20th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 20th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1936. The legislature sat from February 18, 1937, to March 12, 1941.[1]

The Liberal-Progressive Party led by John Bracken formed a minority government with the support of Social Credit members.[2]

Errick Willis of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.[3]

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

There were five sessions of the 20th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st February 18, 1937 April 17, 1937
2nd December 9, 1937 March 23, 1938
3rd February 20, 1939 April 17, 1939
4th February 20, 1940 April 5, 1940
5th November 18, 1940 December 17, 1940

William Johnston Tupper was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until November 1, 1940, when Roland Fairbairn McWilliams became lieutenant governor.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1936:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[5] First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  John R. Pitt Arthur Liberal-Progressive 1935 2nd term
  James Aiken Assiniboia ILP-CCF 1936 1st term
  John Poole Beautiful Plains Conservative 1936 1st term
  Francis Campbell Bell Birtle Liberal-Progressive 1936 1st term
  George Dinsdale Brandon City Conservative 1932 2nd term
  Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive 1935 2nd term
  James Christie Cypress Liberal-Progressive 1932 2nd term
  Robert Hawkins Dauphin Liberal-Progressive 1932 2nd term
  Errick Willis Deloraine Conservative 1936 1st term
  John Munn Dufferin Liberal-Progressive 1927 3rd term
  Herbert Wright Emerson Independent Liberal 1936 1st term
  William Lisowsky Ethelbert Social Credit 1936 1st term
  Stuart Garson Fairford Liberal-Progressive 1927 3rd term
  Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive 1922 4th term
  Stanley Fox Gilbert Plains Social Credit 1936 1st term
  Joseph Wawrykow Gimli ILP-CCF 1936 1st term
  William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive 1927 3rd term
  James Breakey Glenwood Liberal-Progressive 1914, 1922 6th term*
  Norman Turnbull Hamiota Social Credit 1936 1st term
  John Salmon Lamont Iberville Liberal-Progressive 1936 1st term
  James McLenaghen Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative 1927 3rd term
  John Laughlin Killarney Conservative 1927, 1936 2nd term*
  Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive 1922 4th term
  Matthew Sutherland Lansdowne Liberal-Progressive 1936 1st term
  Sauveur Marcoux La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive 1936 1st term
  Hugh Morrison Manitou Conservative 1936 1st term
  Earl Rutledge Minnedosa Conservative 1927 3rd term
  Wallace C. Miller Morden and Rhineland Conservative 1936 1st term
  William Clubb Morris Liberal-Progressive 1920 5th term
  Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive 1930 3rd term
  John Lawrie Norfolk Conservative 1936 1st term
  Toby Sexsmith Portage la Prairie Conservative 1933 2nd term
  Sydney Rogers Roblin Social Credit 1936 1st term
  Mungo Lewis Rockwood Conservative 1936 1st term
  Oddur Olafson Rupertsland[nb 1] Independent Liberal 1936 1st term
  Isaac Griffiths Russell Liberal-Progressive 1922 4th term
  Harold Lawrence St. Boniface Independent Labour 1932 2nd term
  Herbert Sulkers St. Clements Independent Labour 1936 1st term
  Salome Halldorson St. George Social Credit 1936 1st term
  Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive 1927 3rd term
  Evelyn Shannon Springfield Liberal-Progressive 1936 1st term
  George Renouf Swan River Conservative 1932 2nd term
  John Bracken The Pas[nb 2] Liberal-Progressive 1922 4th term
  Alexander Welch Turtle Mountain Conservative 1929 3rd term
  Robert Mooney Virden Liberal-Progressive 1922 4th term
  James Alexander Barry Winnipeg Conservative 1936 1st term
  Seymour Farmer Independent Labour 1922 4th term
  Marcus Hyman Independent Labour 1932 2nd term
  Huntly Ketchen Conservative 1932 2nd term
  James Litterick Communist 1936 1st term
  William Major Liberal-Progressive 1927 3rd term
  John Stewart McDiarmid Liberal-Progressive 1932 2nd term
  John Queen Independent Labour 1920 5th term
  Lewis Stubbs Independent 1936 1st term
  Ralph Webb Conservative 1932 2nd term

Notes:

  1. ^ Election held August 22, 1936
  2. ^ Election held August 26, 1936

By-elections

None.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Members of the Twentieth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1937–1940)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ^ Rea, J (1997). T.A. Crerar: A Political Life. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 177. ISBN 0773516298. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  3. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  4. ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  5. ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
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