Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1920)

Link to:
Provincial General Election (1915) | Provincial General Election (1922) | All Provincial Elections

The Manitoba general election of 1920 was held on 29 June. The results were as follows:

Party

Leader

Votes

Seats

Liberal

Tobias Crawford Norris (1861-1936)

50,422

20

Labour

?

25,397

11

Conservative

Albert Prefontaine (1861-1935)

26,517

10

Farmer

?

20,299

9

Independent

-

17,008

5

Totals

139,643

55

This was the first provincial election in Manitoba where proportional voting was used to select ten members for the Winnipeg constituency, wherein all those candidates receiving more votes than the quota (4,312 votes) would be elected and their unneeded votes would be apportioned to other candidates based on preferences declared by voters at the polling stations.

The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:

Constituency

Returning Officer

Candidate

Party

Votes

Arthur

John Alexander Russell

John Williams (1860-1931)

Liberal

891

Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874-1935)

Conservative

881

Assiniboia

Harold Mitchell Cawker (1888-1957)

William Dowell Bayley (1879-1955)

Labour

2,054

John W. Wilton (1879-1942)

Independent

1,941

Beautiful Plains

George A. Baker

George Little (1858-1940)

Farmer

Acclaim

Birtle

Mervyn Clemens Markle

George John Huntley Malcolm (1865-1930)

Liberal

995

Samuel Larcombe (1852-1937)

Farmer

861

Brandon

W. J. McComb

Albert Edward Smith (1870-1947)

Labour

2,007

Stephen Emmett Clement (1867-1947)

Liberal

1,403

James Kirkcaldy (1866-1957)

Conservative

1,245

Carillon

George Champagne

Maurice Duprey (1873-1945)

Farmer

973

Albert Prefontaine (1861-1935)

Conservative

925

Cypress

Samuel Bertrand McLachlan

William Hooey Spinks (1873-1949)

Conservative

1,487

Andrew Watson Myles (1884-1970)

Liberal

1,319

Dauphin

Enoch B. Armstrong

George Hastings Palmer (1881-1947)

Labour

1,466

William James Harrington (1871-1941)

Liberal

1,044

Deloraine

John A. Morrison

Robert Stirton Thornton (1863-1936)

Liberal

1,503

John Christie Walker Reid (1871-1942)

Conservative

1,188

Dufferin

Roland H. B. North

Edward Arthur “Eddie” August (1860-1935)

Liberal

1,478

Alexander Morrison (1851-1930)

Conservative

1,401

Emerson

James Dowswell

Dymtro Yakimischak (1888-1958)

Farmer

989

Roy Whitman

Conservative

925

John David Baskerville (1857-1926)

Liberal

756

Ethelbert

Bertrand Skaife

Nicholas Apoluner Hryhorczuk (1888-1979)

Independent

1,271

Ernest A. Marcroft

Farmer

684

James Guiszdaski

Liberal

110

Fairford

Alexander Campbell

Albert Walmsley Kirvan (1870-1952)

Liberal

241

G. G. Serkan

Liberal

240

O. Calverly

Independent

236

A. F. Carpenter

Independent

137

J. Matheson

Independent

121

Fisher

Ernest Bouchard

Henry Liddell Mabb (1872-1961)

Independent Farmer

443

Jaroslaw William Arsenych (1889-1953)

Liberal

362

A. J. Gamache

Liberal

214

Gilbert Plains

Frank W. Betts

William Blain Findlater (1871-1962)

Liberal

735

Robert J. Dalgleish

Independent

715

Gimli

Martin Keller

Gudmundur Fjeldsted (1872-1961)

Farmer

1,359

Taras Dmytro Ferley (1882-1947)

Liberal

1,242

Gladstone

Albert Edward Clayton

James William Armstrong (1860-1928)

Liberal

1,327

Wesley Lobb

Farmer

1,147

Glenwood

Wilfred Herbert Hicks

William Robson (1864-1941)

Conservative

1,149

James Washington Breakey (1865-1952)

Liberal

1,145

Hamiota

George S. Anderson

John Henry McConnell (1862-1944)

Liberal

1,109

William Ferguson (1862-1936)

Conservative

762

Iberville

Samuel T. Smith

Arthur Rivers Boivin (1878-1951)

Independent

Acclaim

Kildonan and St. Andrews

Edwin Percy Hickes

Charles Albert Tanner (1887-1970)

Labour

1,184

David Morrison

Liberal

876

T. McConnell

Farmer

852

Killarney

Thomas Hill

Samuel Fletcher (1858-1950)

Farmer

1,072

Samuel Melville Hayden (1858-1934)

Liberal

676

Lakeside

Hugh McKay

Charles Duncan McPherson (1877-1970)

Liberal

1,104

Edwin Herbert Muir (1868-1954)

Conservative

1,081

Lansdowne

William George Speers

Tobias Crawford Norris (1861-1936)

Liberal

1,752

Harvey Elgin Hicks (1865-1940)

Conservative

914

La Verendrye

Max Champagne

Phillipe Adjutor “Pete” Talbot (1879-1967)

Independent

1,023

L. R. Magnum

Farmer

709

Manitou

Charles Herbert Vrooman

John Sutherland Ridley (1882-1934)

Conservative

1,185

George Compton (1872-1950)

Farmer

926

George Thomas Armstrong (1881-1941)

Liberal

901

Minnedosa

Robert J. Davidson

George Allison Grierson (1867-1931)

Liberal

1,236

W. T. Bielby

Farmer

952

Morden and Rhineland

Robert Livingstone

John Hugh Kennedy (1867-1927)

Conservative

814

Howard Waldemar Winkler (1891-1970)

Liberal

752

Morris

Harold “Harry” Grills (1870-1954)

