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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 Douglas Lloyd Campbell (May 27, 1895 – April 23, 1995) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 13th premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for 47 years, longer than a ...
succeeded Garson as Premier.
Seymour Farmer Seymour James Farmer (June 20, 1878 – January 16, 1951) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as Winnipeg MLA from 1922 to 1949. During this time he also served as mayor of Winnipeg 1923-1924 and later as city councillor in the l ...
of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was Leader of the Opposition. Farmer resigned as party leader in 1947 and was replaced by
Edwin Hansford Edwin Arnold Hansford (December 1, 1895 – March 12, 1959) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and served as leader of that province's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation between 1948 and 1952. Hansford was born in the Annapolis Valley ...
. 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 Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...
for the assembly. There were four sessions of the 22nd Legislature:
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams Roland Fairbairn McWilliams (October 10, 1874 – December 10, 1957) was a Canadian politician and office-holder. He served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1940 to 1953. McWilliams was born in Peterborough, Ontario. He receiv ...
was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.


Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945: Notes:


By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Notes:


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:022 Terms of the Manitoba Legislature 1946 establishments in Manitoba 1949 disestablishments in Manitoba