The members of the 17th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1922. The legislature sat from January 18, 1923, to June 4, 1927.[1]
The United Farmers of Manitoba formed the government.[1] John Bracken, who had not run in the election, was chosen as party leader. He was subsequently elected to the assembly in a deferred election held in The Pas.[2] The United Farmers would later identify themselves as the Progressive Party.[3]
Tobias Norris of the Liberals was Leader of the Opposition.[4]
In a 1923 referendum, Manitoba voters approved the sale of beer and wine under the control of the government, ending prohibition in the province.[5]
Philippe Adjutor Talbot served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were six sessions of the 17th Legislature:[1]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | January 18, 1923 | May 5, 1923 |
2nd | July 25, 1923 | July 27, 1923 |
3rd | January 10, 1924 | April 5, 1924 |
4th | January 15, 1925 | April 9, 1925 |
5th | January 21, 1926 | April 23, 1926 |
6th | February 3, 1927 | April 9, 1927 |
James Albert Manning Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until October 9, 1926, when Theodore Arthur Burrows became lieutenant governor.[6]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1922:[1]
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By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Arthur | Duncan Lloyd McLeod | United Farmers | August 26, 1922 | DL McLeod appointed Provincial Secretary[8] |
Minnedosa | Neil Cameron | United Farmers | August 26, 1922 | N Cameron appointed Minister of Agriculture[8] |
Morris | William Clubb | United Farmers | August 26, 1922 | W Clubb appointed Minister of Public Works[8] |
Mountain | Charles Cannon | United Farmers | December 24, 1923 | C Cannon appointed Minister of Education[8] |
Carillon | Albert Préfontaine | United Farmers | December 24, 1923 | A Préfontaine appointed Provincial Secretary[8] |
Lansdowne | Tobias Norris | Liberal | December 9, 1925[8] | T Norris resigned to run for federal seat[9] |
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