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Farmer continued as party leader through the [[Manitoba general election, 1945|election of 1945]]. This campaign was a disappointment to the party—although it received more votes than the governing [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal-Progressives]] (35% to 33%), it won only ten seats in the legislature. Farmer resigned as party leader in June 1947, and was replaced the following year by [[E.A. Hansford]]. |
Farmer continued as party leader through the [[Manitoba general election, 1945|election of 1945]]. This campaign was a disappointment to the party—although it received more votes than the governing [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal-Progressives]] (35% to 33%), it won only ten seats in the legislature. Farmer resigned as party leader in June 1947, and was replaced the following year by [[E.A. Hansford]]. |
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Farmer did not contest the election of 1949. He died on January 16, 1951.<ref name="members">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#F0 |title=MLA Biographies - Deceased |work=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba}}</ref> |
Farmer did not contest the election of 1949. He died on January 16, 1951.<ref name="members">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#F0 |title=MLA Biographies - Deceased |work=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330185239/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#F0 |archivedate=2014-03-30 |df= }}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 13:38, 30 November 2017
Seymour Farmer | |
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2nd Mayor of Winnipeg | |
In office 1923–1924 | |
Preceded by | Frank Oliver Fowler |
Succeeded by | Ralph Webb |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
In office July 18, 1922 – November 10, 1949 | |
Constituency | Winnipeg |
Personal details | |
Born | Seymour James Farmer June 20, 1878 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
Seymour James Farmer (June 20, 1878 – January 16, 1951) was a politician in
Farmer was born in
Along with Dixon, Farmer opposed
Farmer supported the
Farmer was elected mayor of Winnipeg in 1922 and 1923,[2] although he could not command majority support from the city's councillors on either occasion. He was defeated by Ralph Webb in 1924, though he subsequently served as a councillor in 1928 and 1929, and again in the 1930s.
Farmer was also elected to the provincial legislature for Winnipeg in the
Farmer's early years as party leader were marked by conflict between the ILP and the newly formed Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. In 1933, the ILP agreed to affiliate with the CCF and support the latter party's skeletal network in the province. By 1936, the CCF had grown into a more powerful organization, and many ILP members were concerned about their autonomy. There were ideological differences between the two groups: the ILP was exclusively a labour party, whereas the CCF wanted to reach out to farmers as well.
For the
At the start of
Throughout the 1930s, Manitoba Premier John Bracken had attempted to bring the province's opposition parties into a "non-partisan" coalition government. Bracken's Progressives absorbed the provincial Liberals in 1932, but the other parties turned down his requests on two separate occasions. With the start of the war, however, "non-party" government became a more viable option. The Conservatives and Social Credit joined the government in 1940; despite opposition from David Lewis, Farmer was able to convince the CCF to do the same.
Farmer argued (somewhat dubiously) that Bracken was willing to adopt labour-friendly policies, and that the CCF would benefit more from joining government than from being the sole group in opposition. He also argued that an all-party government would defer the next provincial election for a year, and allow the CCF more time to organize.[citation needed] Lewis eventually resigned himself to the alliance, and the CCF entered Manitoba's government in late 1940. Farmer became the first[citation needed] Single-Tax politician in Canada to receive a cabinet portfolio, being sworn in as Minister of Labour on 4 November.[3]
By any measurement, the CCF's tenure in government was a disaster for the party. While the Conservatives were fully integrated into the management of the province, Social Credit and the CCF were marginalized. Bracken forced Farmer's labour legislation to face free votes in the legislature; these soon took the form of party votes, with the CCF invariably on the losing side.
The
Support for the CCF rose nationally throughout 1942, and there was a growing desire among many in the Manitoba party to leave the coalition. Farmer resigned from cabinet in December 1942, and the CCF formally left the government the following year.[3]
Farmer continued as party leader through the
Farmer did not contest the election of 1949. He died on January 16, 1951.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e McCrea, Walter Jackson (1925). Pioneers and prominent people in Manitoba. Canadian Publicity Company. p. 176. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ ISBN 0887551696. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ Mills, Allen. "Single Tax, Socialism and the Independent Labour Party of Manitoba: The Political Ideas of F. J. Dixon and S. J. Farmer." Labour / Le Travail 5 (1980): 33-56. JSTOR. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. <https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/25139947?ref=no-x-route:ace15c2e1d6b230b7bafc46e82f39f89>