Margaret Konantz

Margaret McTavish Konantz
Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South
In office 1963–1965
Preceded by	Gordon Chown
Succeeded by	Bud Sherman
Personal details
Born	April 30, 1899 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died	May 11, 1967
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	humanitarian

Margaret McTavish Konantz, née Rogers (April 30, 1899 - May 11, 1967) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Winnipeg South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1963 to 1965. She was the first woman elected to the House of Commons from Manitoba.

She was the daughter of Robert Arthur Rogers, a businessman, and Edith Rogers, the first woman ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. She married Gordon Konantz in 1922.

During World War II, Margaret Konantz was an active volunteer for the Patriotic Salvage Corps, Bundles for Britain and the Women's Volunteer Services. In 1944, she was one of four women sent to Great Britain by the Canadian government to work with the Women's Voluntary Service. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire posthumously for her volunteer work in the war effort. Following the death of her husband in 1954, she volunteered for UNICEF, travelling to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Rhodesia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and the United Arab Republic on behalf of the organization.

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