Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1949GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the thirteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. These were the first awards to give a prize for children s literature . Winners Fiction Philip Child , Mr. Ames Against Time . Poetry or Drama James Reaney , The Red Heart . Non Fiction Hugh MacLennan , Cross country . Non Fiction R. MacGregor Dawson , Democratic Government in Canada . Juvenile R.S. Lambert , Franklin of the Arctic . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1949 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1949 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1949 ... more details
A GovernorGeneral , is a viceroy vice regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription . Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a GovernorGeneral ... dictionary.reference.com search?q governorgeneralGovernorGeneral definition on dictionary.com retrieved February 14, 2006 ref Current uses In modern usage,the term the term GovernorGeneral originated ... Dominion was therefore given the superior title of GovernorGeneral. New Zealand was granted ... of Liverpool was appointed the first GovernorGeneral of New Zealand. Another non federal state, Newfoundland ... the title of Governor throughout this time. Since the 1950s, the title GovernorGeneral has been ... the GovernorGeneral acts as the Monarch s representative, performing the ceremonial and constitutional functions of a Head of State. The only other nation which uses the GovernorGeneral designation .... In Iran, the provincial authority is headed by a GovernorGeneral ref name govgen cite web url http ... was GovernorGeneral of Canada from 1935 to 1940. The uniform shown here was the customary ceremonial ... to which they were assigned. The GovernorGeneral could be instructed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies ... any GovernorGeneral, though this could often be cumbersome, due to remoteness of the territories from London. The GovernorGeneral was also the head of the armed forces in his or her territory and, because of the GovernorGeneral s control of the military, the post was as much a military appointment as a civil one. Indeed, until the late 20th century, the GovernorGeneral s official attire was the court ... of the GovernorGeneral began to shift, reflecting the increased independence of the Dominion ... the GovernorGeneral become a direct representative of the national monarch only, who no longer answered ... of Nations that the GovernorGeneral of a Dominion is the representative of the Crown, holding ... reality of a self governing dominion within the British Empire with a GovernorGeneral answerable to the sovereign ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 The 1949 Yukon general election was held on 25 July 1949 to elect the three members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly Yukon Territorial Council . The Council was non partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner Canadian territories Commissioner . YU Elections DEFAULTSORT Yukon General Election, 1949 Category Elections in Yukon Category 1949 elections in Canada Yukon stub Canada election stub ... more details
The June 26, 1949 Belgian general elections were the second Belgian elections after World War II . class wikitable style text align right colspan 2 Party style width 5em Votes style width 4em Seats Chambre style width 4em style width 4em Seats Senate style width 4em bgcolor orange style text align left Christian People s Party Flanders CVP Christian People s Party Wallonia PSC 43,6 105 13 54 3 bgcolor pink style text align left Belgian Socialist Party Flanders BSP Belgian Socialist Party Wallonia PSB 29,7 66 0 33 1 bgcolor blue style text align left Liberal Party Flanders LP Liberal Party Wallonia PL 15,2 29 13 14 10 bgcolor red style text align left Communist Party of Belgium KPB PCB 7,5 12 11 5 6 colspan 2 total 100 212 0 106 0 Belgian elections Category Elections in Belgium General election, 1949 Category 1949 elections Category 1949 in Belgium ca Eleccions legislatives belgues de 1949 cs Belgick v eobecn volby 1949 nl Belgische verkiezingen 1949 ru 1949 ... more details
Politics of Philippines Presidential , legislative and local elections were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines . Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President of the Philippines President Manuel Roxas in 1948 . His running mate, Senate of the Philippines Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President of the Philippines Vice President . Despite factions created in the administration party, Quirino won a satisfactory vote from the public. It was the only time in Philippine history where the duly elected president, vice president and senators all came from the same party, the Liberal Party. Carlos P. Romulo and Marvin M. Gray, publisher of the Manila Evening News , accuse Quirino in their book The Magsaysay Story The John Day Company, 1956, updated with an additional chapter on Magsaysay s death re edition by Pocket Books, Special Student Edition, SP 18, December 1957 of widespread fraud and intimidation of the opposition by military action, calling it the dirty election . Results President Philippine presidential election, 1949 Vice President Philippine vice presidential election, 1949 Senate Philippine senate election, 1949 House of Representatives Philippine House election, 1949 See also Commission on Elections Philippines Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines 2nd Congress of the Philippines References reflist External links http www.pangulo.ph election results.php The Philippine Presidency Project http www.comelec.gov.ph Official website of the Commission on Elections Philippine elections DEFAULTSORT Philippine General Election, 1949 Category Elections in the Philippines Category 1949 elections Category 1949 elections in Asia Category 1949 in the Philippines General election nl Filipijnse verkiezingen 1949 ... more details
