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] Notes
  John Cobb Arthur Progressive Conservative Died in office August 21, 1959
  Douglas Watt From November 26, 1959
  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 Died in office September 22, 1959
  Thelma Forbes From November 26, 1959
  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 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 Died in office October 2, 1960
  Carolyne Morrison From December 9, 1960
  John Christianson Portage la Prairie Progressive Conservative
  Russell Paulley Radisson CCF
  Wallace C. Miller Rhineland Liberal-Progressive Died in office October 4, 1959
  Jacob Froese Social Credit From November 26, 1959
  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 Named Lieutenant Governor and resigned seat but remained in Cabinet until January 15, 1960
  Edward Dow Liberal-Progressive From November 26, 1959
  John Thompson Virden Progressive Conservative
  Richard Seaborn Wellington Progressive Conservative
  James Cowan Winnipeg Centre Progressive Conservative
  Dufferin Roblin Wolseley Progressive Conservative


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 January 15, 1960 [5]
Pembina Carolyne Morrison Progressive Conservative December 9, 1960 M Ridley died October 2, 1960[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. 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. ^ a b c d e "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
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