CCF incumbent MP Abraham Albert Heaps, but he declined in the interests of unity among "progressive" politicians. He was a strong supporter of the full mobilization for Canadian forces in World War II, and condemned the Communist Party's volte-face on the issue following the Hitler-Stalin non-aggression pact of October 7, 1939. The CP was declared illegal at this time and Winnipeg CP MLA James Litterick was expelled from the legislature. The remaining political parties in the Manitoba Legislature (Liberal-Progressive, Conservative, CCF and Social Credit) formed a united coalition ministry. Stubbs labelled the coalition as a monstrosity. He was for a time the only opposition MLA in the assembly. Later two coalition MLAs left the government to sit alongside him. Stubbs was re-elected in the 1941 election, although without the massive vote totals of previous elections (he finished second on the first count, behind Liberal-Progressive candidate John McDiarmid). After this, Stubbs frequently called for electoral reform in Manitoba, noting that the voters in the province's urban centres were under-represented in comparison to voters in the rural districts. He was asked to run against Stanley Knowles in Winnipeg North Centre in the 1945 federal election, but again declined. He was re-elected in the 1945 election, but again with diminished support. AS MLA he supported CCF MLA Morris Gray's efforts to increase provincial old-age pensions, and again spoke in favour of electoral reform. His efforts resulted in the break-up of the 10-member city district of Winnipeg and its replacement by three four-member districts (although it was not necessary to break up the Winnipeg district to give the city more seats. Some STV elections fill 21 seats at one time.) Stubbs did not run for re-election in 1949. Perhaps this was because he did not want to be seen to be trying to benefit from the redistricting. He did run in the next election. He was a candidate in the four-member district of Winnipeg Centre in the 1953 provincial election. The election was held using STV. Stubbs was unsuccessful, placing fifth in the first count and not accumulating enough votes through transfers to overtake those who were more popular. Later life He returned to his law practice after leaving political life. Stubbs died on May 12, 1958. References 1878 births 1958 deaths Candidates in the 1921 Canadian federal election Independent MLAs in Manitoba Turks and Caicos Islands people of American descent Manitoba candidates for