20th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 20th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1936. The legislature sat from February 18, 1937, to March 12, 1941.
The Liberal-Progressive Party led by John Bracken formed a minority government with the support of Social Credit members.
Errick Willis of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.
Robert Hawkins served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 20th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 18, 1937April 17, 1937
2ndDecember 9, 1937March 23, 1938
3rdFebruary 20, 1939April 17, 1939
4thFebruary 20, 1940April 5, 1940
5thNovember 18, 1940December 17, 1940

William Johnston Tupper was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until November 1, 1940, when Roland Fairbairn McWilliams became lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1936:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term
John R. PittArthurLiberal-Progressive19352nd term-
James AikenAssiniboiaILP-CCF19361st term-
John PooleBeautiful PlainsConservative19361st term-
Francis Campbell BellBirtleLiberal-Progressive19361st term-
George DinsdaleBrandon CityConservative19322nd term-
Edmond PrefontaineCarillonLiberal-Progressive19352nd term-
James ChristieCypressLiberal-Progressive19322nd term-
Robert HawkinsDauphinLiberal-Progressive19322nd term-
Errick WillisDeloraineConservative19361st term-
John MunnDufferinLiberal-Progressive19273rd term-
Herbert WrightEmersonIndependent Liberal19361st term-
William LisowskyEthelbertSocial Credit19361st term-
Stuart GarsonFairfordLiberal-Progressive19273rd term-
Nicholas BachynskyFisherLiberal-Progressive19224th term-
Stanley FoxGilbert PlainsSocial Credit19361st term-
Joseph WawrykowGimliILP-CCF19361st term-
William MortonGladstoneLiberal-Progressive19273rd term-
James BreakeyGlenwoodLiberal-Progressive1914, 19226th term*-
Norman TurnbullHamiotaSocial Credit19361st term-
John Salmon LamontIbervilleLiberal-Progressive19361st term-
James McLenaghenKildonan and St. AndrewsConservative19273rd term-
John LaughlinKillarneyConservative1927, 19362nd term*-
Douglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideLiberal-Progressive19224th term-
Matthew SutherlandLansdowneLiberal-Progressive19361st term-
Sauveur MarcouxLa VerendryeLiberal-Progressive19361st term-
Hugh MorrisonManitouConservative19361st term-
Earl RutledgeMinnedosaConservative19273rd term-
Wallace C. MillerMorden and RhinelandConservative19361st term-
William ClubbMorrisLiberal-Progressive19205th term-
Ivan SchultzMountainLiberal-Progressive19303rd term-
John LawrieNorfolkConservative19361st term-
Toby SexsmithPortage la PrairieConservative19332nd term-
Sydney RogersRoblinSocial Credit19361st term-
Mungo LewisRockwoodConservative19361st term-
Oddur OlafsonRupertslandIndependent Liberal19361st term-
Isaac GriffithsRussellLiberal-Progressive19224th term-
Harold LawrenceSt. BonifaceIndependent Labour19322nd term-
Herbert SulkersSt. ClementsIndependent Labour19361st term-
Salome HalldorsonSt. GeorgeSocial Credit19361st term-
Maurice Dane MacCarthySte. RoseLiberal-Progressive19273rd term-
Evelyn ShannonSpringfieldLiberal-Progressive19361st term-
George RenoufSwan RiverConservative19322nd term-
John BrackenThe PasLiberal-Progressive19224th term-
Alexander WelchTurtle MountainConservative19293rd term-
Robert MooneyVirdenLiberal-Progressive19224th term-
James Alexander BarryWinnipegConservative19361st term-
Seymour FarmerWinnipegIndependent Labour19224th term-
Marcus HymanWinnipegIndependent Labour19322nd term-
Huntly KetchenWinnipegConservative19322nd term-
James LitterickWinnipegCommunist19361st term-
William MajorWinnipegLiberal-Progressive19273rd term-
John Stewart McDiarmidWinnipegLiberal-Progressive19322nd term-
John QueenWinnipegIndependent Labour19205th term-
Lewis StubbsWinnipegIndependent19361st term-
Ralph WebbWinnipegConservative19322nd term-

Notes:

By-elections

None.