Infobox Election election name Newfoundland general election, 1949 country Newfoundland type parliamentary election date May 27, 1949 next election Newfoundland general election, 1951 next year 1951 seats for election 28 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly image1 Image Joseph Smallwood signing Newfoundland into Confederation.jpg 150px leader1 Joey Smallwood leader since1 party1 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador seats1 22 popular vote1 109,802 image2 leader2 Harry Mews leader since2 party2 Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador seats2 5 popular vote2 55,111 image3 leader3 Peter Cashin leader since3 party3 Independent politician seats3 1 seat change3 0 popular vote3 2,642 title Premier before election New Office before party after election Joey Smallwood after party Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The 30th Newfoundland general election was held on 27 May 1949 to elect members of the 29th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly General Assembly of Newfoundland . It was the first general election held since Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland joined Canadian confederation on 31 March 1949 and the first Newfoundland wide election of any kind since the suspension of responsible government and the creation of the Commission of Government in 1934. The election was won by the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party. Joey Smallwood was invited to form an interim administration when Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland became a part of Canada just before midnight on March 31, 1949. This interim Smallwood administration continued until the results of the May election. The election was held under the House of Assembly ... . References cite web url http www.elections.gov.nl.ca elections 1949 1999stats.asp title General Election Statistics 1949 1999 accessdate 2006 12 11 work Elections Newfoundland and Labrador NL Elections Category Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador Category 1949 elections in Canada Newfoundland ... more details
The Japanese general election, 1949 was held in Japan in 1949 . The Liberals won government, but a party calling itself the Democratic Party took many seats. They would later merge with the Cooperative Party to become Rikken. class wikitable Party Seats of vote Liberal Party 1945 Liberal 264 Democratic Party 1947 Democratic 69 Japan Socialist Party 48 Japanese Communist Party 35 National Cooperative Party 14 Others 36 ref http ja.wikipedia.org wiki E7 AC AC24 E5 9B 9E E8 A1 86 E8 AD B0 E9 99 A2 E8 AD B0 E5 93 A1 E7 B7 8F E9 81 B8 E6 8C 99 ref References references Japanese elections Japan hist stub Category 1949 elections Category Japanese general elections 1949 ja 24 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Manitoba s general election of November 10, 1949 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba , Canada . This election pitted the province s coalition government , made up of the Manitoba Liberal Party Liberal Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party , against a variety of opponents. The social democratic Manitoba Co operative Commonwealth Federation CCF was the coalition s primary challenger, while the communist Communist Party of Canada Manitoba Labour Progressive Party and an assortment of independent candidates also challenged the coalition in some constituencies. Liberal Progressive and Progressive Conservative candidates ran against each other in some ridings, generally where no anti coalition candidates had a serious chance of winning. The result was a landslide victory for the coalition. Premier of Manitoba Premier Douglas Lloyd Campbell Douglas Campbell s Liberal Progressives remained the dominant party in government, increasing their caucus to thirty one seats out of fifty seven enough to form a majority government even without assistance from other parties. One of these candidates was elected simply as a Liberal , but sat as a full member of the Liberal Progressive caucus. The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Errick Willis , remained the junior partner in government, falling to nine seats from thirteen ... dec. Maurice MacCarthy , June 8, 1953 Manitoba elections DEFAULTSORT Manitoba General Election, 1949 Category 1949 elections in Canada Category Elections in Manitoba General election, 1949 ... 