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.[1]
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government.[1]
Douglas Lloyd Campbell of the Liberal-Progressive Party was Leader of the Opposition. After Campbell resigned in 1961, Gildas Molgat became opposition leader.[2]
In 1961, the Liberal-Progressive Party became known as the Manitoba Liberal Party and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was replaced by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Abram Harrison served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were five sessions of the 26th Legislature:[1]
Session | Start | End |
1st | June 9, 1959 | August 4, 1959 |
2nd | January 19, 1960 | March 26, 1960 |
3rd | February 14, 1961 | April 20, 1961 |
4th | October 16, 1961 | October 20, 1961 |
5th | February 15, 1962 | May 1, 1962 |
John Stewart McDiarmid was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until January 15, 1960, when Errick Willis became lieutenant governor.[3]
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:[1]
| Member | Electoral district | Party[4] | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| John Cobb | Arthur | Progressive Conservative | 1958 | Died in office August 21, 1959 |
| Douglas Watt (1959) | 1959 | From November 26, 1959 |
| George William Johnson | Assiniboia | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Robert Smellie | Birtle-Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Reginald Lissaman | Brandon | Progressive Conservative | 1952 |
| Edward Schreyer | Brokenhead | CCF | 1958 |
| John Hawryluk | Burrows | CCF | 1958 |
| Edmond Prefontaine | Carillon | Liberal-Progressive | 1935 |
| John Ingebrigtson | Churchill | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Marcel Boulic | Cypress | Progressive Conservative | 1958 | Died in office September 22, 1959 |
| Thelma Forbes (1959) | 1959 | From November 26, 1959 |
| Stewart McLean | Dauphin | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| William Homer Hamilton | Dufferin | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Steve Peters | Elmwood | CCF | 1958 |
| John Tanchak | Emerson | Liberal-Progressive | 1957 |
| Michael Hryhorczuk | Ethelbert Plains | Liberal-Progressive | 1949 |
| Peter Wagner | Fisher | CCF | 1958 |
| Charles Witney | Flin Flon | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Sterling Lyon | Fort Garry | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Gurney Evans | Fort Rouge | Progressive Conservative | 1953 |
| George Johnson | Gimli | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Nelson Shoemaker | Gladstone | Liberal-Progressive | 1958 |
| Barry Strickland | Hamiota | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Morris Gray | Inkster | CCF | 1941 |
| Anthony J. Reid | Kildonan | CCF | 1958 |
| Oscar Bjornson | Lac du Bonnet | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Douglas Lloyd Campbell | Lakeside | Liberal-Progressive | 1922 |
| Stan Roberts | La Verendrye | Liberal-Progressive | 1958 |
| Lemuel Harris | Logan | CCF | 1959 |
| Walter Weir | Minnedosa | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Harold Shewman | Morris | Progressive Conservative | 1949 |
| Obie Baizley | Osborne | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Maurice Ridley | Pembina | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | Died in office October 2, 1960 |
| Carolyne Morrison (1960) | 1960 | From December 9, 1960 |
| John Christianson | Portage la Prairie | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Russell Paulley | Radisson | CCF | 1953 |
| Wallace C. Miller | Rhineland | Liberal-Progressive | 1936 | Died in office October 4, 1959 |
| Jacob Froese (1959) | Social Credit | 1959 | From November 26, 1959 |
| William B. Scarth | River Heights | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Keith Alexander | Roblin | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Abram Harrison | Rock Lake | Progressive Conservative | 1943 |
| George Hutton | Rockwood—Iberville | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Joseph Jeannotte | Rupertsland | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Laurent Desjardins | St. Boniface | Liberal-Progressive | 1959 |
| Elman Guttormson | St. George | Liberal-Progressive | 1956 |
| Douglas Stanes | St. James | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| David Orlikow | St. Johns | CCF | 1958 |
| William G. Martin | St. Matthews | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Fred Groves | St. Vital | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Gildas Molgat | Ste. Rose | Liberal-Progressive | 1953 |
| Thomas P. Hillhouse | Selkirk | Liberal-Progressive | 1950 |
| Arthur E. Wright | Seven Oaks | CCF | 1958 |
| Malcolm Earl McKellar | Souris-Lansdowne | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Fred Klym | Springfield | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Albert H. C. Corbett | Swan River | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| John Carroll | The Pas | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Errick Willis | Turtle Mountain | Progressive Conservative | 1936 | Named Lieutenant Governor and resigned seat but remained in Cabinet until January 15, 1960 |
| Edward Dow (1959) | Liberal-Progressive | 1959 | From November 26, 1959 |
| John Thompson | Virden | Progressive Conservative | 1953 |
| Richard Seaborn | Wellington | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| James Cowan | Winnipeg Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Dufferin Roblin | Wolseley | Progressive Conservative | 1949 |
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
Arthur | Douglas Watt | Progressive Conservative | November 26, 1959 | J Cobb died August 21, 1959[5] |
Cypress | Thelma Forbes | Progressive Conservative | November 26, 1959 | M Boulic died September 22, 1959[5] |
Rhineland | Jacob Froese | Social Credit | November 26, 1959 | W Miller died October 4, 1959[5] |
Turtle Mountain | Edward Dow | Liberal-Progressive | November 26, 1959 | E Willis named Lieutenant Governor January 15, 1960 [5] |
Pembina | Carolyne Morrison | Progressive Conservative | December 9, 1960 | M Ridley died October 2, 1960[5] |
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