William Reid Clubb (1884-1962)

Farmer

930

Alexandre “Buffalo” Ayotte (1859-1932)

Farmer

765

Fred J. Last

Independent

251

Mountain

John A. Johnson

James Bryson Baird (1859-1939)

Liberal

1,304

Andrew Young

Farmer

1,178

Norfolk

William Cairns

Reuben James Waugh (1875-1945)

Conservative

1,090

John Graham (1864-1951)

Liberal

883

John H. Wright

Farmer

503

Portage la Prairie

Harry O. Sutton

Fawcett Gowler Taylor (1878-1940)

Conservative

1,306

Ewan Alexander MacPherson [McPherson] (1879-1954)

Liberal

1,019

Roblin

Charles Bryden

Henry Robson Richardson (1879-1966)

Farmer

991

Frederic Young Newton (1870-1959)

Conservative

887

Rockwood

Miles J. MacDonald

William Clarke McKinnell (1873-1939)

Farmer

978

Arthur John Lobb (1871-1928)

Liberal

977

Thomas Scott

Conservative

638

Ruperts Land

E. P. Hicks

John Morrison (1868-1930)

Independent

Acclaim

Russell

John McKay

William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885-1964)

Liberal

1,274

R. J. Brown

Farmer

642

Albert G. Lanigan (1864-1932)

Independent

593

St. Boniface

Narcisse Jackman

Joseph Bernier (1874-1951)

Conservative

1,434

John Power Howden (1879-1959)

Liberal

942

Joseph Pierre Dumas (1875-1950)

Liberal

730

Christopher R. Rice

Independent

675

Tony Hoornaert

Independent

404

St. Clements

Murdock Daniel McLean

Matthew James Stanbridge (1876-1939)

Labour

977

Donald Andrew Ross (1856-1938)

Liberal

850

H. McLennan

Farmer

445

St. George

A. De Laronde

Albert Edward Kristjansson (1877-1974)

Labour

901

Skuli Sigfusson (1870-1969)

Liberal

784

Ste. Rose

Francis Henry Randall

Joseph Hamelin (1873-1947)

Conservative

878

D. J. Hill

Liberal

745

T. H. Rheaume

Liberal

488

Springfield

Andrew Young

Arthur Ernest “Jack” Moore (1881-1950)

Labour

987

Isaac Cook

Farmer

928

Edgar Douglass Richmond Bissett (1889-1990)

Liberal

352

E. R. Dugard

Farmer

123

Swan River

John McGaw(?)

Robert William Emmond (1869-1935)

Farmer

1,163

William Henry Sims (1872-1955)

Liberal

544

The Pas

H. Frank Stanley

Edward Brown (1865-1947)

Liberal

560

Allan Norgrove

Labour

126

Turtle Mountain

Charles H. McKinnon

George William McDonald (1875-1950)

Liberal

1,020

Richard Gardiner Willis (1865-1929)

Conservative

1,001

Virden

John Turnbull

George Clingan (1868-1944)

Liberal

1,313

Reginald Arthur Knight

Farmer

1,022

Winnipeg (* elected)

Norman L. Monkman

Duncan Cameron (1865-1948) *

Liberal

4,312

Frederick John “Fred” Dixon (1881-1931) *

Labour

4,312

John Thomas Haig (1877-1962) *

Conservative

4,312

William “Bill” Ivens (1878-1957) *

Labour

4,312

Thomas Herman Johnson (1870-1927) *

Liberal

4,312

John Queen (1882-1946) *

Labour

4,312

John Stovel (1858-1923) *

Liberal

4,312

George Armstrong (1870-1956) *

Labour

4,263

Edith Frances MacTavish Rogers (1876-1947) *

Liberal

4,010

William Johnston Tupper (1862-1947) *

Conservative

3,583

Robert Boyd “R. B.” Russell (1888-1964)

Labour

3,520

Harriet Snetsinger Dick (1867-1957)

Independent

2,931

Robert Jacob (1879-1944)

Liberal

2,347

Malcolm McInnes

Conservative

2,109

Nelson D. Armstrong

Independent

1,864

William John Christie (1858-1942)

Conservative

1,726

William Linton Parrish (1860-1949)

Liberal

1,424

Samuel Cartwright

Labour

1,384

Leoni St. Clairze “Leo” Warde (1888-1971)

Independent

1,201

William Arthur Pritchard (1888-1981)

Labour

1,155

William Gibbon

Liberal

1,067

Neil T. Carey

Independent

1,019

Thomas Glendenning Hamilton (1873-1935)

Liberal

934

James Lightfoot (1879-1930)

Conservative

862

Edward Bailey Fisher (1873-1946)

Independent

508

W. A. James

Labour

475

Genevieve Elsie Alice Lipsett (1886-1935)

Conservative

461

Frederick William Law (1883-1960)

Liberal

450

Albert MacMartin

Conservative

342

Frederick George “Fred” Tipping (1885-1973)

Labour

313

Charles Henry Forrester (1856-1923)

Independent

309

Robert Newton Lowery (1882-1962)

Liberal

284

Percy V. Torrance

Conservative

282

George Waldron Prout (1878-c1980)

Independent

261

William Clarence Morden (1878-1930)

Independent

230

Richard James “Dickie” Johns (1888-1970)

Labour

173

George H. Lawrence

Conservative

159

Alice Ann Dean Holling (1867-1955)

Independent

131

J. O. Turnbull

Conservative

90

David S. Lyons

Independent

50

J. H. Gislason

Independent

40

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Proportional Voting (1920-1957)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Sixeenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1921-1922)

Sources:

Manitoba Election Records (December 1870 to November 1957, June 1958 to June 1969), Manitoba Legislative Library.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 January 2024