3 Popular vote bgcolor CCCCCC align center Manitoba general election, 1945 1945 align center Elected ... right 100 align right Sequence prev Manitoba general election, 1945 1945 Manitoba election list List of Manitoba general elections List of Manitoba elections next Manitoba general election, 1953 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Politics of Sri Lanka The GovernorGeneral of Ceylon was the representative ... a GovernorGeneral to be her representative in Ceylon. Neither the monarch nor the GovernorGeneral had any real authority in conducting the administration of the country however, both possess ... when a stat of emergency was declared the GovernorGeneral used his reserved powers. The GovernorGeneral represents the Monarch on ceremonial occasions such as the opening of Parliament, the presentation .... When the Monarch was present Ceylon on official visits, the post of GovernorGeneral ceased to exist during the said period. On the absence of the GovernorGeneral, the Chief Justice of Ceylon became acting GovernorGeneral. History There were four Governor Generals who represented two monarchs, George ... . Sir Henry Monck Mason Moore became the first GovernorGeneral and last Governor of Ceylon when ... was appointed as GovernorGeneral in 1962, he discarded the ceremonial uniform of office. When ... The official residence and office of the GovernorGeneral was the President s House, Colombo Queen s House currently the President s House in Colombo . Other GovernorGeneral residences include the President ... Death width 9 GovernorGeneral From width 9 GovernorGeneral Until width 30 Sovereign align center ... Kingdom Elizabeth II Flag of the GovernorGeneral gallery File GovernorGeneral of Ceylon 1.gif Flag of GovernorGeneral of Ceylon 1948 1953 File GovernorGeneral of Ceylon 2.gif Flag of GovernorGeneral of Ceylon 1953 1972 gallery See also Governor of Ceylon President of Sri Lanka GovernorGeneral of Ceylon Governors General of the Commonwealth Realms DEFAULTSORT GovernorGeneral Of Ceylon Category ... the Queen s Cottage was the vacationing residence in the town of Nuwara Eliya . Governors General ... John KStJ align center 1887 align center 1964 align center 4 February 1948 align center 6 July 1949 ... May 1887 align center 30 January 1971 align center 6 July 1949 align center 17 July 1954 align center ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 1936 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit began the tradition of GovernorGeneral s awards in Canada . They comprised only two categories, for fiction and non fiction, and were English language only. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir Lord Tweedsmuir , then GovernorGeneral of Canada GovernorGeneral and himself the noted author of The Thirty Nine Steps , presented the awards. Winners Fiction Bertram Brooker , Think of the Earth Non fiction T. B. Robertson , collected newspaper articles Source http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf Cumulative List of Winners of the GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards , .pdf , Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011. http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1936 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1936 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1941 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the fifth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Alan Sullivan , Three Came to Ville Marie . Poetry or Drama Anne Marriott , Calling Adventurers . Non Fiction Emily Carr , Klee Wyck . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1941 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1941 ... more details
The GovernorGeneral of the Province of Canada was the vice regal post of pre Confederation Canada that existed from 1840 to Canadian Confederation in 1867. The post replaced the GovernorGeneral of New France and later List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of British North America from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas GovernorGeneral of British North America , which had replaced that of Commander in Chief of British North America . With Confederation and the dissolution of the Province of Canada , a new post was created, that of GovernorGeneral of Canada . See also List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840 1867 List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840 1867 DEFAULTSORT Canada, GovernorGeneral of the Province of Category Governors General of the Province of Canada Category Lists of Canadian viceroys and governors Canada Category Westminster system ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 In Canada , the 1945 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the ninth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Hugh MacLennan , Two Solitudes . Poetry or Drama Earle Birney , Now is Time . Non Fiction Evelyn M. Richardson , We Keep a Light . Non Fiction Ross Munro , Gauntlet to Overlord . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1945 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1945 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1945 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada, the 1948 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twelfth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Hugh MacLennan , The Precipice . Poetry or Drama A.M. Klein , The Rocking Chair and Other Poems . Non Fiction Thomas H. Raddall , Halifax, Warden of the North . Non Fiction C.P. Stacey , The Canadian Army, 1939 1945 . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1948 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1948 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1948 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1950 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the fourteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Germaine Gu vremont , The Outlander . Poetry or Drama James Wreford Watson , Of Time and the Lover . Non Fiction Marjorie Wilkins Campbell , The Saskatchewan . Non Fiction W.L. Morton , The Progressive Party in Canada . Juvenile Donald Dickie , The Great Adventure . