Carolyne Morrison

Carolyne Alexandra Morrison (February 18, 1905 – August 24, 1997) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1960 to 1969.[1]

Carolyne Morrison
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Pembina
In office
1960–1969
Preceded byMaurice Ridley
Succeeded byGeorge Henderson
Personal details
Born(1905-02-18)February 18, 1905
Ridgeville, Manitoba, Canada
DiedAugust 24, 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 92)
Manitou, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Occupationteacher

Born in Ridgeville, Manitoba in 1905,[1][2] Morrison was educated at Emerson, Manitoba, and did teacher training in Brandon. She was a teacher and homemaker prior to her entry into politics. In 1938, she married Hugh Morrison, who was a member of the Manitoba Assembly from 1936 to 1957. She ran for election in the same constituency[2] following the death of Maurice Ridley.[1]

She was first elected to the legislature in a by-election on December 9, 1960, winning easy election in the rural, southern riding of Pembina. In the 1962 election, she defeated Liberal Charles Cousins by 211 votes. She won a greater margin victory in the 1966 election, and did not run in 1969.[1] Morrison was never appointed to cabinet.

She was one of only two women in the Manitoba legislature during the 1960s (the other being fellow Progressive Conservative Thelma Forbes),[3] and only the fifth woman ever elected to the legislature.

Morrison also served in the local Red Cross and on the Manitou Hospital Board; she was a news correspondent for the local district for the Western Canadian newspaper.[2]

She died in Manitou at age 92,[2] after suffering from Alzheimer's in her old age.[3]

References
  1. "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  2. "Carolyne Alexandra McBean Morrison (1905-1997)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  3. "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. June 25, 1998. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
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