1920 Manitoba general election

1920 Manitoba general election

← 1915 June 29, 1920 1922 →

55 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tobias Norris
Party Liberal Farmer
Leader since 1910
Leader's seat Lansdowne
Last election 40 pre-creation
Seats won 21 14
Seat change Decrease19 Increase14
Percentage 35.1% 14.1%
Swing Decrease20.0pp Increase14.1pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Fred Dixon Richard G. Willis
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 1920 1919
Leader's seat Winnipeg Ran in Turtle Mountain (lost)
Last election pre-creation 5
Seats won 11 8
Seat change Increase11 Increase3
Percentage 20.5% 18.5%
Swing Increase20.5pp Decrease14.5pp

Premier before election

Tobias Norris
Liberal

Premier after election

Tobias Norris
Liberal

The 1920 Manitoba general election was held on June 29, 1920 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.

The election resulted in a fragmented parliament, with no group holding effective power over the legislature. Norris's Liberals were re-elected. They remained the largest party, but were reduced to a minority government with 21 seats out of 55.

This was the first general election in which women could vote and run for office. Edith Rogers was elected in this election, becoming the first woman elected to the Manitoba Legislature.

This was also the first election where Single Transferable Voting was used to elect the Winnipeg MLAs, now ten in number.