21st Manitoba Legislature

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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

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

Member Electoral district Party[6] First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s) Notes
  John R. Pitt Arthur Liberal-Progressive 1935 3rd term
  David Best Assiniboia Conservative Anti-coalition 1941 1st term
  John Poole Beautiful Plains Conservative Anti-coalition 1936 2nd term
  Francis Campbell Bell Birtle Liberal-Progressive 1936 2nd term
  George Dinsdale Brandon City Conservative 1932 3rd term Died in office September 21, 1943
  Dwight Johnson (1943) CCF 1943 1st term
  Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive 1935 3rd term
  James Christie Cypress Liberal-Progressive 1932 3rd term
  Robert Hawkins Dauphin Liberal-Progressive 1932 3rd term
  Errick Willis Deloraine Conservative 1936 2nd term
  John Munn Dufferin Liberal-Progressive 1927 4th term Died in office January 25, 1942
  Earl Collins (1943) Conservative 1943 1st term
  John R. Solomon Emerson Independent Coalition 1941 1st term
  Nicholas Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Liberal-Progressive 1920,[a] 1941 5th term*
  Stuart Garson Fairford Liberal-Progressive 1927 4th term
  Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive 1922 5th term
  Stanley Fox Gilbert Plains Social Credit 1936 2nd term
  Joseph Wawrykow Gimli CCF 1936 2nd term
  William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive 1927 4th term
  James Breakey Glenwood Liberal-Progressive 1914, 1922 7th term*
  Norman Turnbull Hamiota Social Credit 1936 2nd term
  Arthur Boivin Iberville Independent Coalition 1917,[b] 1941 6th term*
  James McLenaghen Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative 1927 4th term
  John Laughlin Killarney Conservative 1927, 1936 3rd term* Died in office August 19, 1941
  Abram Harrison (1943) Conservative 1943 1st term
  Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive 1922 5th term
  Matthew Sutherland Lansdowne Liberal-Progressive 1936 2nd term
  Sauveur Marcoux La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive 1936 2nd term
  Hugh Morrison Manitou Conservative 1936 2nd term
  Earl Rutledge Minnedosa Conservative 1927 4th term
  Wallace C. Miller Morden and Rhineland Conservative 1936 2nd term
  John C. Dryden Morris Independent Coalition 1941 1st term
  Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive 1930 4th term
  John Lawrie Norfolk Conservative 1936 2nd term
  Toby Sexsmith Portage la Prairie Conservative 1933 3rd term Died in office August 23, 1943
  Charles Greenlay (1943) Conservative 1943 1st term
  Sydney Rogers Roblin Social Credit 1936 2nd term
  Mungo Lewis Rockwood Independent Coalition 1936 2nd term
  Daniel Hamilton Rupertsland Liberal-Progressive 1941 1st term
  William Wilson Russell Liberal-Progressive 1915, 1941 3rd term*
  Austin Clarke St. Boniface Liberal-Progressive 1941 1st term
  Nicholas Stryk St. Clements Liberal-Progressive 1941 1st term
  Skuli Sigfusson St. George Liberal-Progressive 1914, 1922, 1941 5th term*
  Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive 1927 4th term
  Evelyn Shannon Springfield Liberal-Progressive 1936 2nd term
  George Renouf Swan River Conservative 1932 3rd term
  John Bracken The Pas Liberal-Progressive 1922 5th term Resigned January 15, 1943
  Beresford Richards (1943) CCF 1943 1st term
  Alexander Welch Turtle Mountain Conservative 1929 4th term
  Robert Mooney Virden Liberal-Progressive 1922 5th term
  Paul Bardal Winnipeg Liberal-Progressive 1941 1st term
  Seymour Farmer CCF 1922 5th term
  Morris Gray CCF 1941 1st term
  Bill Kardash Communist Anti-coalition 1941 1st term
  Huntly Ketchen Conservative Anti-coalition 1932 3rd term
  Stephen Krawchyk Independent Coalition 1941 1st term
  John Stewart McDiarmid Liberal-Progressive 1932 3rd term
  Charles Rhodes Smith Liberal-Progressive 1941 1st term
  Lewis Stubbs Independent Anti-coalition 1936 2nd term
  Gunnar Thorvaldson Conservative 1941 1st term

By-elections

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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[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ First elected as a Independent Farmer
  2. ^ First elected as a Conservative

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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 978-0887553554. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  3. ^ "Hon. Stuart Sinclair Garson CC KC". Distinguished Graduates. University of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  4. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  5. ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  6. ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  8. ^ "John Alfred Munn". Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Science. 6 (2): 33–34. 1942. PMC 1584091. PMID 17647840.
  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. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  11. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: William Raymond "Toby" Sexsmith (1885–1943)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 27 July 2017.