24th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 24th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1953. The legislature sat from February 2, 1954 [1] to April 30, 1958. [2]

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The Liberal-Progressive Party led by Douglas Lloyd Campbell formed the government. [1]

Errick Willis of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. [3] Duff Roblin defeated Willis at a leadership convention in June 1954 to become party leader. [4]

In 1957, the Employment Standards Act was passed; it was intended to standardize conditions of employment such as hours of work and termination of employment. In the same year, the Equal Pay Act was also passed, which provided for equal pay for equal work within the same organization. [5]

Nicholas Bachynsky served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

There were four sessions of the 24th Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 2, 1954March 25, 1954
2ndFebruary 1, 1955March 31, 1955
3rdJanuary 31, 1956April 23, 1956
4thJanuary 29, 1957April 5, 1957

John Stewart McDiarmid was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. [6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1953: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [7] First elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Notes
  J. Arthur Ross Arthur Progressive Conservative 19531st term
  Reginald Wightman Assiniboia Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  Francis Campbell Bell Birtle Liberal-Progressive 19365th term
  Reginald Lissaman Brandon City Progressive Conservative 19522nd term
  Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive 19356th term
  Francis Ferg Cypress Liberal-Progressive 19531st term
  William Bullmore Dauphin Social Credit 19531st term
 Independent
  James O. Argue Deloraine—Glenwood Progressive Conservative 19453rd termDied in Office 1955
  Albert Draper (1955)19551st termFrom June 27, 1955
  Walter McDonald Dufferin Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  John R. Solomon Emerson Independent Liberal-Progressive19414th termAppointed Judge Resigned seat in 1957
  John Tanchak (1957) Liberal-Progressive 19571st termFrom November 14, 1957
  Michael Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  James Anderson Fairford Liberal-Progressive 19483rd term
  Nicholas Bachynsky Fisher Liberal-Progressive 19228th term
  Ray Mitchell Gilbert Plains Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  Steinn Thompson Gimli Liberal-Progressive 19453rd term
  William Morton Gladstone Liberal-Progressive 19277th term
  Charles Shuttleworth Hamiota Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  John McDowell Iberville Progressive Conservative 19453rd term
  Russell Paulley Kildonan-Transcona CCF 19531st term
  Abram Harrison Killarney Progressive Conservative 19434th term
  Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive 19228th term
  Matthew R. Sutherland Lansdowne Liberal-Progressive 1936, 19534th term*
  Edmond Brodeur La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive 19522nd term
  Hugh Morrison Manitou—Morden Progressive Conservative 19365th termDied in office January 9, 1957
  Maurice Ridley (1957)19571st termFrom November 14, 1957
  Gilbert Hutton Minnedosa Social Credit 19531st term
  Harry Shewman Morris Independent19492nd term
  Progressive Conservative
  Ivan Schultz Mountain Liberal-Progressive 19307th termAppointed Judge resigned seat January 22, 1955
  Walter Clark (1955)19551st termFrom June 27, 1955
  Samuel Burch Norfolk—Beautiful Plains Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  Charles Greenlay Portage la Prairie Liberal-Progressive 19434th term
  Wallace C. Miller Rhineland Liberal-Progressive 19365th term
  Ronald Robertson Roblin Liberal-Progressive 19453rd term
  Robert Bend Rockwood Independent Liberal-Progressive19492nd term
  Liberal-Progressive
  Roy Brown Rupertsland [nb 1] Liberal-Progressive 19531st term
  Rodney Clement Russell Independent Liberal-Progressive19492nd term
  Liberal-Progressive
  Thomas Hillhouse St. Andrews Liberal-Progressive 19502nd term
  L. Raymond Fennell St. Boniface Liberal-Progressive 19531st term
  Roger Teillet 19531st term
  Stanley Copp St. Clements Liberal-Progressive 19531st term
  Christian Halldorson St. George Liberal-Progressive 19453rd termDied in office September 18, 1956
  Elman Guttormson (1956)19561st termFrom December 3, 1956
  Gildas Molgat Ste. Rose [nb 1] Liberal-Progressive 19531st term
  William Lucko Springfield Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  George Renouf Swan River Progressive Conservative 19326th term
  Francis Jobin The Pas Liberal-Progressive 19492nd term
  Errick Willis Turtle Mountain Progressive Conservative 19365th term
  John Thompson Virden Progressive Conservative 19531st term
  Stephen Juba Winnipeg Centre Independent19531st term
  Jack St. John Liberal-Progressive 19531st term
  Hank Scott Progressive Conservative 19531st term
  Donovan Swailes CCF 19453rd term
  Morris Gray Winnipeg North CCF 19414th term
  John Hawryluk CCF 19492nd term
  Bill Kardash Communist 19414th term
  Alex Turk Liberal-Progressive 19531st term
  Gurney Evans Winnipeg South Progressive Conservative 19531st term
  Duff Roblin Progressive Conservative 19492nd term
  Lloyd Stinson CCF 19453rd term
  Ronald Turner Liberal-Progressive 19463rd term

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Election deferred to July 6, 1953

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Deloraine—Glenwood Albert Draper Progressive Conservative June 27, 1955J O Argue died [8]
Mountain Walter Clark Liberal-Progressive June 27, 1955I Schultz named judge January 22, 1955 [8]
St. George Elman Guttormson Liberal-Progressive December 3, 1956 [9] C Halldorson died September 18, 1956 [10]
Emerson John Tanchak Liberal-Progressive November 14, 1957J R Solomon named judge [8]
Manitou—Morden Maurice Ridley Progressive Conservative November 14, 1957 [8] Hugh Morrison died January 9, 1957 [11]

Notes:

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Twenty-Fourth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1954–1957)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
    2. ↑ Normandin, Pierre G (1976). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
    3. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
    4. ↑ "The Dissolution of the Coalition: Roblin's Rise to Leadership". MHS Transactions. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
    5. ↑ "A History of Manitoba Labour Programs". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    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. 1 2 3 4 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
    9. ↑ "Liberal Wins in St. George, May Lead to Man. Election". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. December 4, 1956. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
    10. ↑ "Christian Halldorson (1891–1956)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
    11. ↑ "Hugh Borthwick Morrison (1892–1957)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society . Retrieved 2013-06-05.
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