21st Manitoba Legislature


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.
A coalition government of all four legal political parties in the province was formed in December 1940. John Bracken served as Premier until 1943, when he entered federal politics. Stuart Garson succeeded Bracken as Premier.
There was no official opposition until the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation left the coalition in 1943 and Seymour Farmer became Leader of the Opposition.
Robert Hawkins served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 21st Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stDecember 9, 1941March 31, 1942
2ndFebruary 2, 1943March 17, 1943
3rdFebruary 8, 1944April 6, 1944
4thFebruary 6, 1945April 7, 1945
5thSeptember 4, 1945September 8, 1945

Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941:
MemberElectoral districtParty

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
DufferinEarl CollinsConservativeJune 22, 1943J Munn died January 25, 1942
KillarneyAbram HarrisonConservativeJune 22, 1943J Laughlin died August 19, 1941
The PasBeresford RichardsCCFAugust 17, 1943J Bracken resigned January 15, 1943
Brandon CityDwight JohnsonCCFNovember 18, 1943G Dinsdale died September 21, 1943
Portage la PrairieCharles GreenlayConservativeNovember 18, 1943W Sexsmith died August 23, 1943

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