell Hamiota Liberal
     Aimé Bénard Iberville Conservative
     George Prout Kildonan and St. Andrews Liberal
     Samuel Hayden Killarney Liberal
     Charles Duncan McPherson Lakeside Liberal
     Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal
     Philippe Talbot La Verendrye Liberal
     George Thomas Armstrong Manitou Liberal
     George Grierson Minnedosa Liberal
     Valentine Winkler Morden and Rhineland Liberal
     Jacques Parent Morris Conservative
     James Bryson Baird Mountain Liberal
     John Graham Norfolk Liberal
     Ewan McPherson Portage la Prairie Liberal
     Frederic Newton Roblin Conservative
     Arthur Lobb Rockwood Liberal
     William Wilber Wilfred Wilson Russell Liberal
     Joseph Dumas St. Boniface Liberal
     Donald A. Ross St. Clements Liberal
     Skuli Sigfusson St. George Liberal
     Joseph Hamelin Ste. Rose Conservative
     William Henry Sims Swan River Liberal
     Edward Brown The Pas[nb 1][10] Liberal
     George William McDonald Turtle Mountain Liberal
     George Clingan Virden Liberal
     Thomas Herman Johnson Winnipeg Centre A Liberal
     F. J. Dixon Winnipeg Centre B Independent
     Robert Newton Lowery Winnipeg North A Liberal
     Richard Rigg Winnipeg North B Social Democratic
     Albert Hudson Winnipeg South A Liberal
     William Parrish Winnipeg South B Liberal

Notes:

  1. ↑ Election held August 25, 1915

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Rupertsland John Morrison Independent-Liberal September 16, 1916[10] New riding created
Iberville Arthur Boivin Conservative November 1, 1917 A Bénard named to Senate of Canada[10]
Roblin William James Westwood Independent-Liberal November 19, 1917 F Newton resigned seat[10]
Killarney George Grierson Liberal November 30, 1917 G Grierson appointed Minister of Public Works[10]
Winnipeg North B Robert Jacob Union January 15, 1918 R Rigg ran for federal seat[10]

Notes:

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1916-1920) (1914-1915)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
    2. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
    3. ↑ "Women's Right to Vote in Canada". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
    4. ↑ Woolley, Jon (2003). "A century of integrity: Manitoba Justice, 1870-1970" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. pp. 31–2. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
    5. ↑ "Overview". Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    6. ↑ "Minimum wage laws – the state of pay in Canada". CBC News. January 23, 2009.
    7. ↑ "Historical Summary of Minimum Wage Rates in Manitoba". Government of Manitoba.
    8. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    9. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
    10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
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