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.[1]
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government.[1]
Douglas Lloyd Campbell of the Liberal-Progressive Party was Leader of the Opposition. After Campbell resigned in 1961, Gildas Molgat became opposition leader.[2]
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.[1]
There were five sessions of the 26th Legislature:[1]
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.[3]
^ abcd"Members of the Twenty-Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1959–1962)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
^"Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
^"Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
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