18th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 18th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1927. The legislature sat from December 1, 1927, to May 7, 1932.[1]

The Progressive Party of Manitoba led by John Bracken formed the government.[1]

Fawcett Taylor of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.[2]

The Minimum Wage Act, which previously only applied to female workers, was amended to include male workers under the age of 18. The minimum wage was $0.25 per hour.[3]

Philippe Adjutor Talbot served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were five sessions of the 18th Legislature:[1]

Session  | Start  | End

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1st  | December 1, 1927  | March 16, 1928
2nd  | February 11, 1929  | May 26, 1929
3rd  | January 21, 1930  | April 14, 1930
4th  | January 27, 1931  | April 20, 1931
5th  | February 29, 1932  | May 7, 1932

Theodore Arthur Burrows was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until January 18, 1929, when James Duncan McGregor became lieutenant governor.[4]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1927:[1]

| Member  | Electoral district  | Party[5] | First elected / previously elected  | Notes

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| Duncan Lloyd McLeod | Arthur | Progressive | 1922
| Joseph Cotter | Assiniboia | Conservative | 1927
| Adalbert Poole | Beautiful Plains | Progressive | 1927
| John Pratt | Birtle | Progressive | 1927
| Independent
| John Edmison | Brandon City | Independent  | 1920
| Albert Préfontaine | Carillon | Progressive | 1903[a], 1915[b], 1922
| William H. Spinks | Cypress | Conservative | 1920
| Robert Ferguson | Dauphin | Conservative | 1927
| Hugh McKenzie | Deloraine | Progressive | 1927
| John Munn | Dufferin | Progressive | 1927
| Robert Curran | Emerson | Progressive | 1927
| Nicholas Hryhorczuk | Ethelbert | Progressive | 1920
| Stuart Garson | Fairford | Progressive | 1927
| Nicholas Bachynsky | Fisher | Progressive | 1922
| Arthur Berry | Gilbert Plains | Progressive | 1922
| Ingimar Ingaldson | Gimli | Progressive | 1927
| William Morton | Gladstone | Progressive | 1927
| James Breakey | Glenwood | Liberal | 1914, 1922
| Thomas Wolstenholme | Hamiota | Progressive | 1922
| Arthur Boivin | Iberville | Progressive | 1917[c]
| James McLenaghen | Kildonan and St. Andrews | Conservative | 1927
| John Laughlin | Killarney | Conservative | 1927
| Douglas Lloyd Campbell | Lakeside | Progressive | 1922
| Tobias Norris | Lansdowne | Liberal | 1896, 1907  | Resigned March 14, 1928.
| Donald Gordon McKenzie | Progressive | 1928
| Philippe Talbot | La Verendrye | Progressive | 1915[d]
| Joseph Lusignan | Manitou | Conservative | 1927
| Earl Rutledge | Minnedosa | Conservative | 1927
| Hugh McGavin | Morden and Rhineland | Conservative | 1927
| William Clubb | Morris | Progressive | 1920
| Irving Cleghorn | Mountain | Liberal | 1927  | Died in office November 14, 1929
| Ivan Schultz | Liberal | 1930
| John Muirhead | Norfolk | Progressive | 1922
| Fawcett Taylor | Portage la Prairie | Conservative | 1920
| Frederic Newton | Roblin | Conservative | 1911[e], 1922
| William McKinnell | Rockwood | Progressive | 1920
| Herbert Beresford | Rupertsland | Progressive | 1927
| Isaac Griffiths | Russell | Progressive | 1922
| Joseph Bernier | St. Boniface | Conservative | 1900[f], 1907[g], 1920
| Robert Hoey | St. Clements | Progressive | 1927
| Skuli Sigfusson | St. George | Liberal | 1915, 1922
| Maurice Dane MacCarthy | Ste. Rose | Progressive | 1927
| Murdoch Mackay | Springfield | Liberal | 1927
| Andrew McCleary | Swan River | Progressive | 1927
| John Bracken | The Pas | Progressive | 1922
| Richard Gardiner Willis | Turtle Mountain | Conservative | 1922  | Died in office February 1929
| Alexander Welch | Conservative | 1929
| Robert Mooney | Virden | Progressive | 1922
| William Major | Winnipeg | Progressive | 1927
| Edward William Montgomery | Progressive | 1927
| John Thomas Haig | Conservative | 1914[h], 1920
| William Sanford Evans | Conservative | 1922
| William Tobias | Conservative | 1927
| Hugh Robson | Liberal | 1927
| Edith Rogers | Liberal | 1920
| John Queen | Independent Labour | 1920
| Seymour Farmer | Independent Labour | 1922
| William Ivens | Independent Labour | 1920

## By-elections

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By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district  | Member elected  | Affiliation  | Election date  | Reason

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Lansdowne | Donald Gordon McKenzie | Progressive | November 10, 1928  | T Norris resigned March 14, 1928.[6]
Morris | William Clubb | Progressive | May 30, 1929  | W Clubb appointed Minister of Public Works[6]
Turtle Mountain | Alexander Welch | Conservative | June 22, 1929  | R G Willis died February 1929[6]
Mountain | Ivan Schultz | Conservative | January 29, 1930[6] | I Cleghorn died November 14, 1929[7]

## Notes

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1. ^ First elected as Conservative
2. ^ Re-elected as Conservative
3. ^ First elected as a Conservative
4. ^ First elected as a Liberal
5. ^ Russell
6. ^ First elected as a Conservative
7. ^ Re-elected as a Conservative
8. ^ Assiniboia

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Members of the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1927–1932)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
2. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
3. ^ "Historical Summary of Minimum Wage Rates in Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
4. ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
5. ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
6. ^ a b c d "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
7. ^ "Dr. Cleghorn Dies". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon. November 14, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 2013-02-06.

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