26th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 26th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in May 1959. The legislature sat from June 9, 1959 to November 9, 1962.[1]

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government.[1]

Douglas Lloyd Campbell of the Liberal-Progressive Party was Leader of the Opposition. After Campbell resigned in 1961, Gildas Molgat became opposition leader.[2]

In 1961, the Liberal-Progressive Party became known as the Manitoba Liberal Party and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was replaced by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.

Abram Harrison served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were five sessions of the 26th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st June 9, 1959 August 4, 1959
2nd January 19, 1960 March 26, 1960
3rd February 14, 1961 April 20, 1961
4th October 16, 1961 October 20, 1961
5th February 15, 1962 May 1, 1962

John Stewart McDiarmid was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until January 15, 1960, when Errick Willis became lieutenant governor.[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[4]
     John Cobb Arthur Progressive Conservative
     George William Johnson Assiniboia Progressive Conservative
     Robert Smellie Birtle-Russell Progressive Conservative
     Reginald Lissaman Brandon Progressive Conservative
     Edward Schreyer Brokenhead CCF
     John Hawryluk Burrows CCF
     Edmond Prefontaine Carillon Liberal-Progressive
     John Ingebrigtson Churchill Progressive Conservative
     Marcel Boulic Cypress Progressive Conservative
     Stewart McLean Dauphin Progressive Conservative
     William Homer Hamilton Dufferin Progressive Conservative
     Steve Peters Elmwood CCF
     John Tanchak Emerson Liberal-Progressive
     Michael Hryhorczuk Ethelbert Plains Liberal-Progressive
     Peter Wagner Fisher CCF
     Charles Witney Flin Flon Progressive Conservative
     Sterling Lyon Fort Garry Progressive Conservative
     Gurney Evans Fort Rouge Progressive Conservative
     George Johnson Gimli Progressive Conservative
     Nelson Shoemaker Gladstone Liberal-Progressive
     Barry Strickland Hamiota Progressive Conservative
     Morris A. Gray Inkster CCF
     Anthony J. Reid Kildonan CCF
     Oscar Bjornson Lac du Bonnet Progressive Conservative
     Douglas Lloyd Campbell Lakeside Liberal-Progressive
     Stan Roberts La Verendrye Liberal-Progressive
     Lemuel Harris Logan CCF
     Walter Weir Minnedosa Progressive Conservative
     Harold Shewman Morris Progressive Conservative
     Obie Baizley Osborne Progressive Conservative
     Maurice Ridley Pembina Progressive Conservative
     John Christianson Portage la Prairie Progressive Conservative
     Russell Paulley Radisson CCF
     Wallace Miller Rhineland Liberal-Progressive
     William B. Scarth River Heights Progressive Conservative
     Keith Alexander Roblin Progressive Conservative
     Abram Harrison Rock Lake Progressive Conservative
     George Hutton Rockwood—Iberville Progressive Conservative
     Joseph Jeannotte Rupertsland Progressive Conservative
     Laurent Desjardins St. Boniface Liberal-Progressive
     Elman Guttormson St. George Liberal-Progressive
     Douglas Stanes St. James Progressive Conservative
     David Orlikow St. Johns CCF
     William G. Martin St. Matthews Progressive Conservative
     Fred Groves St. Vital Progressive Conservative
     Gildas Molgat Ste. Rose Liberal-Progressive
     Thomas P. Hillhouse Selkirk Liberal-Progressive
     Arthur E. Wright Seven Oaks CCF
     Malcolm Earl McKellar Souris-Lansdowne Progressive Conservative
     Fred Klym Springfield Progressive Conservative
     Albert H. C. Corbett Swan River Progressive Conservative
     John Carroll The Pas Progressive Conservative
     Errick Willis Turtle Mountain Progressive Conservative
     John Thompson Virden Progressive Conservative
     Richard Seaborn Wellington Progressive Conservative
     James Cowan Winnipeg Centre Progressive Conservative
     Dufferin Roblin Wolseley Progressive Conservative

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Arthur Douglas Watt Progressive Conservative November 26, 1959 J Cobb died August 21, 1959[5]
    Cypress Thelma Forbes Progressive Conservative November 26, 1959 M Boulic died September 22, 1959[5]
    Rhineland Jacob Froese Social Credit November 26, 1959 W Miller died October 4, 1959[5]
    Turtle Mountain Edward Dow Liberal-Progressive November 26, 1959 E Willis named Lieutenant Governor[5]
    Pembina Carolyne Morrison Progressive Conservative December 9, 1960 M Ridley died October 2, 1960[5]

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Twenty-Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1959-1962)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
      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 2013-02-05.
      5. 1 2 3 4 5 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
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