16th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 16th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1920. The legislature sat from February 10, 1921, to June 24, 1922.[1]

The Liberal Party led by Tobias Norris formed a minority government.[1]

John Thomas Haig of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.[2]

James Bryson Baird served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were two sessions of the 16th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st February 10, 1921 May 7, 1921
2nd January 12, 1922 April 6, 1922

James Albert Manning Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[4]
     John Williams Arthur Liberal
     William Bayley Assiniboia Labour
  George Little Beautiful Plains Farmer
     George Malcolm Birtle Liberal
     Albert Edward Smith Brandon City Labour
  Maurice Duprey Carillon Farmer
     William H. Spinks Cypress Conservative
     George Hastings Palmer Dauphin Labour
     Robert Stirton Thornton Deloraine Liberal
     Edward August Dufferin Liberal
  Dmytro Yakimischak Emerson Farmer
  Nicholas Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Independent Farmer
     Albert Kirvan Fairford Liberal
  Henry Mabb Fisher Independent Farmer
     William Findlater Gilbert Plains Liberal
  Gudmundur Fjelsted Gimli Farmer
     James William Armstrong Gladstone Liberal
  William Robson Glenwood Independent Farmer
     John Henry McConnell Hamiota Liberal
     Arthur Boivin Iberville Independent
     Charles Albert Tanner Kildonan and St. Andrews Labour
  Samuel Fletcher Killarney Farmer
     Charles Duncan McPherson Lakeside Liberal
     Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal
     Philippe Talbot La Verendrye Independent
     John S. Ridley Manitou Conservative
     George Grierson Minnedosa Liberal
     John Kennedy Morden and Rhineland Conservative
  William Clubb Morris Farmer
     James Bryson Baird Mountain Liberal
     Reuben Waugh Norfolk Conservative
     Fawcett Taylor Portage la Prairie Conservative
  Henry Robson Richardson Roblin Farmer
  William McKinnell Rockwood Farmer
     John Morrison Rupertsland Liberal
     William Wilber Wilfred Wilson Russell Liberal
     Joseph Bernier St. Boniface Independent Conservative
     Matthew Stanbridge St. Clements Labour
     Albert Kristjansson St. George Labour
     Joseph Hamelin Ste. Rose Conservative
     Arthur Ernest Moore Springfield Labour
  Robert Emmond Swan River People's Independent Party-
Farmer
     Edward Brown The Pas Liberal
     George William McDonald Turtle Mountain Liberal
     George Clingan Virden Liberal
     F. J. Dixon Winnipeg Labour
     Thomas Herman Johnson Liberal
     William Ivens Labour
     John Thomas Haig Conservative
     John Queen Social Democrat
     John Stovel Liberal
     Duncan Cameron Liberal
  George Armstrong Socialist
     Edith Rogers Liberal
     William J. Tupper Conservative

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Birtle George Malcolm Liberal October 14, 1920 G Malcolm appointed Minister of Agriculture[5]
    Lakeside Charles Duncan McPherson Liberal January 31, 1921 CD McPherson appointed Minister of Public Works[5]

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Sixeenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1921-1922)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
      2. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
      3. "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      4. "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
      5. 1 2 "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
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