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Abram Harrison
Abram William Harrison (July 15, 1898 in Holmfield, Manitoba – November 14, 1979) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1966, initially as a Conservative and later as a Progressive Conservative, after the party changed its name. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin. The son of William S. Harrison and Maria Wilkinson, Harrison was educated in Holmfield, and was the manager of Harrison Milling and Grain Co. before entering politics. He was also a member of the Killarney Lodge. In 1937, he married Amelia Sutherland. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election on July 22, 1943, in the constituency of Killarney. The Liberal-Progressives and Conservatives governed Manitoba in a grand coalition during this period, and Harrison served as a backbench supporter of Stuart Garson's ministry. Notwithstanding the coalition, some Liberal-Progressives ran against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (french: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post voting. Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the King of Canada in Right of Manitoba, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. The Manitoba Legislative Building is located in central Winnipeg. The Premier of Manitoba is Heather Stefanson and the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is Myrna Driedger; both of whom belong to the Progressive Conservative Party. Historically, the Legislature of Manitoba had another chamber, the Legislative Council of Manitoba, but this was abolished in 1876, just six years after the province was formed. Current members * Members in bold are in the Cabinet of Manitoba * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Errick Willis
Errick French Willis (March 21, 1896 – January 9, 1967) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the province's Conservative Party between 1936 and 1954, and was responsible for beginning and ending the party's alliance with the Liberal-Progressive Party. He also served as Manitoba's 15th Lieutenant Governor between 1960 and 1965. Early life and education Willis was born in Boissevain, Manitoba. He was the son of R.G. Willis, himself the leader of the Conservative Party from 1919 to 1920. The younger Willis received a BA from the University of Toronto, an MA from the University of Manitoba and an LL.B from the University of Manitoba. He subsequently worked as a barrister and farmer, and was involved in local masonic organizations. Willis married Louise Isabel Trimble Willis. Political career Willis began his political career at the federal level. He was a Conservative, but used the label " Progressive-Conservative" in Souris in the elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. * January 13 – Novelist Émile Zola's open letter to the President of the French Republic on the Dreyfus affair, ''J'Accuse…!'', is published on the front page of the Paris daily newspaper ''L'Aurore'', accusing the government of wrongfully imprisoning Alfred Dreyfus and of antisemitism. * February 12 – The automobile belonging to Henry Lindfield of Brighton rolls out of control down a hill in Purley, London, England, and hits a tree; thus he becomes the world's first fatality from an automobile accident on a public highway. * February 15 – Spanish–American War: The USS ''Maine'' explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba, for reasons never fully established, killing 266 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radisson (electoral District)
Radisson is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the northeastern section of the City of Winnipeg and is named after Pierre-Esprit Radisson, a seventeenth-century explorer. Radisson is bordered on the east by Transcona and Springfield, to the south by Southdale, to the north by River East, and to the west by Rossmere, Concordia and St. Boniface. The Canadian National Railway Symington Yards are in the southern part of the riding. The riding's population in 1996 was 20,113. In 1999, the average family income was $54084, and the unemployment rate was 4.60%. Radisson's francophone population is 9%, and there are also significant Ukrainian (7%) and German (6%) communities. Manufacturing accounts for 14% of Radisson's industry, with a further 13% in the retail trade. New Democratic Party MLA and former party lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba Historical Society
The Manitoba Historical Society is a historical society in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It was created in 1879 by an act of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and describes itself as "the oldest organization in western Canada devoted to the promotion of public interest in, and preservation of, the region’s historical resources". The society publishes a journal called ''Manitoba History'' and presents an annual literary award called the Margaret McWilliams Award. The current president of the society is Gordon Goldsborough. Notable people * William Kennedy, a founder * H. Clare Pentland Harry Clare Pentland (17 October 1914 – 1978) was a Canadian economic historian. Pentland studied labour and economic history. He served as President of the Manitoba Historical Society from 1963 to 1965. In 1970, the MHS awarded him a Manitoba Ce ... (President from 1963-65) References External links * Non-profit organizations based in Manitoba Historical societies of Canada Orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Manitoba General Election
