19th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 19th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1932. The legislature sat from February 14, 1933, to June 12, 1936.
A coalition between the Progressive Party of Manitoba led by John Bracken and the Liberal Party led by Murdoch Mackay formed the government. Bracken served as premier.
Fawcett Taylor of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition. After Taylor resigned in 1933, William Sanford Evans became party leader.
The Minimum Wage Act was amended to include male workers over the age of 18. The minimum hourly wage in Manitoba was $0.25 for urban workers and $0.21 for rural workers. Up until 1931, the minimum wage only applied to female workers.
Philippe Adjutor Talbot served as speaker for the assembly.
There were four sessions of the 19th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 14, 1933May 4, 1933
2ndFebruary 8, 1934April 7, 1934
3rdFebruary 12, 1935April 6, 1935
4thFebruary 18, 1936April 7, 1936

James Duncan McGregor was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until December 1, 1934, when William Johnston Tupper became lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1932:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of termNotes
Duncan Lloyd McLeodArthurLiberal-Progressive19223rd termDied in office May 10, 1935
John R. Pitt Liberal-Progressive19351st term
Ralph WebbAssiniboiaConservative19321st term
Adalbert PooleBeautiful PlainsLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
John PrattBirtleLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
George DinsdaleBrandon CityConservative19321st term
Albert PréfontaineCarillonLiberal-Progressive1903, 1915, 19227th term*Died in office February 21, 1935
Edmond Prefontaine Liberal-Progressive19351st term
James ChristieCypressLiberal-Progressive19321st term
Robert HawkinsDauphinLiberal-Progressive19321st term
Hugh McKenzieDeloraineLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
John MunnDufferinLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
Robert CurranEmersonLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
Nicholas HryhorczukEthelbertLiberal-Progressive19204th term
Stuart GarsonFairfordLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
Nicholas BachynskyFisherLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
Arthur BerryGilbert PlainsLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
Ingimar IngaldsonGimliLiberal-Progressive19321st term
William MortonGladstoneLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
James BreakeyGlenwoodLiberal-Progressive1914, 19225th term*
Thomas WolstenholmeHamiotaLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
Arthur BoivinIbervilleIndependent Liberal-Progressive19175th term
James McLenaghenKildonan and St. AndrewsConservative19272nd term
Andrew FosterKillarneyLiberal-Progressive1922, 19322nd term*
Douglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
Donald Gordon McKenzieLansdowneLiberal-Progressive19282nd term
Philippe TalbotLa VerendryeLiberal-Progressive19155th term
Frank McIntoshManitouLiberal-Progressive19321st term
Earl RutledgeMinnedosaConservative19272nd term
Cornelius WiebeMorden and RhinelandLiberal-Progressive19321st term
William ClubbMorrisLiberal-Progressive19204th term
Ivan SchultzMountainLiberal-Progressive19302nd term
John MuirheadNorfolkLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
Fawcett TaylorPortage la PrairieConservative19204th termResigned April 1933
Toby Sexsmith Conservative19331st term
William James WestwoodRoblinIndependent Labour1917, 19322nd term*
William McKinnellRockwoodLiberal-Progressive19204th term
Ewan McPhersonRupertslandLiberal-Progressive1914, 19323rd term*
Isaac GriffithsRussellLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
Harold LawrenceSt. BonifaceIndependent Labour19321st term
Robert HoeySt. ClementsLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
Skuli SigfussonSt. GeorgeLiberal-Progressive1915, 19224th term*
Maurice Dane MacCarthySte. RoseLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
Clifford BarclaySpringfieldIndependent Farmer-Labour1922, 19322nd term*
George RenoufSwan RiverConservative19321st term
John BrackenThe PasLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
Alexander WelchTurtle MountainConservative19292nd term
Robert MooneyVirdenLiberal-Progressive19223rd term
William Sanford EvansWinnipegConservative19223rd term
Seymour FarmerIndependent Labour19223rd term
John Thomas HaigConservative1914, 19205th term*
Marcus HymanIndependent Labour19321st term
Huntly KetchenConservative19321st term
William MajorLiberal-Progressive19272nd term
Ralph MaybankLiberal-Progressive19321st term
John Stewart McDiarmidLiberal-Progressive19321st term
William IvensIndependent Labour19204th term
John QueenIndependent Labour19204th term
--------Arthur-----------------------------Carillon--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Portage la Prairie--------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg---------------------------------------

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Portage la PrairieToby SexsmithConservativeNovember 27, 1933F Taylor resigned
ArthurJohn R. PittLiberal-ProgressiveJune 24, 1935D McLeod died May 10, 1935
RussellIsaac GriffithsLiberal-ProgressiveJuly 4, 1935I Griffiths appointed Minister of Health And Public Welfare
CarillonEdmond PrefontaineLiberal-ProgressiveJuly 4, 1935A Prefontaine died February 21, 1935