22nd Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 22nd Manitoba Legislature of Manitoba were elected in the Manitoba general election held in October 1945. The legislature sat from February 19, 1946, to September 29, 1949.
A coalition government of the Liberal-Progressive Party, the Progressive Conservative Party and the Social Credit League held a majority of seats in the assembly. Stuart Garson served as Premier until 1948, when he entered federal politics. Douglas Lloyd Campbell succeeded Garson as Premier.
Seymour Farmer of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition. Farmer resigned as party leader in 1947 and was replaced by Edwin Hansford.
In 1948, the Labour Relations Act was passed. It was intended to protect both employers and employees, and established the Manitoba Labour Board to deal with labour disputes.
Robert Hawkins served as speaker for the assembly.
There were four sessions of the 22nd Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 19, 1946April 13, 1946
2ndFebruary 25, 1947April 16, 1947
3rdFebruary 10, 1948April 22, 1948
4thFebruary 8, 1949February 22, 1949

Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945:
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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Army Service RepresentativeGordon ChurchillIndependentJanuary 1946Special armed forces seat
Navy Service RepresentativeAlex J. StringerIndependentJanuary 1946Special armed forces seat
Air Force Service RepresentativeRonald TurnerIndependentJanuary 1946Special armed forces seat
MinnedosaHenry RungayLiberal-ProgressiveNovember 2, 1948E Rutledge resigned July 13, 1948
FairfordJames AndersonLiberal-ProgressiveDecember 23, 1948S Garson resigned November 13, 1948

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