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22nd Manitoba Legislature
The members of the 22nd Manitoba Legislature of Manitoba were elected in the 1945 Manitoba general election, Manitoba general election held in October 1945. The legislature sat from February 19, 1946, to September 29, 1949. A coalition government of the Manitoba Liberal Party, Liberal-Progressive Party, the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Progressive Conservative Party and the Manitoba Social Credit Party, 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 (Manitoba Section), Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Manitoba General Election
The 1945 Manitoba general election was held on October 15, 1945 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The election was a landslide majority government for the incumbent coalition government led by the Manitoba Liberal Party, Liberal-Progressive Party. The 1945 provincial election was extremely different from the previous election, which was held in 1941. In the 1941 Manitoba general election, 1941 election, the province's four legal political parties were united in a coalition government—and while coalition partners ran against one another in some constituencies, the final outcome was never in doubt. By 1945, the coalition had been reduced to three parties. The dominant party was the Manitoba Liberal Party, Liberal-Progressive Party, whose leader was Premier of Manitoba, Premier Stuart Garson. The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Progressive Conservative Party of Errick Willis (formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Draffin
Ernest Richard Draffin (September 21, 1909 – December 19, 1982) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1945 to 1949 as a member of the social-democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Ernest Richard Draffin and Margaret McGowan, Draffin was educated at Brooklands, Manitoba and at the Kiwanis Night School for Boys. He began working at Canadian National Telegraphs in 1925. Originally as a messenger, he later rose to the position of Chief Timekeeper, retiring in 1973. He was a member of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America, and served on the provincial executive of the CCF. Draffin was also active in ice hockey and soccer. Draffin also served as president of the Manitoba Football Association, later the Manitoba Soccer Association, helped found the Manitoba Sports Federation and was technical director for soccer at the 1967 Pan American Games. He was elected to the Manito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauphin (provincial Electoral District)
Dauphin is a provincial electoral division in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally created in 1881 with the expansion of the province's western boundary, eliminated in 1886, re-established in 1892, and finally abolished in 1999. Most of its territory went to the new riding of Dauphin-Roblin, though a small amount went to the riding of Swan River (electoral district), Swan River. Dauphin-Roblin was largely replaced by a new Dauphin riding in the 2008 redistribution, expanding to include Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba, Ste. Rose du Lac. Dauphin was initially centred on the community of Dauphin, Manitoba, though it now encompasses much rural territory as well. It is located in the province's mid-northern region, close to the provincial border with Saskatchewan. List of provincial representatives Election results 2023 2019 2016 2011 2007 2003 1999 1995 1990 1988 1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypress (former Manitoba Provincial Electoral District)
Cypress is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun .... It was located in the south of the province. Cypress was created for the 1886 provincial election, and abolished with the 1969 election. Provincial representatives Election results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cypress (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Christie (Manitoba Politician)
James Lyall Christie (June 9, 1891 – January 19, 1953) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive representative from 1932 until his death. Background Christie was born and educated in Glenboro, Manitoba where he worked as a farmer. His father, also named James Christie, was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 1914 provincial election. His mother was Annie Ferguson. The younger James Christie served as the provincial director of Manitoba Livestock Producers Ltd. and was an official or member in several local farm associations as well as being an active freemason. He served as a soldier in France Library and Archives of Canada. with the Motor Machine Gun Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carillon (electoral District)
Carillon is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was established for the 1886 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1969 election. The constituency was predominantly francophone The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a .... Albert Prefontaine and his son Edmond represented Carillon for almost all of the period between 1903 and 1962, serving with a variety of parties. Provincial representatives Electoral results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Carillon (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba 1886 establishments in Manitoba 1969 disestablishments in Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Prefontaine
Edmond Préfontaine (July 18, 1898 in St. Pierre, Manitoba – October 9, 1971) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1935 to 1962, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas L. Campbell. His father, Albert Préfontaine, had previously served in the Assembly for twenty-nine years, and was a cabinet minister in John Bracken's government. Fluently bilingual, Préfontaine was educated at the University of Manitoba and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1918. He worked as a farmer, and as a breeder of pure Holsteins. He also served as director of the Winnipeg District Milk Producers Cooperative Association. The Préfontaines were prominent Franco-Manitoban family in the Conservative Party during World War I. Although popular opinion among Canadian francophones was generally against the war, Edmond Préfontaine enlisted for service on May 12, 1918, following his graduation. He sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon City (electoral District)
Brandon City is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was initially created as Brandon in 1881, following the westward expansion of Manitoba's boundaries. It was eliminated through redistribution before the 1886 provincial election, and replaced with Brandon East Brandon East () is a provincial electoral division in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, Canada. It encompasses the southeastern part of the City of Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon. Historical riding The original riding o ... and Brandon West. The area was further redistributed prior to the 1888 election, and Brandon City was created along with Brandon North and Brandon South. The constituency was renamed Brandon for the 1958 provincial election. It disappeared from the electoral map with the 1969 provincial election, when the city was once again divided into Brandon East and Brandon West. Provincial representatives for Brandon Provincial representatives f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie McDorman
Leslie Hill McDorman (January 19, 1879 – May 19, 1966) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1945 to 1949 as a Liberal-Progressive. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1945 provincial election, representing the constituency of Brandon. He was born in Great Village, Nova Scotia and came to Brandon, Manitoba around 1901. McDorman was mayor of Brandon from 1944 to 1945. McDorman's won the seat as the result of a local division in the Cooperative Commwealth Federation. Dwight Johnson had previously been elected for Brandon as a CCF candidate in a 1943 by-election, but was suspended from the party on suspicions of holding communist sympathies. He ran for re-election as an "Independent CCF" candidate, and the local CCF organization fielded a candidate against him. This division in the left allowed McDorman to win a fairly easy victory. He served as a government backbencher for the next four years, support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birtle (electoral District)
Birtle is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. Birtle was established in 1881, following the western expansion of the province's boundaries. It was located in the central western region of the province, near Roblin and Russell. It was eliminated for the 1886 provincial election, but re-established for the 1888 election. For most of its history, Birtle was safe for the Liberal and Liberal-Progressive Liberal-Progressive was a label used by a number of candidates in Canadian elections between 1925 and 1953. In federal and Ontario politics there was no Liberal-Progressive Party, as such. The term generally referred to candidates endorsed by Lib ... parties. The constituency was abolished with the 1958 election, with much of its territory going to the new constituency of Birtle-Russell. Provincial representatives References {{DEFAULTSORT:Birtle (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba 1881 establishments in Mani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Campbell Bell
Francis Campbell Bell (May 31, 1892 in Clearwater, Manitoba – May 10, 1968) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1958 as a Liberal-Progressive Member of the Legislative Assembly, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas Campbell. The son of Thomas Bell and Annie Edith Reynolds, Bell was educated in Clearwater and was hired by the Union Bank after he completed his schooling. He served overseas with the Canadian military for three years. In 1916, he married Eva Wright Rumbal. After his return, Bell became a bank manager at Rosebank. He was transferred to McAuley after a few months. He served as a secretary-treasurer for the Rural Municipality of Archie. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1936 provincial election, defeating Conservative candidate W.C. Wroth by only twenty-seven votes in the rural constituency of Birtle. He defeated Wroth by a greater margin in the 1941 elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
