# 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 (CCF) 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:
| 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.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| John Cobb | Arthur | Progressive Conservative | 1958 | Died in office August 21, 1959 |
| Douglas Watt | Arthur | Progressive Conservative | 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 | Cypress | Progressive Conservative | 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 | Pembina | Progressive Conservative | 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 | Rhineland | 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 | Turtle Mountain | 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 |
| Cypress | Thelma Forbes | Progressive Conservative | November 26, 1959 | M Boulic died September 22, 1959 |
| Rhineland | Jacob Froese | Social Credit | November 26, 1959 | W Miller died October 4, 1959 |
| Turtle Mountain | Edward Dow | Liberal-Progressive | November 26, 1959 | E Willis named Lieutenant Governor January 15, 1960 |
| Pembina | Carolyne Morrison | Progressive Conservative | December 9, 1960 | M Ridley died October 2, 1960 |
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