17th Manitoba Legislature


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.
The United Farmers of Manitoba formed the government. 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. The United Farmers would later identify themselves as the Progressive Party.
Tobias Norris of the Liberals was Leader of the Opposition.
In a 1923 referendum, Manitoba voters approved the sale of beer and wine under the control of the government, ending prohibition in the province.
Philippe Adjutor Talbot served as speaker for the assembly.
There were six sessions of the 17th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 18, 1923May 5, 1923
2ndJuly 25, 1923July 27, 1923
3rdJanuary 10, 1924April 5, 1924
4thJanuary 15, 1925April 9, 1925
5thJanuary 21, 1926April 23, 1926
6thFebruary 3, 1927April 9, 1927

James Albert Manning Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until October 9, 1926, when Theodore Arthur Burrows became lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1922:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of termNotes
Duncan Lloyd McLeodArthurUnited Farmers19221st term--
William BayleyAssiniboiaIndependent Labour Party19202nd term--
George LittleBeautiful PlainsUnited Farmers19202nd term--
William J. ShortBirtleUnited Farmers19202nd term--
John EdmisonBrandon CityIndependent19202nd term--
Albert PréfontaineCarillonUnited Farmers1903, 1915, 19225th term*--
William H. SpinksCypressConservative19202nd term--
Archibald EsplenDauphinLiberal19221st term--
Duncan Stuart McLeodDeloraineUnited Farmers19221st term--
William BrownDufferinUnited Farmers19221st term--
Dmytro YakimischakEmersonIndependent19202nd term--
Nicholas HryhorczukEthelbertUnited Farmers19202nd term--
Albert KirvanFairfordLiberal19202nd term--
Nicholas BachynskyFisherUnited Farmers19221st term--
Arthur BerryGilbert PlainsUnited Farmers19221st term--
Michael RojeskiGimliLiberal19221st term--
Albert McGregorGladstoneUnited Farmers19221st term--
James BreakeyGlenwoodLiberal1914, 19223rd term*--
Thomas WolstenholmeHamiotaUnited Farmers19221st term--
Arthur BoivinIbervilleUnited Farmers19173rd term--
Charles Albert TannerKildonan and St. AndrewsIndependent Labour Party19202nd term--
Andrew FosterKillarneyUnited Farmers19221st term--
Douglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideUnited Farmers19221st term--
Tobias NorrisLansdowneLiberal1896, 19078th term*--
Philippe TalbotLa VerendryeUnited Farmers19153rd term--
George ComptonManitouUnited Farmers19221st term--
Neil CameronMinnedosaUnited Farmers19221st term--
John KennedyMorden and RhinelandConservative19202nd term--
William ClubbMorrisUnited Farmers19202nd term--
Charles CannonMountainUnited Farmers19221st term--
John MuirheadNorfolkUnited Farmers19221st term--
Fawcett TaylorPortage la PrairieConservative19202nd term--
Frederic NewtonRoblinConservative1911, 19224th term*--
William McKinnellRockwoodUnited Farmers19202nd term--
Francis BlackRupertslandUnited Farmers19221st term--
Isaac GriffithsRussellUnited Farmers19221st term--
Joseph BernierSt. BonifaceIndependent1900, 1907, 19206th term*--
Donald A. RossSt. ClementsIndependent1907, 19225th term*--
Skuli SigfussonSt. GeorgeLiberal1915, 19222nd term*--
Joseph HamelinSte. RoseIndependent19144th term--
Clifford BarclaySpringfieldUnited Farmers19221st term--
Robert EmmondSwan RiverUnited Farmers19202nd term--
John BrackenThe PasUnited Farmers19221st term--
Richard Gardiner WillisTurtle MountainConservative19221st term--
Robert MooneyVirdenUnited Farmers19221st term--
Fred DixonWinnipegIndependent Labour Party19144th term--
Robert JacobWinnipegLiberal1918, 19222nd term*--
John K. DownesWinnipegIndependent19221st term--
William Sanford EvansWinnipegConservative19221st term--
John Thomas HaigWinnipegConservative1914, 19203rd term*--
John QueenWinnipegLabour19202nd term--
Seymour FarmerWinnipegIndependent Labour Party19221st term--
William IvensWinnipegIndependent Labour Party19202nd term--
Edith RogersWinnipegLiberal19202nd term--
Richard CraigWinnipegUnited Farmers19221st term--

Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
ArthurDuncan Lloyd McLeodUnited FarmersAugust 26, 1922DL McLeod appointed Provincial Secretary
MinnedosaNeil CameronUnited FarmersAugust 26, 1922N Cameron appointed Minister of Agriculture
MorrisWilliam ClubbUnited FarmersAugust 26, 1922W Clubb appointed Minister of Public Works
MountainCharles CannonUnited FarmersDecember 24, 1923C Cannon appointed Minister of Education
CarillonAlbert PréfontaineUnited FarmersDecember 24, 1923A Préfontaine appointed Provincial Secretary
LansdowneTobias NorrisLiberalDecember 9, 1925T Norris resigned to run for federal seat