# 16th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 16th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1920. The legislature sat from February 10, 1921, to June 24, 1922.
The Liberal Party led by Tobias Norris formed a minority government.
John Thomas Haig of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.
James Bryson Baird served as speaker for the assembly.
There were two sessions of the 16th Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | February 10, 1921 | May 7, 1921 |
| 2nd | January 12, 1922 | April 6, 1922 |
James Albert Manning Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| John Williams | Arthur | Liberal | 1907, 1914 |
| William Bayley | Assiniboia | Labour | 1920 |
| George Little | Beautiful Plains | Farmer | 1920 |
| George Malcolm | Birtle | Liberal | 1909 |
| Albert Edward Smith | Brandon City | Labour | 1920 |
| Maurice Duprey | Carillon | Farmer | 1920 |
| William H. Spinks | Cypress | Conservative | 1920 |
| George Hastings Palmer | Dauphin | Labour | 1920 |
| Robert Stirton Thornton | Deloraine | Liberal | 1907, 1914 |
| Edward August | Dufferin | Liberal | 1915 |
| Dmytro Yakimischak | Emerson | Farmer | 1920 |
| Nicholas Hryhorczuk | Ethelbert | Independent Farmer | 1920 |
| Albert Kirvan | Fairford | Liberal | 1920 |
| Henry Mabb | Fisher | Independent Farmer | 1920 |
| William Findlater | Gilbert Plains | Liberal | 1915 |
| Gudmundur Fjelsted | Gimli | Farmer | 1920 |
| James William Armstrong | Gladstone | Liberal | 1907 |
| William Robson | Glenwood | Independent Farmer | 1920 |
| John Henry McConnell | Hamiota | Liberal | 1914 |
| Arthur Boivin | Iberville | Independent | 1917 |
| Charles Albert Tanner | Kildonan and St. Andrews | Labour | 1920 |
| Samuel Fletcher | Killarney | Farmer | 1920 |
| Charles Duncan McPherson | Lakeside | Liberal | 1910, 1915 |
| Tobias Norris | Lansdowne | Liberal | 1896, 1907 |
| Philippe Talbot | La Verendrye | Independent | 1915 |
| John S. Ridley | Manitou | Conservative | 1920 |
| George Grierson | Minnedosa | Liberal | 1914 |
| John Kennedy | Morden and Rhineland | Conservative | 1920 |
| William Clubb | Morris | Farmer | 1920 |
| James Bryson Baird | Mountain | Liberal | 1907 |
| Reuben Waugh | Norfolk | Conservative | 1920 |
| Fawcett Taylor | Portage la Prairie | Conservative | 1920 |
| Henry Robson Richardson | Roblin | Farmer | 1920 |
| William McKinnell | Rockwood | Farmer | 1920 |
| John Morrison | Rupertsland | Liberal | 1916 |
| William Wilber Wilfred Wilson | Russell | Liberal | 1915 |
| Joseph Bernier | St. Boniface | Independent Conservative | 1900, 1907, 1920 |
| Matthew Stanbridge | St. Clements | Labour | 1920 |
| Albert Kristjansson | St. George | Labour | 1920 |
| Albert Kristjansson | St. George | Farmer | 1920 |
| Joseph Hamelin | Ste. Rose | Conservative | 1914 |
| Arthur Moore | Springfield | Labour | 1920 |
| Robert Emmond | Swan River | People's Independent Party- Farmer | 1920 |
| Edward Brown | The Pas | Liberal | 1915 |
| George William McDonald | Turtle Mountain | Liberal | 1915 |
| George Clingan | Virden | Liberal | 1914 |
| Fred Dixon | Winnipeg | Labour | 1914 |
| Thomas Herman Johnson | Winnipeg | Liberal | 1907 |
| William Ivens | Winnipeg | Labour | 1920 |
| John Thomas Haig | Winnipeg | Conservative | 1914, 1920 |
| John Queen | Winnipeg | Social Democrat | 1920 |
| John Stovel | Winnipeg | Liberal | 1920 |
| Duncan Cameron | Winnipeg | Liberal | 1920 |
| George Armstrong | Winnipeg | Socialist | 1920 |
| Edith Rogers | Winnipeg | Liberal | 1920 |
| William J. Tupper | Winnipeg | Conservative | 1920 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Birtle | George Malcolm | Liberal | October 14, 1920 | G Malcolm appointed Minister of Agriculture |
| Lakeside | Charles Duncan McPherson | Liberal | January 31, 1921 | CD McPherson appointed Minister of Public Works |