The members of the 21st Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in April 1941. The legislature sat from December 9, 1941, to September 8, 1945.[1]
A coalition government of all four legal political parties in the province was formed in December 1940. John Bracken served as Premier[2] until 1943, when he entered federal politics. Stuart Garson succeeded Bracken as Premier.[3]
There was no official opposition until the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation left the coalition in 1943 and Seymour Farmer became Leader of the Opposition.[4]
Robert Hawkins served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were five sessions of the 21st Legislature:[1]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | December 9, 1941 | March 31, 1942 |
2nd | February 2, 1943 | March 17, 1943 |
3rd | February 8, 1944 | April 6, 1944 |
4th | February 6, 1945 | April 7, 1945 |
5th | September 4, 1945 | September 8, 1945 |
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[5]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941:[1]
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Dufferin | Earl Collins | Conservative | June 22, 1943[7] | J Munn died January 25, 1942[8] |
Killarney | Abram Harrison | Conservative | June 22, 1943[7] | J Laughlin died August 19, 1941[9] |
The Pas | Beresford Richards | CCF | August 17, 1943 | J Bracken resigned January 15, 1943[7] |
Brandon City | Dwight Johnson | CCF | November 18, 1943[7] | G Dinsdale died September 21, 1943[10] |
Portage la Prairie | Charles Greenlay | Conservative | November 18, 1943[7] | W Sexsmith died August 23, 1943[11] |