26th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 26th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in May 1959. The legislature sat from June 9, 1959, to November 9, 1962.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government.
Douglas Lloyd Campbell of the Liberal-Progressive Party was Leader of the Opposition. After Campbell resigned in 1961, Gildas Molgat became opposition leader.
In 1961, the Liberal-Progressive Party became known as the Manitoba Liberal Party and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was replaced by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Abram Harrison served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 26th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stJune 9, 1959August 4, 1959
2ndJanuary 19, 1960March 26, 1960
3rdFebruary 14, 1961April 20, 1961
4thOctober 16, 1961October 20, 1961
5thFebruary 15, 1962May 1, 1962

John Stewart McDiarmid was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until January 15, 1960, when Errick Willis became lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of termNotes
John CobbArthurProgressive Conservative19582nd termDied in office August 21, 1959
Douglas Watt 19591st termFrom November 26, 1959
George William JohnsonAssiniboiaProgressive Conservative19591st term
Robert SmellieBirtle-RussellProgressive Conservative19591st term
Reginald LissamanBrandonProgressive Conservative19524th term
Edward SchreyerBrokenheadCCF19582nd term
John HawrylukBurrowsCCF19582nd term
Edmond PrefontaineCarillonLiberal-Progressive19358th term
John IngebrigtsonChurchillProgressive Conservative19591st term
Marcel BoulicCypressProgressive Conservative19582nd termDied in office September 22, 1959
Thelma Forbes 19591st termFrom November 26, 1959
Stewart McLeanDauphinProgressive Conservative19582nd term
William Homer HamiltonDufferinProgressive Conservative19591st term
Steve PetersElmwoodCCF19582nd term
John TanchakEmersonLiberal-Progressive19573rd term
Michael HryhorczukEthelbert PlainsLiberal-Progressive19494th term
Peter WagnerFisherCCF19582nd term
Charles WitneyFlin FlonProgressive Conservative19591st term
Sterling LyonFort GarryProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Gurney EvansFort RougeProgressive Conservative19533rd term
George JohnsonGimliProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Nelson ShoemakerGladstoneLiberal-Progressive19582nd term
Barry StricklandHamiotaProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Morris GrayInksterCCF19416th term
Anthony J. ReidKildonanCCF19582nd term
Oscar BjornsonLac du BonnetProgressive Conservative19591st term
Douglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideLiberal-Progressive192210th term
Stan RobertsLa VerendryeLiberal-Progressive19582nd term
Lemuel HarrisLoganCCF19591st term
Walter WeirMinnedosaProgressive Conservative19591st term
Harold ShewmanMorrisProgressive Conservative19494th term
Obie BaizleyOsborneProgressive Conservative19591st term
Maurice RidleyPembinaProgressive Conservative19573rd termDied in office October 2, 1960
Carolyne Morrison 19601st termFrom December 9, 1960
John ChristiansonPortage la PrairieProgressive Conservative19591st term
Russell PaulleyRadissonCCF19533rd term
Wallace C. MillerRhinelandLiberal-Progressive19367th termDied in office October 4, 1959
Jacob Froese Social Credit19591st termFrom November 26, 1959
William B. ScarthRiver HeightsProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Keith AlexanderRoblinProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Abram HarrisonRock LakeProgressive Conservative19436th term
George HuttonRockwood—IbervilleProgressive Conservative19591st term
Joseph JeannotteRupertslandProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Laurent DesjardinsSt. BonifaceLiberal-Progressive19591st term
Elman GuttormsonSt. GeorgeLiberal-Progressive19563rd term
Douglas StanesSt. JamesProgressive Conservative19582nd term
David OrlikowSt. JohnsCCF19582nd term
William G. MartinSt. MatthewsProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Fred GrovesSt. VitalProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Gildas MolgatSte. RoseLiberal-Progressive19533rd term
Thomas P. HillhouseSelkirkLiberal-Progressive19504th term
Arthur E. WrightSeven OaksCCF19582nd term
Malcolm Earl McKellarSouris-LansdowneProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Fred KlymSpringfieldProgressive Conservative19591st term
Albert H. C. CorbettSwan RiverProgressive Conservative19582nd term
John CarrollThe PasProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Errick WillisTurtle MountainProgressive Conservative19367th termNamed Lieutenant Governor and resigned seat but remained in Cabinet until January 15, 1960
Edward Dow Liberal-Progressive19591st termFrom November 26, 1959
John ThompsonVirdenProgressive Conservative19533rd term
Richard SeabornWellingtonProgressive Conservative19582nd term
James CowanWinnipeg CentreProgressive Conservative19582nd term
Dufferin RoblinWolseleyProgressive Conservative19494th term
--------ArthurProgressive Conservative-------------------------------------------CypressProgressive Conservative-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PembinaProgressive Conservative------------------Rhineland----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Turtle Mountain-----------------------------

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
ArthurDouglas WattProgressive ConservativeNovember 26, 1959J Cobb died August 21, 1959
CypressThelma ForbesProgressive ConservativeNovember 26, 1959M Boulic died September 22, 1959
RhinelandJacob FroeseSocial CreditNovember 26, 1959W Miller died October 4, 1959
Turtle MountainEdward DowLiberal-ProgressiveNovember 26, 1959E Willis named Lieutenant Governor January 15, 1960
PembinaCarolyne MorrisonProgressive ConservativeDecember 9, 1960M Ridley died October 2, 1960

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