21st Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 21st Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in April 1941. The legislature sat from December 9, 1941 to September 8, 1945.[1]

A coalition government of all four legal political parties in the province was formed in December 1940. John Bracken served as Premier[2] until 1943, when he entered federal politics. Stuart Garson succeeded Bracken as Premier.[3]

There was no official opposition until the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation left the coalition in 1943 and Seymour Farmer became Leader of the Opposition.[4]

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

There were five sessions of the 21st Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st December 9, 1941 March 31, 1942
2nd February 2, 1943 March 17, 1943
3rd February 8, 1944 April 6, 1944
4th February 6, 1945 April 7, 1945
5th September 4, 1945 September 8, 1945

Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[6]
     John R. Pitt Arthur Liberal-Progressive
     David Best Assiniboia Conservative Anti-coalition
     John Poole Beautiful Plains Conservative Anti-coalition
     Francis Campbell Bell Birtle Liberal-Progressive
     George Dinsdale Brandon City Conservative
     Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive
     James Christie Cypress Liberal-Progressive
     Robert Hawkins Dauphin Liberal-Progressive
     Errick Willis Deloraine Conservative
     John Munn Dufferin Liberal-Progressive
     John R. Solomon Emerson Independent Coalition
     Nicholas Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Liberal-Progressive
     Stuart Garson Fairford Liberal-Progressive
     Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive
  Stanley Fox Gilbert Plains Social Credit
     Joseph Wawrykow Gimli CCF
     William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive
     James Breakey Glenwood Liberal-Progressive
  Norman Turnbull Hamiota Social Credit
     Arthur Boivin Iberville Independent Coalition
     James McLenaghen Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative
     John Laughlin Killarney Conservative
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive
     Matthew Sutherland Lansdowne Liberal-Progressive
     Sauveur Marcoux La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive
     Hugh Morrison Manitou Conservative
     Earl Rutledge Minnedosa Conservative
     Wallace Miller Morden and Rhineland Conservative
     John C. Dryden Morris Independent Coalition
     Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive
     John Lawrie Norfolk Conservative
     William Sexsmith Portage la Prairie Conservative
  Sydney Rogers Roblin Social Credit
     Mungo Lewis Rockwood Independent Coalition
     Daniel Hamilton Rupertsland Liberal-Progressive
     William Wilson Russell Liberal-Progressive
     Austin Clarke St. Boniface Liberal-Progressive
     Nicholas Stryk St. Clements Liberal-Progressive
     Skuli Sigfusson St. George Liberal-Progressive
     Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive
     Evelyn Shannon Springfield Liberal-Progressive
     George Renouf Swan River Conservative
     John Bracken The Pas Liberal-Progressive
     Alexander Welch Turtle Mountain Conservative
     Robert Mooney Virden Liberal-Progressive
     Paul Bardal Winnipeg Liberal-Progressive
     Seymour Farmer CCF
     Morris Gray CCF
     William Kardash Communist Anti-coalition
     Huntly Ketchen Conservative Anti-coalition
     Stephen Krawchyk Independent Coalition
     John Stewart McDiarmid Liberal-Progressive
     Charles Rhodes Smith Liberal-Progressive
     Lewis St. George Stubbs Independent Anti-coalition
     Gunnar Thorvaldson Conservative

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Dufferin Earl Collins Conservative June 22, 1943[7] J Munn died January 25, 1942[8]
    Killarney Abram Harrison Conservative June 22, 1943[7] J Laughlin died August 19, 1941[9]
    The Pas Beresford Richards CCF August 17, 1943 J Bracken resigned January 15, 1943[7]
    Brandon City Dwight Johnson CCF November 18, 1943[7] G Dinsdale died September 21, 1943[10]
    Portage la Prairie Charles Greenlay Conservative November 18, 1943[7] W Sexsmith died August 23, 1943[8]

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Twenty-First Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1941-1945)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
      2. ↑ Adams, Christopher (2008). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 32. ISBN 0887553559. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
      3. ↑ "Hon. Stuart Sinclair Garson CC KC". Distinguished Graduates. University of Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
      4. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
      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 5 "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
      8. 1 2 "John Alfred Munn". Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Science 6 (2): 33–34. 1942. PMC 1584091. PMID 17647840. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
      9. ↑ "J.B. Laughlin, 62, Dies". Montreal Gazette. August 20, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
      10. ↑ "G. Dinsdale, Brandon M.L.A., Dies At Home". Winnipeg Evening Tribune. September 21, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
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