25th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 25th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1958. The legislature sat from October 23, 1958 to March 31, 1959.[1]

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin[1] formed a minority government.[2]

Douglas Lloyd Campbell of the Liberal-Progressive Party was Leader of the Opposition.[3]

Abram Harrison served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

In March 1959, Roblin decided to consider a defeat on a procedural motion as a vote of no confidence and called for a new election.[2]

There were two sessions of the 25th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st October 23, 1958 November 7, 1958
2nd March 12, 1959 March 31, 1959

John Stewart McDiarmid was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1958:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[5]
     John Cobb Arthur Progressive Conservative
     Donovan Swailes Assiniboia CCF
     Rodney Clement Birtle-Russell Liberal-Progressive
     Reginald Lissaman Brandon Progressive Conservative
     Edward Schreyer Brokenhead CCF
     John Hawryluk Burrows CCF
     Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive
     Edward Joseph Williams Churchill Progressive Conservative
     Marcel Boulic Cypress Progressive Conservative
     Stewart McLean Dauphin Progressive Conservative
     Walter McDonald Dufferin Liberal-Progressive
     Steve Peters Elmwood CCF
     John Tanchak Emerson Liberal-Progressive
     Michael Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Plains Liberal-Progressive
     Peter Wagner Fisher CCF
     Francis Jobin Flin Flon Liberal-Progressive
     Sterling Lyon Fort Garry Progressive Conservative
     Gurney Evans Fort Rouge Progressive Conservative
     George Johnson Gimli Progressive Conservative
     Nelson Shoemaker Gladstone Liberal-Progressive
     Barry Strickland Hamiota Progressive Conservative
     Morris A. Gray Inkster CCF
     Anthony J. Reid Kildonan CCF
     Arthur A. Trapp Lac du Bonnet Liberal-Progressive
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive
     Stan Roberts La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive
     Stephen Juba Logan Independent
     Charles Shuttleworth Minnedosa Liberal-Progressive
     Harold Shewman Morris Progressive Conservative
     Lloyd Stinson Osborne CCF
     Maurice Ridley Pembina Progressive Conservative
     Charles Greenlay Portage la Prairie Liberal-Progressive
     Russell Paulley Radisson CCF
     Wallace Miller Rhineland Liberal-Progressive
     William B. Scarth River Heights Progressive Conservative
     Keith Alexander Roblin Progressive Conservative
     Abram Harrison Rock Lake Progressive Conservative
     Robert Bend Rockwood—Iberville Liberal-Progressive
     Joseph Jeannotte Rupertsland Progressive Conservative
     Roger Teillet St. Boniface Liberal-Progressive
     Elman Guttormson St. George Liberal-Progressive
     Douglas Stanes St. James Progressive Conservative
     David Orlikow St. Johns CCF
     William G. Martin St. Matthews Progressive Conservative
     Fred Groves St. Vital Progressive Conservative
     Gildas Molgat Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive
     Thomas P. Hillhouse Selkirk Liberal-Progressive
     Arthur E. Wright Seven Oaks CCF
     Malcolm Earl McKellar Souris-Lansdowne Progressive Conservative
     William Lucko Springfield Liberal-Progressive
     Albert H. C. Corbett Swan River Progressive Conservative
     John Carroll The Pas Progressive Conservative
     Errick Willis Turtle Mountain Progressive Conservative
     John Thompson Virden Progressive Conservative
     Richard Seaborn Wellington Progressive Conservative
     James Cowan Winnipeg Centre Progressive Conservative
     Dufferin Roblin Wolseley Progressive Conservative

Notes:

    By-elections

    None.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Twenty-Fifth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1958-1959)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
    2. 1 2 Ferguson, Barry; Wardhaugh, Robert (2010). Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th Centuries. University of Regina Press. p. 244. ISBN 0889772169. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
    3. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
    4. "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    5. "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
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