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1950 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1950 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1950 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1951 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the fifteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Morley Callaghan , The Loved and the Lost . Poetry or Drama Charles Bruce , The Mulgrave Road . Non Fiction Josephine Phelan , The Ardent Exile . Non Fiction Frank MacKinnon , The Government of Prince Edward Island . Juvenile John F. Hayes, A Land Divided . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1951 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1951 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1951 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1956 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twentieth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Adele Wiseman , The Sacrifice . Poetry or Drama Robert A.D. Ford , A Window on the North . Non Fiction Pierre Berton , The Mysterious North . Non Fiction Joseph Lister Rutledge , Century of Conflict . Juvenile Farley Mowat , Lost in the Barrens . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1956 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1956 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1956 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 1957 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twenty first such awards in Canada . The awards in this period an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction Gabrielle Roy , Street of Riches . Poetry or Drama Jay Macpherson , The Boatman . Non Fiction Bruce Hutchison , Canada Tomorrow s Giant . Non Fiction Thomas H. Raddall , The Path of Destiny . Juvenile Kerry Wood author Kerry Wood , The Great Chief . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1957 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1957 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1957 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1958 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twenty second such awards. The awards in this period were an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction Colin McDougall , Execution novel Execution . Poetry or Drama James Reaney , A Suit of Nettles . Non Fiction Pierre Berton , Klondike . Non Fiction Joyce Hemlow , The History of Fanny Burney . Juvenile Edith L. Sharp , Nkwala . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1958 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1958 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1958 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Each winner of the 1963 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council Canada Council for the Arts . Winners English Language Fiction Hugh Garner , Hugh Garner s Best Stories . Non fiction J.M.S. Careless , Brown of the Globe . French Language Poetry or Drama Gatien Lapointe , Ode au Saint Laurent . Non Fiction Gustave Lanctot , Histoire du Canada . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1963 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1963 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1963 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1946 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the tenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Winifred Bambrick , Continental Revue . Poetry or Drama Robert Finch poet Robert Finch , Poems . Non Fiction Frederick Philip Grove , In Search of Myself . Non Fiction A.R.M. Lower , Colony to Nation . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1946 in Canada Governor Generals Awards, 1946 Category 1946 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1946 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada the 1942 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the sixth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction G. Herbert Sallans , Little Man . Poetry or Drama Earle Birney , David and Other Poems . Non Fiction Bruce Hutchison , The Unknown Country . Non Fiction Edgar McInnes , The Unguarded Frontier . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1942 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1942 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada the 1943 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the seventh such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Thomas H. Raddall , The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek . Poetry or Drama A.J.M. Smith , News of the Phoenix . Non Fiction John D. Robins , The Incomplete Anglers . Non Fiction E.K. Brown , On Canadian Poetry . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1943 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1943 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1944 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the eighth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Gwethalyn Graham , Earth and High Heaven . Poetry or Drama Dorothy Livesay , Day and Night . Non Fiction Dorothy Duncan , Partner in Three Worlds . Non Fiction Edgar McInnes , The War Fourth Year . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1944 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1944 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1947 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the eleventh such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Gabrielle Roy , The Tin Flute . Poetry or Drama Dorothy Livesay , Poems for People . Non Fiction William Sclater writer William Sclater , Haida . Non Fiction R. MacGregor Dawson , The Government of Canada . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1947 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1947 ... more details
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