Edward Montgomery

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Edward William Montgomery was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1932, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken.

Montgomery was a medical doctor. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive in the 1927 provincial election, for the constituency of Winnipeg. At the time, Winnipeg elected ten members by a single transferable ballot. Montgomery finished seventh on the first count, and was declared elected for the final position on the twenty-first count.

On September 9, 1927, he was appointed Minister of Health in Bracken's government. His position was restyled as "Minister of Health and Public Welfare" on July 12, 1928.

Montgomery was defeated in the 1932 provincial election. He finished in fifteenth place on the first count in Winnipeg, and was eliminated from contention on the nineteenth count.