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 districtParty

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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
PembinaCarolyne MorrisonProgressive ConservativeDecember 9, 1960M Ridley died October 2, 1960

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