The members of the 21st Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in April 1941. The legislature sat from December 9, 1941, to September 8, 1945.
A coalition government of all four legal political parties in the province was formed in December 1940. John Bracken served as Premier until 1943, when he entered federal politics. Stuart Garson succeeded Bracken as Premier.
There was no official opposition until the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation left the coalition in 1943 and Seymour Farmer became Leader of the Opposition.
Robert Hawkins served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 21st Legislature: SessionStartEnd 1st December 9, 1941 March 31, 1942 2nd February 2, 1943 March 17, 1943 3rd February 8, 1944 April 6, 1944 4th February 6, 1945 April 7, 1945 5th September 4, 1945 September 8, 1945
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)NotesJohn R. PittArthurLiberal-Progressive19353rd termDavid BestAssiniboiaConservative Anti-coalition19411st termJohn PooleBeautiful PlainsConservative Anti-coalition19362nd termFrancis Campbell BellBirtleLiberal-Progressive19362nd termGeorge DinsdaleBrandon CityConservative/Prog. Conservative19323rd termDied in office September 21, 1943Dwight Johnson (1943)CCF19431st termIndependent CCFEdmond PrefontaineCarillonLiberal-Progressive19353rd termJames ChristieCypressLiberal-Progressive19323rd termRobert HawkinsDauphinLiberal-Progressive19323rd termErrick WillisDeloraineConservative/Prog. Conservative19362nd termJohn MunnDufferinLiberal-Progressive19274th termDied in office January 25, 1942Earl Collins (1943)Conservative/Prog. Conservative19431st termJohn R. SolomonEmersonIndependent Coalition19411st termNicholas HryhorczukEthelbertLiberal-Progressive1920, 19415th term*Stuart GarsonFairfordLiberal-Progressive19274th termNicholas BachynskyFisherLiberal-Progressive19225th termStanley FoxGilbert PlainsSocial Credit19362nd termJoseph WawrykowGimliCCF19362nd termWilliam MortonGladstoneLiberal-Progressive19274th termJames BreakeyGlenwoodLiberal-Progressive1914, 19227th term*Norman TurnbullHamiotaSocial Credit19362nd termArthur BoivinIbervilleIndependent Coalition1917, 19416th term*James McLenaghenKildonan and St. AndrewsConservative/Prog. Conservative19274th termJohn LaughlinKillarneyConservative/Prog. Conservative1927, 19363rd term*Died in office August 19, 1941Abram Harrison (1943)Progressive Conservative19431st termDouglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideLiberal-Progressive19225th termMatthew SutherlandLansdowneLiberal-Progressive19362nd termSauveur MarcouxLa VerendryeLiberal-Progressive19362nd termHugh MorrisonManitouConservative/Prog. Conservative19362nd termEarl RutledgeMinnedosaConservative/Prog. Conservative19274th termWallace C. MillerMorden and RhinelandConservative/Prog. Conservative19362nd termJohn C. DrydenMorrisIndependent Coalition19411st termIvan SchultzMountainLiberal-Progressive19304th termJohn LawrieNorfolkConservative/Prog. Conservative19362nd termToby SexsmithPortage la PrairieConservative/Prog. Conservative19333rd termDied in office August 23, 1943Charles Greenlay (1943)Conservative/Prog. Conservative19431st termSydney RogersRoblinSocial Credit19362nd termMungo LewisRockwoodIndependent Coalition19362nd termDaniel HamiltonRupertslandLiberal-Progressive19411st termWilliam WilsonRussellLiberal-Progressive1915, 19413rd term*Austin ClarkeSt. BonifaceLiberal-Progressive19411st termNicholas StrykSt. ClementsLiberal-Progressive19411st termSkuli SigfussonSt. GeorgeLiberal-Progressive1914, 1922, 19415th term*Maurice Dane MacCarthySte. RoseLiberal-Progressive19274th termEvelyn ShannonSpringfieldLiberal-Progressive19362nd termGeorge RenoufSwan RiverConservative/Prog. Conservative19323rd termJohn BrackenThe PasLiberal-Progressive19225th termResigned January 15, 1943Beresford Richards (1943)CCF19431st termIndependent CCFAlexander WelchTurtle MountainConservative/Prog. Conservative19294th termRobert MooneyVirdenLiberal-Progressive19225th termPaul BardalWinnipegLiberal-Progressive19411st termSeymour FarmerCCF19225th termMorris GrayCCF19411st termBill KardashCommunist Anti-coalition19411st termHuntly KetchenConservative/Prog. Conservative Anti-coalition19323rd termStephen KrawchykIndependent Coalition19411st termJohn Stewart McDiarmidLiberal-Progressive19323rd termCharles Rhodes SmithLiberal-Progressive19411st termLewis StubbsIndependent Anti-coalition19362nd termGunnar ThorvaldsonConservative/Prog. Conservative19411st term
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonDufferinEarl CollinsConservativeJune 22, 1943J Munn died January 25, 1942KillarneyAbram HarrisonConservativeJune 22, 1943J Laughlin died August 19, 1941The PasBeresford RichardsCCFAugust 17, 1943J Bracken resigned January 15, 1943Brandon CityDwight JohnsonCCFNovember 18, 1943G Dinsdale died September 21, 1943Portage la PrairieCharles GreenlayConservativeNovember 18, 1943W Sexsmith died August 23, 1943
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