19th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 19th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1932. The legislature sat from February 14, 1933 to June 12, 1936.[1]

A coalition between the Progressive Party of Manitoba led by John Bracken and the Liberal Party led by Murdoch Mackay formed the government.[2] Bracken served as premier.[1]

Fawcett Taylor of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition. After Taylor resigned in 1933, William Sanford Evans became party leader.[3]

The Minimum Wage Act was amended to include male workers over the age of 18. The minimum hourly wage in Manitoba was $0.25 for urban workers and $0.21 for rural workers. Up until 1931, the minimum wage only applied to female workers.[4]

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

There were four sessions of the 19th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st February 14, 1933 May 4, 1933
2nd February 8, 1934 April 7, 1934
3rd February 12, 1935 April 6, 1935
4th February 18, 1936 April 7, 1936

James Duncan McGregor was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until December 1, 1934, when William Johnston Tupper became lieutenant governor.[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1932:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[6]
     Duncan Lloyd McLeod Arthur Liberal-Progressive
     Ralph Webb Assiniboia Conservative
     Adalbert Poole Beautiful Plains Liberal-Progressive
     John Pratt Birtle Liberal-Progressive
     George Dinsdale Brandon City Conservative
     Albert Préfontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive
     James Christie Cypress Liberal-Progressive
     Robert Hawkins Dauphin Liberal-Progressive
     Hugh McKenzie Deloraine Liberal-Progressive
     John Munn Dufferin Liberal-Progressive
     Robert Curran Emerson Liberal-Progressive
     Nicholas Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Liberal-Progressive
     Stuart Garson Fairford Liberal-Progressive
     Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive
     Arthur Berry Gilbert Plains Liberal-Progressive
     Ingimar Ingaldson Gimli Liberal-Progressive
     William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive
     James Breakey Glenwood Liberal-Progressive
     Thomas Wolstenholme Hamiota Liberal-Progressive
     Arthur Boivin Iberville Independent Liberal-Progressive
     James McLenaghen Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative
     Andrew Foster Killarney Liberal-Progressive
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive
     Donald Gordon McKenzie Lansdowne Liberal-Progressive
     Philippe Talbot La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive
     Frank McIntosh Manitou Liberal-Progressive
     Earl Rutledge Minnedosa Conservative
     Cornelius Wiebe Morden and Rhineland Liberal-Progressive
     William Clubb Morris Liberal-Progressive
     Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive
     John Muirhead Norfolk Liberal-Progressive
     Fawcett Taylor Portage la Prairie Conservative
     William James Westwood Roblin Independent Labour
     William McKinnell Rockwood Liberal-Progressive
     Ewan McPherson Rupertsland Liberal-Progressive
     Isaac Griffiths Russell Liberal-Progressive
     Harold Lawrence St. Boniface Independent Labour
     Robert Hoey St. Clements Liberal-Progressive
     Skuli Sigfusson St. George Liberal-Progressive
     Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive
     Clifford Barclay Springfield Independent Farmer-Labour
     George Renouf Swan River Conservative
     John Bracken The Pas Liberal-Progressive
     Alexander Welch Turtle Mountain Conservative
     Robert Mooney Virden Liberal-Progressive
     William Sanford Evans Winnipeg Conservative
     Seymour Farmer Independent Labour
     John Thomas Haig Conservative
     Marcus Hyman Independent Labour
     Huntly Ketchen Conservative
     William Major Liberal-Progressive
     Ralph Maybank Liberal-Progressive
     John Stewart McDiarmid Liberal-Progressive
     William Ivens Independent Labour
     John Queen Independent Labour

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Portage la Prairie William Sexsmith Conservative November 27, 1933 F Taylor resigned[7]
    Arthur John R. Pitt Liberal-Progressive June 24, 1935 D McLeod died May 10, 1935[7]
    Russell Isaac Griffiths Liberal-Progressive July 4, 1935 I Griffiths appointed Minister of Health And Public Welfare[7]
    Carillon Edmond Prefontaine Liberal-Progressive July 4, 1935[7] A Prefontaine died February 21, 1935[8]

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Nineteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1933-1936)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
      2. Adams, Christopher (2008). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 78. ISBN 0887553559. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
      3. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
      4. "Historical Summary of Minimum Wage Rates in Manitoba". Government of Manitoba.
      5. "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      6. "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
      7. 1 2 3 4 "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
      8. "Albert Prefontaine (1861-1935)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
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