The 1966 Manitoba general election was held on June 23, 1966, to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party led by Dufferin Roblin. Roblin's Tories won 31 seats, against 14 for the Liberal Party, 11 for the New Democratic Party and one for Social Credit. Results See also * List of Manitoba political parties Riding results Party key: *PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba *L: Manitoba Liberal Party *NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba *SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party *Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba *Ind: Independent Arthur: *(incumbent) James Douglas Watt (PC) 1902 * Frank Patmore (L) 1807 * C.M. Robson (NDP) 494 Assiniboia: *(incumbent) Stephen Patrick (L) 5168 * Stewart Millett (PC) 4800 *Charles Norman (NDP) 2943 Birtle-Russell: * Rod Clement (L) 2223 *(incumbent) Robert G. Smellie (PC) 2078 * Ronald Kostesky (NDP) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet with decision-making authority wherein a minister without portfolio, while they may not head any particular office or ministry, may still receive a ministerial salary and has the right to cast a vote in cabinet decisions. Albania In Albania, ''"Minister without portfolio"'' are considered members of the government who generally are not in charge of a special department, do not have headquarters or offices and usually do not have administration or staff. This post of was first introduced in 1918, during the Përmeti II government, otherwise known as the Government of Durrës. The members of this cabinet were referred to as ''Delegatë pa portofol'' (delegate without portfolio). The name "minister" was used two years later, during the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Manitoba General Election
The 1962 Manitoba general election was held on December 16, 1962 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Dufferin Roblin, securing a third term for the party. Roblin's Tories won 36 seats versus 13 for the Liberals led by Gildas Molgat, 7 for the social democratic New Democrats led by Russell Paulley, and 1 seat for the Social Credit Party led by Jacob Froese. The Communist Party ran two candidates, neither being successful. Detailed Results Summary Northern Manitoba , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Churchill , , , Gordon Beard2,170 , , Francis Jobin1,973 , , , , , John Ingebrigtson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Flin Flon , , , Charles Witney2,375 , , Eli Ross1,175 , , Fred Ledieu448 , , , Charles Witney , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Rupertsland , , , Joseph Jeannotte2,329 , , Reginald McKay515 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Manitoba General Election
The 1959 Manitoba general election was held on May 14, 1959 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Dufferin Roblin. It was the first time since the 1914 election that the Tories won an outright majority in the province. Roblin's Tories won 36 seats against 11 for the Liberal-Progressives, led by former Premier Douglas Campbell, and 10 for the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Lloyd Stinson. The Tories took 25 percent more votes than it had received in the previous election just one year beforenbut took 40 percent more seats than it had won in 1958. They had won 117,822 votes in 1958, compared to 147,000 in 1959. The Manitoba Social Credit Party, which won 2 seats in the 1958 election, did not contest any seats during the election and regained a foothold in the legislature only during a subsequent by-election. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker (politics)
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerford in the Parliament of England.Lee Vol 28, pp. 257,258. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the chamber or house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. By convention, speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as 'Mister Speaker', if a man, or 'Madam Speaker', if a woman. In other cultures, other styles are used, mainly being equivalents of English "chairman" or "president". Many bodies also have a speaker '' pro tempore'' (or deputy speaker), designated to fill in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Lake (Manitoba Riding)
Rock Lake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The constituency was created by redistribution in 1956, and existed from the 1958 provincial election until the 1981 election. Most of the area was merged into the constituency of Pembina. It was located in the southern part of the province. It was bordered to the north by Souris-Lansdowne, to the east by Pembina, to the west by Turtle Mountain, and to the south by the American state of North Dakota. List of provincial representatives Electoral results Source: Elections Manitoba 1958: *(x)Abram Harrison(PC) 2,465 * Walter E. Clark (LP) 2,227 1959: *(x)Abram Harrison (PC) 2,545 * Walter E. Clark (LP) 1,843 *Cyril Hamwee (CCF) 632 1962: *Abram Harrison (PC) 2,444 * Harry Parsonage (L) 2,015 * J.A. Potter (NDP) 257 1966: *Henry Einarson (PC) 1,835 * Ronald Gardiner (L) 1,691 * Jacob Harms (SC) 505 * Ernest Sloane (NDP) 333 1969: *(x)Henry Einarson (PC) 3,064 * Remi Engelbert DePape (L) 1,818 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Clark (Canadian Politician)
Walter Ernest Clark (July 17, 1890 – March 26, 1987) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1955 to 1958 as a Liberal-Progressive. He was 54 years old at the time of his election, and was a farmer and former municipal official in Baldur.''Winnipeg Free Press'', 28 June 1955, pp. 1-4. The son of John and Hanna Clark, he farmed and lived in the Rosehill district near Baldur, moving to the town in 1945 but continued to farm until the 1970s. In 1912, Clark married Teresa Caroline Porter. He was reeve of the Rural Municipality of Argyle for 18 years. Clark was elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election called in the Mountain constituency after the resignation of high-profile cabinet minister Ivan Schultz. He defeated Progressive Conservative Marcel Boulic by 276 votes, and served for the next three years as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government. Many Liberal-Progressives were concerned with Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
