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18th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 18th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1927. The legislature sat from December 1, 1927, to May 7, 1932.

The Progressive Party of Manitoba led by John Bracken formed the government.

Fawcett Taylor of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.

The Minimum Wage Act, which previously only applied to female workers, was amended to include male workers under the age of 18. The minimum wage was $0.25 per hour.

Philippe Adjutor Talbot served as speaker for the assembly.

There were five sessions of the 18th Legislature:

SessionStartEnd
1stDecember 1, 1927March 16, 1928
2ndFebruary 11, 1929May 26, 1929
3rdJanuary 21, 1930April 14, 1930
4thJanuary 27, 1931April 20, 1931
5thFebruary 29, 1932May 7, 1932

Theodore Arthur Burrows was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until January 18, 1929, when James Duncan McGregor became lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1927:

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Notes
Duncan Lloyd McLeodArthurProgressive19222nd term
Joseph CotterAssiniboiaConservative19271st term
Adalbert PooleBeautiful PlainsProgressive19271st term
John PrattBirtleProgressive19271st termIndependent
John EdmisonBrandon CityIndependent19203rd term
Albert PréfontaineCarillonProgressive1903, 1915, 19226th term*
William H. SpinksCypressConservative19203rd term
Robert FergusonDauphinConservative19271st term
Hugh McKenzieDeloraineProgressive19271st term
John MunnDufferinProgressive19271st term
Robert CurranEmersonProgressive19271st term
Nicholas HryhorczukEthelbertProgressive19203rd term
Stuart GarsonFairfordProgressive19271st term
Nicholas BachynskyFisherProgressive19222nd term
Arthur BerryGilbert PlainsProgressive19222nd term
Ingimar IngaldsonGimliProgressive19271st term
William MortonGladstoneProgressive19271st term
James BreakeyGlenwoodLiberal1914, 19224th term*
Thomas WolstenholmeHamiotaProgressive19222nd term
Arthur BoivinIbervilleProgressive19174th term
James McLenaghenKildonan and St. AndrewsConservative19271st term
John LaughlinKillarneyConservative19271st term
Douglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideProgressive19222nd term
Tobias NorrisLansdowneLiberal1896, 19079th term*Resigned March 14, 1928.
Philippe TalbotLa VerendryeProgressive19154th term
Joseph LusignanManitouConservative19271st term
Earl RutledgeMinnedosaConservative19271st term
Hugh McGavinMorden and RhinelandConservative19271st term
William ClubbMorrisProgressive19203rd term
Irving CleghornMountainLiberal19271st termDied in office November 14, 1929
John MuirheadNorfolkProgressive19222nd term
Fawcett TaylorPortage la PrairieConservative19203rd term
Frederic NewtonRoblinConservative1911, 19225th term*
William McKinnellRockwoodProgressive19203rd term
Herbert BeresfordRupertslandProgressive19271st term
Isaac GriffithsRussellProgressive19222nd term
Joseph BernierSt. BonifaceConservative1900, 1907, 19207th term*
Robert HoeySt. ClementsProgressive19271st term
Skuli SigfussonSt. GeorgeLiberal1915, 19223rd term*
Maurice Dane MacCarthySte. RoseProgressive19271st term
Murdoch MackaySpringfieldLiberal19271st term
Andrew McClearySwan RiverProgressive19271st term
John BrackenThe PasProgressive19222nd term
Richard Gardiner WillisTurtle MountainConservative19222nd termDied in office February 1929
Robert MooneyVirdenProgressive19222nd term
William MajorWinnipegProgressive19271st term
Edward William MontgomeryProgressive19271st term
John Thomas HaigConservative1914, 19204th term*
William Sanford EvansConservative19222nd term
William TobiasConservative19271st term
Hugh RobsonLiberal19271st term
Edith RogersLiberal19203rd term
John QueenIndependent Labour19203rd term
Seymour FarmerIndependent Labour19222nd term
William IvensIndependent Labour19203rd term

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
LansdowneDonald Gordon McKenzieProgressiveNovember 10, 1928url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.htmltitle=Biographies of Deceased Memberswork=Legislative Assembly of Manitobaurl-status=deadarchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330155427/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.htmlarchivedate=2014-03-30 }}
MorrisWilliam ClubbProgressiveMay 30, 1929W Clubb appointed Minister of Public Works
Turtle MountainAlexander WelchConservativeJune 22, 1929R G Willis died February 1929
MountainIvan SchultzConservativeJanuary 29, 1930I Cleghorn died November 14, 1929

Notes

References

References

  1. "Members of the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1927–1932)". Manitoba Historical Society.
  2. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament.
  3. "Historical Summary of Minimum Wage Rates in Manitoba". Government of Manitoba.
  4. "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
  5. "Historical Summaries". Elections Manitoba.
  6. "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
  7. (November 14, 1929). "Dr. Cleghorn Dies". Star-Phoenix.
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