# 22nd Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 22nd Manitoba Legislature of Manitoba were elected in the Manitoba general election held in October 1945. The legislature sat from February 19, 1946, to September 29, 1949.
A coalition government of the Liberal-Progressive Party, the Progressive Conservative Party and the Social Credit League held a majority of seats in the assembly. Stuart Garson served as Premier until 1948, when he entered federal politics. Douglas Lloyd Campbell succeeded Garson as Premier.
Seymour Farmer of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition. Farmer resigned as party leader in 1947 and was replaced by Edwin Hansford.
In 1948, the Labour Relations Act was passed. It was intended to protect both employers and employees, and established the Manitoba Labour Board to deal with labour disputes.
Robert Hawkins served as speaker for the assembly.
There were four sessions of the 22nd Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | February 19, 1946 | April 13, 1946 |
| 2nd | February 25, 1947 | April 16, 1947 |
| 3rd | February 10, 1948 | April 22, 1948 |
| 4th | February 8, 1949 | February 22, 1949 |
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945:
| | Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| | John R. Pitt | Arthur | Liberal-Progressive | 1935 |
| | Ernest Draffin | Assiniboia | CCF | 1945 |
| | John Poole | Beautiful Plains | Progressive Conservative | 1936 |
| | Francis Campbell Bell | Birtle | Liberal-Progressive | 1936 |
| | Leslie McDorman | Brandon City | Liberal-Progressive | 1945 |
| | Edmond Prefontaine | Carillon | Liberal-Progressive | 1935 |
| | James Christie | Cypress | Liberal-Progressive | 1932 |
| | Robert Hawkins | Dauphin | Liberal-Progressive | 1932 |
| | James O. Argue | Deloraine | Progressive Conservative | 1945 |
| | Earl Collins | Dufferin | Independent Coalition | 1943 |
| | John R. Solomon | Emerson | Liberal-Progressive | 1941 |
| | Michael Sawchuk | Ethelbert | CCF | 1945 |
| | Stuart Garson | Fairford | Liberal-Progressive | 1927 | Resigned November 13, 1948 |
| | James Anderson | Fairford | Liberal-Progressive | 1948 |
| | Nicholas Bachynsky | Fisher | Liberal-Progressive | 1922 |
| | Stanley Fox | Gilbert Plains | Social Credit | 1936 |
| | Steinn Thompson | Gimli | Liberal-Progressive | 1945 |
| | William Morton | Gladstone | Liberal-Progressive | 1927 |
| | Gilbert Grant | Glenwood | Liberal-Progressive | 1945 |
| | Norman Turnbull | Hamiota | Social Credit | 1936 |
| | John McDowell | Iberville | Independent Coalition | 1945 |
| | James McLenaghen | Kildonan and St. Andrews | Progressive Conservative | 1927 |
| | Abram Harrison | Killarney | Progressive Conservative | 1943 |
| | Douglas Lloyd Campbell | Lakeside | Liberal-Progressive | 1922 |
| | Matthew Sutherland | Lansdowne | Liberal-Progressive | 1936 |
| | Sauveur Marcoux | La Verendrye | Liberal-Progressive | 1936 |
| | Hugh Morrison | Manitou | Progressive Conservative | 1936 |
| | Earl Rutledge | Minnedosa | Progressive Conservative | 1936 | Resigned July 13, 1948 |
| | Henry Rungay | Minnedosa | Liberal-Progressive | 1948 |
| | Wallace C. Miller | Morden-Rhineland | Progressive Conservative | 1936 |
| | John C. Dryden | Morris | Liberal-Progressive | 1941 |
| | Ivan Schultz | Mountain | Liberal-Progressive | 1930 |
| | John Lawrie | Norfolk | Progressive Conservative | 1936 |
| | Charles Greenlay | Portage la Prairie | Progressive Conservative | 1943 |
| | Ronald Robertson | Roblin | Independent Coalition | 1945 |
| | William Campbell | Rockwood | Progressive Conservative | 1945 |
| | Daniel Hamilton | Rupertsland | Liberal-Progressive | 1941 |
| | William Wilson | Russell | Liberal-Progressive | 1915, 1941 |
| | Edwin Hansford | St. Boniface | CCF | 1945 |
| | Wilbert Doneleyko | St. Clements | CCF | 1945 |
| | Christian Halldorson | St. George | Liberal-Progressive | 1945 |
| | Maurice Dane MacCarthy | Ste. Rose | Liberal-Progressive | 1927 |
| | George Olive | Springfield | CCF | 1945 |
| | George Renouf | Swan River | Progressive Conservative | 1932 |
| | Beresford Richards | The Pas | Independent CCF | 1943 |
| | Beresford Richards | The Pas | CCF | 1943 |
| | Errick Willis | Turtle Mountain | Progressive Conservative | 1936 |
| | Robert Mooney | Virden | Liberal-Progressive | 1922 |
| | Seymour Farmer | Winnipeg | CCF | 1922 |
| | Morris Gray | Winnipeg | CCF | 1941 |
| | Bill Kardash | Winnipeg | Labor–Progressive | 1941 |
| | John Stewart McDiarmid | Winnipeg | Liberal-Progressive | 1932 |
| | William Scraba | Winnipeg | Liberal-Progressive | 1945 |
| | Charles Rhodes Smith | Winnipeg | Liberal-Progressive | 1941 |
| | Lloyd Stinson | Winnipeg | CCF | 1945 |
| | Lewis Stubbs | Winnipeg | Independent Anti-coalition | 1936 |
| | Gunnar Thorvaldson | Winnipeg | Progressive Conservative | 1941 |
| | Donovan Swailes | Winnipeg | CCF | 1945 |
| Active Service Voters |||||
| | Gordon Churchill | Army Service Representative | Independent | 1946 |
| | Alex J. Stringer | Navy Service Representative | Independent | 1946 |
| | Ronald Turner | Air Force Service Representative | Independent | 1946 |
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## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Army Service Representative | Gordon Churchill | Independent | January 1946 | Special armed forces seat |
| Navy Service Representative | Alex J. Stringer | Independent | January 1946 | Special armed forces seat |
| Air Force Service Representative | Ronald Turner | Independent | January 1946 | Special armed forces seat |
| Minnedosa | Henry Rungay | Liberal-Progressive | November 2, 1948 | E Rutledge resigned July 13, 1948 |
| Fairford | James Anderson | Liberal-Progressive | December 23, 1948 | S Garson resigned November 13, 1948 |
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