10th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 10th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1899. The legislature sat from March 29, 1900, to June 25, 1903. [1]

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The Conservatives led by Hugh John Macdonald formed the government. After Macdonald resigned in 1900 to run for a federal seat, [2] Rodmond Roblin became party leader and premier. [1]

Thomas Greenway of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition. [3]

William Hespeler served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

There were four sessions of the 10th Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 29, 1900July 5, 1900
2ndFebruary 21, 1901March 29, 1901
3rdJanuary 9, 1902March 1, 1902
4thFebruary 12, 1903March 18, 1903

James Colebrooke Patterson was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until October 10, 1900, when Daniel Hunter McMillan became lieutenant governor. [4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1899: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [5] First elected / previously elected
  James Argue Avondale Conservative 1899
  Robert C. Ennis Beautiful Plains Liberal 1899
  John Andrew Davidson Conservative 1881 [a] , 1892, 1900
  Charles Mickle Birtle Liberal 1888
  Stanley McInnis Brandon City Conservative 1899
  Thomas Greenwood Brandon North Liberal-Conservative1899
  Frank Oliver Fowler Brandon South Liberal 1897
  Martin Jérôme Carillon Liberal 1888, 1899
  George Steel Cypress Liberal-Conservative1899
  Theodore Burrows Dauphin Liberal 1892
  Charles Alexander Young Deloraine Liberal 1896
  David Henry McFadden Emerson Conservative 1892
  Baldwin Baldwinson Gimli Conservative 1899
  Orton Grain Kildonan and St. Andrews Liberal-Conservative1899
  George Lawrence Killarney Conservative 1899
  James McKenzie Lakeside Liberal 1896
  Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal 1896
  William Lagimodière La Verendrye Liberal 1888, 1899
  James Riddell Lorne Liberal 1896
  Robert Rogers Manitou Conservative 1899
  Robert Myers Minnedosa Liberal 1892
  John Ruddell Morden Conservative 1899
  Colin Campbell Morris Conservative 1899
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal 1879
  Robert Fern Lyons Norfolk Conservative 1892, 1899
  William Garland Portage la Prairie Conservative 1899
  Hugh Armstrong Conservative 1892 [b] , 1902
  Valentine Winkler Rhineland Liberal 1892
  Isaac Riley Rockwood Conservative 1899
  William Hespeler Rosenfeldt Independent Conservative1899
  Henry Mullins Russell Conservative 1899
  S.A.D. Bertrand St. Boniface Liberal 1899
  Joseph Bernier Conservative 1900
  William Ferguson Saskatchewan Conservative 1899
  Allen Thompson Souris Conservative 1899
  Thomas Henry Smith Springfield Liberal 1888
  James Johnson Turtle Mountain Independent Conservative1897
  James Simpson Virden Conservative 1899
  Thomas Lewis Morton Westbourne Liberal 1888
  Daniel Hunter McMillan Winnipeg Centre Liberal 1879, 1888
  Thomas William Taylor Conservative 1900
  William Neilson Winnipeg North Conservative 1899
  Hugh John Macdonald Winnipeg South Conservative 1899
  James Thomas Gordon Conservative 1901
  Rodmond Roblin Woodlands Conservative 1888 [c] , 1896

Notes:

    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Emerson David Henry McFadden Conservative January 30, 1900D. H. McFadden ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Works [6]
    Winnipeg South Hugh John Macdonald Conservative January 30, 1900HJ Macdonald ran for reelection upon becoming Premier [6]
    Beautiful Plains John Andrew Davidson Conservative March 10, 1900RC Ennis resigned seat [6]
    Morris Colin H. Campbell Conservative October 29, 1900C. H. Campbell ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General [6]
    Winnipeg Centre Thomas William Taylor Conservative November 1, 1900DH McMillan named lieutenant-governor for Manitoba [6]
    Woodlands Rodmond Roblin Conservative November 8, 1900R Roblin ran for reelection upon appointment as Premier [6]
    Rhineland Valentine Winkler Liberal November 19, 1900V Minkler ran for federal seat [6]
    St. Boniface Joseph Bernier Conservative November 24, 1900SAD Bertrand ran for federal seat [6]
    Manitou Robert Rogers Conservative December 31, 1900R Rogers ran for reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works [6]
    Winnipeg South James Thomas Gordon Conservative January 24, 1901HJ Macdonald ran for federal seat [6]
    Portage la Prairie Hugh Armstrong Conservative February 6, 1902 [6] W Garland died November 11, 1901 [7]

    Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Tenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1900–1903)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
    2. ↑ Hugh John Macdonald – Parliament of Canada biography
    3. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
    4. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    5. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
    7. ↑ "William Garland (1856–1901)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
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