19th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 19th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1932. The legislature sat from February 14, 1933, to June 12, 1936.
A coalition between the Progressive Party of Manitoba led by John Bracken and the Liberal Party led by Murdoch Mackay formed the government. Bracken served as premier.
Fawcett Taylor of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition. After Taylor resigned in 1933, William Sanford Evans became party leader.
The Minimum Wage Act was amended to include male workers over the age of 18. The minimum hourly wage in Manitoba was $0.25 for urban workers and $0.21 for rural workers. Up until 1931, the minimum wage only applied to female workers.
Philippe Adjutor Talbot served as speaker for the assembly.
There were four sessions of the 19th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 14, 1933May 4, 1933
2ndFebruary 8, 1934April 7, 1934
3rdFebruary 12, 1935April 6, 1935
4thFebruary 18, 1936April 7, 1936

James Duncan McGregor was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until December 1, 1934, when William Johnston Tupper became lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1932:
MemberElectoral districtParty

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Portage la PrairieToby SexsmithConservativeNovember 27, 1933F Taylor resigned
ArthurJohn R. PittLiberal-ProgressiveJune 24, 1935D McLeod died May 10, 1935
RussellIsaac GriffithsLiberal-ProgressiveJuly 4, 1935I Griffiths appointed Minister of Health And Public Welfare
CarillonEdmond PrefontaineLiberal-ProgressiveJuly 4, 1935A Prefontaine died February 21, 1935

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