Gilbert Hutton
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Gilbert "Bunty" Hutton was a politician in Manitoba
, Canada
. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
from 1953 to 1958 as a representative of the Social Credit League. His middle name is alternately listed as "Alexander" and "Eugene".
Hutton was educated in local schools, and received a journeyman's electrician certificate in 1936. He owned an Electric & Appliance business from 1952 until the 1970s. He was a fan of music, and often played the violin
at local dances.
Hutton was elected to the assembly in the 1953 provincial election
, defeating incumbent Liberal-Progressive
Henry S. Rungay by thirty-two votes in the constituency of Minnedosa. He was one of only two Social Credit MLAs to serve in the legislature in this period, and the only one who remained with the party through to the 1958 election. According to reports from the Winnipeg Free Press
, the Social Credit MLAs focused on the need for monetary reform in their first speeches to the legislature.
The Social Credit League was eliminated from the legislature in the 1958 election
, and Hutton was resoundingly defeated in Minnedosa by Liberal-Progressive
MLA Charles Shuttleworth
, whose previous constituency had been eliminated by redistribution.
Hutton moved to Saskatchewan
in the 1970s, and worked for a co-operative.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...
from 1953 to 1958 as a representative of the Social Credit League. His middle name is alternately listed as "Alexander" and "Eugene".
Hutton was educated in local schools, and received a journeyman's electrician certificate in 1936. He owned an Electric & Appliance business from 1952 until the 1970s. He was a fan of music, and often played the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
at local dances.
Hutton was elected to the assembly in the 1953 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1953
Manitoba's general election of June 8, 1953 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. This was the first election held in Manitoba after the breakup of a ten-year coalition government led by the Liberal-Progressives and Progressive Conservatives...
, defeating incumbent Liberal-Progressive
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
Henry S. Rungay by thirty-two votes in the constituency of Minnedosa. He was one of only two Social Credit MLAs to serve in the legislature in this period, and the only one who remained with the party through to the 1958 election. According to reports from the Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
, the Social Credit MLAs focused on the need for monetary reform in their first speeches to the legislature.
The Social Credit League was eliminated from the legislature in the 1958 election
Manitoba general election, 1958
Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1958 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was the first to be held in Manitoba after a comprehensive electoral redistribution in 1956...
, and Hutton was resoundingly defeated in Minnedosa by Liberal-Progressive
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
MLA Charles Shuttleworth
Charles Shuttleworth
Charles Lemington Shuttleworth is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1959, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas Campbell. His father, N.W.P...
, whose previous constituency had been eliminated by redistribution.
Hutton moved to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
in the 1970s, and worked for a co-operative.