16th Manitoba Legislature explained

The members of the 16th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1920. The legislature sat from February 10, 1921, to June 24, 1922.[1]

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

John Thomas Haig of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.[2]

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

There were two sessions of the 16th Legislature:[1]

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 10, 1921May 7, 1921
2ndJanuary 12, 1922April 6, 1922

James Albert Manning Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920:[1]

MemberElectoral districtParty[4]
John WilliamsArthurLiberal
William BayleyAssiniboiaLabour
George LittleBeautiful PlainsFarmer
George MalcolmBirtleLiberal
Albert Edward SmithBrandon CityLabour
Maurice DupreyCarillonFarmer
William H. SpinksCypressConservative
George Hastings PalmerDauphinLabour
Robert Stirton ThorntonDeloraineLiberal
Edward AugustDufferinLiberal
Dmytro YakimischakEmersonFarmer
Nicholas HryhorczukEthelbertIndependent Farmer
Albert KirvanFairfordLiberal
Henry MabbFisherIndependent Farmer
William FindlaterGilbert PlainsLiberal
Gudmundur FjelstedGimliFarmer
James William ArmstrongGladstoneLiberal
William RobsonGlenwoodIndependent Farmer
John Henry McConnellHamiotaLiberal
Arthur BoivinIbervilleIndependent
Charles Albert TannerKildonan and St. AndrewsLabour
Samuel FletcherKillarneyFarmer
Charles Duncan McPhersonLakesideLiberal
Tobias NorrisLansdowneLiberal
Philippe TalbotLa VerendryeIndependent
John S. RidleyManitouConservative
George GriersonMinnedosaLiberal
John KennedyMorden and RhinelandConservative
William ClubbMorrisFarmer
James Bryson BairdMountainLiberal
Reuben WaughNorfolkConservative
Fawcett TaylorPortage la PrairieConservative
Henry Robson RichardsonRoblinFarmer
William McKinnellRockwoodFarmer
John MorrisonRupertslandLiberal
William Wilber Wilfred WilsonRussellLiberal
Joseph BernierSt. BonifaceIndependent Conservative
Matthew StanbridgeSt. ClementsLabour
Albert KristjanssonSt. GeorgeLabour
Joseph HamelinSte. RoseConservative
Arthur MooreSpringfieldLabour
Robert EmmondSwan RiverPeople's Independent Party-
Farmer
Edward BrownThe PasLiberal
George William McDonaldTurtle MountainLiberal
George ClinganVirdenLiberal
Fred DixonWinnipegLabour
Thomas Herman JohnsonLiberal
William IvensLabour
John Thomas HaigConservative
John QueenSocial Democrat
John StovelLiberal
Duncan CameronLiberal
George ArmstrongSocialist
Edith RogersLiberal
William J. TupperConservative

Notes:

  1. Web site: Members of the Sixeenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1921–1922) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2012-12-23.
  2. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba . Library of Parliament . 2012-12-13 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029230602/http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Province.aspx?Item=674174e0-0472-4cd4-bb1e-d66b7aff8b79&MenuID=Compilations.ProvinceTerritory.aspx.Menu&Language=E&Section=LeaderOpposition . dead .
  3. Web site: Past lieutenant governors . Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba . 2014-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105191427/http://www.manitobalg.ca/past-govs.php . 2014-01-05 .
  4. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2012-09-23.

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
BirtleGeorge MalcolmLiberalOctober 14, 1920G Malcolm appointed Minister of Agriculture[5]
LakesideCharles Duncan McPhersonLiberalJanuary 31, 1921CD McPherson appointed Minister of Public Works

Notes:

  1. Web site: Members of the Sixeenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1921–1922) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2012-12-23.
  2. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba . Library of Parliament . 2012-12-13 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029230602/http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Province.aspx?Item=674174e0-0472-4cd4-bb1e-d66b7aff8b79&MenuID=Compilations.ProvinceTerritory.aspx.Menu&Language=E&Section=LeaderOpposition . dead .
  3. Web site: Past lieutenant governors . Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba . 2014-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105191427/http://www.manitobalg.ca/past-govs.php . 2014-01-05 .
  4. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2012-09-23.
  5. Web site: Biographies of Deceased Members . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330155427/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html . 2014-03-30 .