23rd Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 23rd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in November 1949. The legislature sat from February 14, 1950 to April 23, 1953.[1]

A coalition government of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party held a majority of seats in the assembly. Douglas Lloyd Campbell served as Premier.[2] The Progressive Conservatives withdrew from the coalition in 1950.[3]

Edwin Hansford of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition. Errick Willis of the Progressive Conservatives became opposition leader after his party left the coalition in 1950.[4]

Wallace Miller served as speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet in August 1950.[5]Nicholas Bachynsky succeeded Miller as speaker.[1]

There were seven sessions of the 23rd Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st February 14, 1950 April 22, 1950
2nd November 7, 1950 November 16, 1950
3rd February 1, 1951
4th February 5, 1952
5th July 22, 1952 July 26, 1952
6th January 13, 1953 January 16, 1953
7th February 24, 1953 April 18, 1953

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

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[7]
     John R. Pitt Arthur Liberal-Progressive
     Reginald Wightman Assiniboia Liberal-Progressive
     Francis Campbell Bell Birtle Liberal-Progressive
     Joseph Donaldson Brandon City Progressive Conservative
     Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Independent Liberal
Anti-Coalition
     James Christie Cypress Liberal-Progressive
     Ernest McGirr Dauphin Progressive Conservative
     James O. Argue Deloraine—Glenwood Progressive Conservative
     Walter McDonald Dufferin Liberal-Progressive
     John R. Solomon Emerson Liberal-Progressive
     Michael Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Liberal-Progressive
     James Anderson Fairford Liberal-Progressive
     Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive
     Ray Mitchell Gilbert Plains Liberal-Progressive
     Steinn Thompson Gimli Liberal-Progressive
     William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive
     Charles Shuttleworth Hamiota Liberal-Progressive
     John McDowell Iberville Independent Progressive Conservative
Anti-Coalition
     George Olive Kildonan-Transcona CCF
     Abram Harrison Killarney Progressive Conservative
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive
     Thomas Seens Lansdowne Progressive Conservative
     Sauveur Marcoux La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive
     Hugh Morrison Manitou—Morden Independent Progressive Conservative
Anti-Coalition
     Henry Rungay Minnedosa Liberal-Progressive
     Harry Shewman Morris Independent Coalition
     Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive
     Samuel Burch Norfolk—Beautiful Plains Liberal-Progressive
     Charles Greenlay Portage la Prairie Progressive Conservative
     Wallace Miller Rhineland Progressive Conservative
     Ronald Robertson Roblin Independent Coalition
     Robert Bend Rockwood Independent Progressive Conservative
Coalition
     Daniel Hamilton Rupertsland Liberal-Progressive
     Rodney Clement Russell Independent Coalition
     James McLenaghen St. Andrews Progressive Conservative
     Joseph Van Belleghem St. Boniface Liberal-Progressive
     Edwin Hansford CCF
     Nicholas Stryk St. Clements Liberal-Progressive
     Christian Halldorson St. George Liberal-Progressive
     Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive
     William Lucko Springfield Liberal-Progressive
     George Renouf Swan River Independent Conservative
Anti-Coalition
     Francis Jobin The Pas Independent Liberal
Coalition
     Errick Willis Turtle Mountain Progressive Conservative
     Robert Mooney Virden Liberal-Progressive
     Paul Bardal Winnipeg Centre Liberal-Progressive
     Gordon Fines CCF
     Charles Rhodes Smith Liberal-Progressive
     Donovan Swailes CCF
     Morris Gray Winnipeg North CCF
     Frank Chester Liberal-Progressive
     John Hawryluk CCF
  William Kardash Labor–Progressive
     John Stewart McDiarmid Winnipeg South Liberal-Progressive
     Duff Roblin Independent Progressive Conservative
Anti-Coalition
     Lloyd Stinson CCF
     Ronald Turner Liberal-Progressive

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    St. Andrews Thomas P. Hillhouse Liberal-Progressive October 24, 1950 J McLenaghen died June 23, 1950[5]
    St. Clements Albert Trapp Liberal-Progressive October 24, 1950[5] N Stryk died July 11, 1950[8]
    Brandon City Reginald Lissaman Progressive Conservative January 21, 1952 J Donaldson resigned April 18, 1951[5]
    La Verendrye Edmond Brodeur Liberal-Progressive January 21, 1952 S Marcoux died November 16, 1951[5]

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Twenty-Third Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1950-1953)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
      2. ↑ 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.
      3. ↑ McDonell, James K; Campbell, Robert Bennett (1997). Lords of the North. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. p. 175. ISBN 1896182712. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
      4. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
      5. 1 2 3 4 5 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
      6. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      7. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
      8. ↑ "Nicholas John Stryk (1896-1950)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
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