22nd Manitoba Legislature explained

The members of the 22nd Manitoba Legislature of Manitoba were elected in the Manitoba general election held in October 1945. The legislature sat from February 19, 1946, to September 29, 1949.[1]

A coalition government of the Liberal-Progressive Party, the Progressive Conservative Party and the Social Credit League held a majority of seats in the assembly. Stuart Garson served as Premier until 1948, when he entered federal politics.[2] Douglas Lloyd Campbell succeeded Garson as Premier.[3]

Seymour Farmer of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition. Farmer resigned as party leader in 1947 and was replaced by Edwin Hansford.[4]

In 1948, the Labour Relations Act was passed. It was intended to protect both employers and employees, and established the Manitoba Labour Board to deal with labour disputes.[5]

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

There were four sessions of the 22nd Legislature:[1]

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 19, 1946April 13, 1946
2ndFebruary 25, 1947April 16, 1947
3rdFebruary 10, 1948April 22, 1948
4thFebruary 8, 1949February 22, 1949

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

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945:[1]

MemberElectoral districtParty[7] Notes
John R. PittArthurLiberal-Progressive
Ernest DraffinAssiniboiaCCF
John PooleBeautiful PlainsProgressive Conservative
Francis Campbell BellBirtleLiberal-Progressive
Leslie McDormanBrandon CityLiberal-Progressive
Edmond PrefontaineCarillonLiberal-Progressive
James ChristieCypressLiberal-Progressive
Robert HawkinsDauphinLiberal-Progressive
James O. ArgueDeloraineProgressive Conservative
Earl CollinsDufferinIndependent Coalition
John R. SolomonEmersonLiberal-Progressive
Michael SawchukEthelbertCCF
Stuart GarsonFairfordLiberal-ProgressiveResigned November 13, 1948
Nicholas BachynskyFisherLiberal-Progressive
Stanley FoxGilbert PlainsSocial Credit
Steinn ThompsonGimliLiberal-Progressive
William MortonGladstoneLiberal-Progressive
Gilbert GrantGlenwoodLiberal-Progressive
Norman TurnbullHamiotaSocial Credit
John McDowellIbervilleIndependent Coalition
James McLenaghenKildonan and St. AndrewsProgressive Conservative
Abram HarrisonKillarneyProgressive Conservative
Douglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideLiberal-Progressive
Matthew SutherlandLansdowneLiberal-Progressive
Sauveur MarcouxLa VerendryeLiberal-Progressive
Hugh MorrisonManitouProgressive Conservative
Earl RutledgeMinnedosaProgressive ConservativeResigned July 13, 1948
Wallace C. MillerMorden-RhinelandProgressive Conservative
John C. DrydenMorrisLiberal-Progressive
Ivan SchultzMountainLiberal-Progressive
John LawrieNorfolkProgressive Conservative
Charles GreenlayPortage la PrairieProgressive Conservative
Ronald RobertsonRoblinIndependent Coalition
William CampbellRockwoodProgressive Conservative
Daniel HamiltonRupertslandLiberal-Progressive
William WilsonRussellLiberal-Progressive
Edwin HansfordSt. BonifaceCCF
Wilbert DoneleykoSt. ClementsCCF
Christian HalldorsonSt. GeorgeLiberal-Progressive
Maurice Dane MacCarthySte. RoseLiberal-Progressive
George OliveSpringfieldCCF
George RenoufSwan RiverProgressive Conservative
Beresford RichardsThe PasIndependent CCF
Errick WillisTurtle MountainProgressive Conservative
Robert MooneyVirdenLiberal-Progressive
Seymour FarmerWinnipegCCF
Morris GrayCCF
Bill Kardash
John Stewart McDiarmidLiberal-Progressive
William ScrabaLiberal-Progressive
Charles Rhodes SmithLiberal-Progressive
Lloyd StinsonCCF
Lewis StubbsIndependent Anti-coalition
Gunnar ThorvaldsonProgressive Conservative
Donovan SwailesCCF

Notes:

  1. Web site: Members of the Twenty-Second Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1946–1949) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2013-05-11.
  2. Web site: Stuart Garson and the Manitoba Progressive Coalition . Manitoba History . Manitoba Historical Society . 2013-05-11.
  3. Book: Manitoba Premiers of 19th and 20th Centuries . 213–231 . Ferguson, Barry Glen . Wardhaugh, Robert . 2010 . 0889772169 . University of Regina Press . 2013-05-11.
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: A History of Manitoba Labour Programs . Government of Manitoba . 2014-07-21.
  6. 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 .
  7. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2013-02-05.

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Army Service RepresentativeGordon Churchill[8] IndependentJanuary 1946Special armed forces seat
Navy Service RepresentativeAlex J. StringerIndependentJanuary 1946Special armed forces seat
Air Force Service RepresentativeRonald TurnerIndependentJanuary 1946Special armed forces seat
MinnedosaHenry RungayLiberal-ProgressiveNovember 2, 1948E Rutledge resigned July 13, 1948
FairfordJames AndersonLiberal-ProgressiveDecember 23, 1948S Garson resigned November 13, 1948

Notes:

  1. Web site: Members of the Twenty-Second Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1946–1949) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2013-05-11.
  2. Web site: Stuart Garson and the Manitoba Progressive Coalition . Manitoba History . Manitoba Historical Society . 2013-05-11.
  3. Book: Manitoba Premiers of 19th and 20th Centuries . 213–231 . Ferguson, Barry Glen . Wardhaugh, Robert . 2010 . 0889772169 . University of Regina Press . 2013-05-11.
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: A History of Manitoba Labour Programs . Government of Manitoba . 2014-07-21.
  6. 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 .
  7. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2013-02-05.
  8. Web site: MLA Biographies - Deceased . 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 .

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