23rd Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 23rd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in November 1949. The legislature sat from February 14, 1950, to April 23, 1953. [1]

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A coalition government of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party held a majority of seats in the assembly. Douglas Lloyd Campbell served as Premier. [2] The Progressive Conservatives withdrew from the coalition in 1950. [3]

Edwin Hansford of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition. Errick Willis of the Progressive Conservatives became opposition leader after his party left the coalition in 1950. [4]

Wallace C. Miller served as speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet in August 1950. [5] Nicholas Bachynsky succeeded Miller as speaker. [1]

There were seven sessions of the 23rd Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 14, 1950April 22, 1950
2ndNovember 7, 1950November 16, 1950
3rdFebruary 1, 1951
4thFebruary 5, 1952
5thJuly 22, 1952July 26, 1952
6thJanuary 13, 1953January 16, 1953
7thFebruary 24, 1953April 18, 1953

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

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [7] First elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Notes
  John R. Pitt Arthur Liberal-Progressive 19355th term
  Reginald Wightman Assiniboia Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  Francis Campbell Bell Birtle Liberal-Progressive 19364th term
  Joseph Donaldson Brandon City Progressive Conservative 19491st termResigned April 18, 1951
  Reginald Lissaman (1952) Progressive Conservative 19521st term
  Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Independent Liberal
Anti-Coalition		19355th term
  Liberal-Progressive
  James Christie Cypress Liberal-Progressive 19325th term
  Ernest McGirr Dauphin Progressive Conservative 19491st term
  James O. Argue Deloraine—Glenwood Progressive Conservative 19452nd term
  Walter McDonald Dufferin Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  John R. Solomon Emerson Liberal-Progressive 19413rd term
  Michael Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  James Anderson Fairford Liberal-Progressive 19482nd term
  Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive 19227th term
  Ray Mitchell Gilbert Plains Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  Steinn Thompson Gimli Liberal-Progressive 19452nd term
  William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive 19276th term
  Charles Shuttleworth Hamiota Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  John McDowell Iberville Independent Progressive Conservative
Anti-Coalition		19452nd term
  Progressive Conservative
  George Olive Kildonan-Transcona CCF 19452nd term
  Abram Harrison Killarney Progressive Conservative 19433rd term
  Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive 19227th term
  Thomas Seens Lansdowne Progressive Conservative 19491st term
  Sauveur Marcoux La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive 19364th termDied in office November 16, 1951
  Edmond Brodeur (1952) Liberal-Progressive 19521st term
  Hugh Morrison Manitou—Morden Independent Progressive Conservative
Anti-Coalition		19364th term
  Progressive Conservative
  Henry Rungay Minnedosa Liberal-Progressive 19482nd term
  Harry Shewman Morris Independent Coalition19491st term
 Independent
  Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive 19306th term
  Samuel Burch Norfolk—Beautiful Plains Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  Charles Greenlay Portage la Prairie Progressive Conservative 19433rd term
  Wallace C. Miller Rhineland Progressive Conservative 19364th term
  Ronald Robertson Roblin Independent Coalition19452nd term
  Liberal-Progressive
  Robert Bend Rockwood Independent Progressive Conservative
Coalition		19491st term
 Independent Liberal
  Daniel Hamilton Rupertsland Liberal-Progressive 19413rd term
  Rodney Clement Russell Independent Coalition19491st term
 Independent Liberal
  James McLenaghen St. Andrews Progressive Conservative 19276th termDied in office June 23, 1950
  Thomas P. Hillhouse (1950) Liberal-Progressive 19501st term
  Joseph Van Belleghem St. Boniface Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  Edwin Hansford CCF 19452nd term
  Nicholas Stryk St. Clements Liberal-Progressive 1941, 19492nd term*Died in office July 11, 1950
  Thomas P. Hillhouse (1950) Liberal-Progressive 19501st term
  Christian Halldorson St. George Liberal-Progressive 19452nd term
  Maurice Dane MacCarthy Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive 19276th term
  William Lucko Springfield Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  George Renouf Swan River Independent Conservative
Anti-Coalition		19325th term
  Progressive Conservative
  Francis Jobin The Pas Independent Liberal
Coalition		19491st term
  Errick Willis Turtle Mountain Progressive Conservative 19364th term
  Robert Mooney Virden Liberal-Progressive 19227th term
  Paul Bardal Winnipeg Centre Liberal-Progressive 1941, 19492nd term*
  Gordon Fines CCF 19491st term
  Charles Rhodes Smith Liberal-Progressive 19413rd term
  Donovan Swailes CCF 19452nd term
  Morris Gray Winnipeg North CCF 19413rd term
  Frank Chester Liberal-Progressive 19491st term
  John Hawryluk CCF 19491st term
  Bill Kardash Labor–Progressive 19413rd term
  John Stewart McDiarmid Winnipeg South Liberal-Progressive 19325th term
  Duff Roblin Independent Progressive Conservative
Anti-Coalition		19491st term
  Progressive Conservative
  Lloyd Stinson CCF 19452nd term
  Ronald Turner Liberal-Progressive 19462nd term

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    St. Andrews Thomas P. Hillhouse Liberal-Progressive October 24, 1950J McLenaghen died June 23, 1950 [5]
    St. Clements Albert Trapp Liberal-Progressive October 24, 1950 [5] N Stryk died July 11, 1950 [8]
    Brandon City Reginald Lissaman Progressive Conservative January 21, 1952J Donaldson resigned April 18, 1951 [5]
    La Verendrye Edmond Brodeur Liberal-Progressive January 21, 1952S Marcoux died November 16, 1951 [5]

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Twenty-Third Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1950–1953)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
      2. ↑ Ferguson, Barry Glen; Wardhaugh, Robert (2010). Manitoba Premiers of 19th and 20th Centuries. University of Regina Press. pp. 213–231. ISBN   0889772169 . Retrieved 2013-05-11.
      3. ↑ McDonell, James K; Campbell, Robert Bennett (1997). Lords of the North. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. p. 175. ISBN   1896182712 . Retrieved 2013-06-12.
      4. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
      5. 1 2 3 4 5 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
      6. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      7. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
      8. ↑ "Nicholas John Stryk (1896–1950)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
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