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 termNotes---
Duncan Lloyd McLeodArthurProgressive19222nd term-----
Joseph CotterAssiniboiaConservative19271st term-----
Adalbert PooleBeautiful PlainsProgressive19271st term-----
John PrattBirtleProgressive19271st term
Independent----
John PrattBirtleJohn Edmison19271st term
Brandon 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.
Donald Gordon McKenzie Progressive19281st term
Philippe TalbotLansdowneLa VerendryeProgressive19154th term----
Joseph LusignanManitouConservative19271st term-----
Earl RutledgeMinnedosaConservative19271st term-----
Hugh McGavinMorden and RhinelandConservative19271st term-----
William ClubbMorrisProgressive19203rd term-----
Irving CleghornMountainLiberal19271st termDied in office November 14, 1929
Ivan Schultz Liberal19301st term
John MuirheadMountainNorfolkProgressive19222nd 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
Alexander Welch Conservative19291st term
Robert MooneyTurtle MountainVirdenProgressive19222nd term----
William MajorWinnipegProgressive19271st term-----
Edward William MontgomeryWinnipegProgressive19271st term-----
John Thomas HaigWinnipegConservative1914, 19204th term*-----
William Sanford EvansWinnipegConservative19222nd term-----
William TobiasWinnipegConservative19271st term-----
Hugh RobsonWinnipegLiberal19271st term-----
Edith RogersWinnipegLiberal19203rd term-----
John QueenWinnipegIndependent Labour19203rd term-----
Seymour FarmerWinnipegIndependent Labour19222nd term-----
William IvensWinnipegIndependent Labour19203rd term-----

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
LansdowneDonald Gordon McKenzieProgressiveNovember 10, 1928T Norris resigned March 14, 1928.
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