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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