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

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]

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