16th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 16th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1920. The legislature sat from February 10, 1921, to June 24, 1922.
The Liberal Party led by Tobias Norris formed a minority government.
John Thomas Haig of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.
James Bryson Baird served as speaker for the assembly.
There were two sessions of the 16th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 10, 1921May 7, 1921
2ndJanuary 12, 1922April 6, 1922

James Albert Manning Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term---
John WilliamsArthurLiberal1907, 19144th term*----
William BayleyAssiniboiaLabour19201st term----
George LittleBeautiful PlainsFarmer19201st term----
George MalcolmBirtleLiberal19095th term----
Albert Edward SmithBrandon CityLabour19201st term----
Maurice DupreyCarillonFarmer19201st term----
William H. SpinksCypressConservative19201st term----
George Hastings PalmerDauphinLabour19201st term----
Robert Stirton ThorntonDeloraineLiberal1907, 19144th term*----
Edward AugustDufferinLiberal19152nd term----
Dmytro YakimischakEmersonFarmer19201st term----
Nicholas HryhorczukEthelbertIndependent Farmer19201st term----
Albert KirvanFairfordLiberal19201st term----
Henry MabbFisherIndependent Farmer19201st term----
William FindlaterGilbert PlainsLiberal19152nd term----
Gudmundur FjelstedGimliFarmer19201st term----
James William ArmstrongGladstoneLiberal19075th term----
William RobsonGlenwoodIndependent Farmer19201st term----
John Henry McConnellHamiotaLiberal19143rd term----
Arthur BoivinIbervilleIndependent19172nd term----
Charles Albert TannerKildonan and St. AndrewsLabour19201st term----
Samuel FletcherKillarneyFarmer19201st term----
Charles Duncan McPhersonLakesideLiberal1910, 19153rd term*----
Tobias NorrisLansdowneLiberal1896, 19077th term*----
Philippe TalbotLa VerendryeIndependent19152nd term----
John S. RidleyManitouConservative19201st term----
George GriersonMinnedosaLiberal19143rd term----
John KennedyMorden and RhinelandConservative19201st term----
William ClubbMorrisFarmer19201st term----
James Bryson BairdMountainLiberal19075th term----
Reuben WaughNorfolkConservative19201st term----
Fawcett TaylorPortage la PrairieConservative19201st term----
Henry Robson RichardsonRoblinFarmer19201st term----
William McKinnellRockwoodFarmer19201st term----
John MorrisonRupertslandLiberal19162nd term----
William Wilber Wilfred WilsonRussellLiberal19152nd term----
Joseph BernierSt. BonifaceIndependent Conservative1900, 1907, 19205th term*----
Matthew StanbridgeSt. ClementsLabour19201st term----
Albert KristjanssonSt. GeorgeLabour19201st term
Farmer---
Albert KristjanssonSt. GeorgeJoseph Hamelin19201st term
Ste. RoseConservative19143rd term
Arthur MooreSpringfieldLabour19201st term----
Robert EmmondSwan RiverPeople's Independent Party-
Farmer		19201st term----
Edward BrownThe PasLiberal19152nd term----
George William McDonaldTurtle MountainLiberal19152nd term----
George ClinganVirdenLiberal19143rd term----
Fred DixonWinnipegLabour19143rd term----
Thomas Herman JohnsonWinnipegLiberal19075th term----
William IvensWinnipegLabour19201st term----
John Thomas HaigWinnipegConservative1914, 19202nd term*----
John QueenWinnipegSocial Democrat19201st term----
John StovelWinnipegLiberal19201st term----
Duncan CameronWinnipegLiberal19201st term----
George ArmstrongWinnipegSocialist19201st term----
Edith RogersWinnipegLiberal19201st term----
William J. TupperWinnipegConservative19201st term----

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
BirtleGeorge MalcolmLiberalOctober 14, 1920G Malcolm appointed Minister of Agriculture
LakesideCharles Duncan McPhersonLiberalJanuary 31, 1921CD McPherson appointed Minister of Public Works