11th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 11th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1903. The legislature sat from January 7, 1904, to February 28, 1907. [1]

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The Conservatives led by Rodmond Roblin formed the government. [1]

Thomas Greenway of the Liberal Party served as Leader of the Opposition. After Greenway entered federal politics in November 1904, Charles Mickle became opposition leader. [2]

James Johnson served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

There were four sessions of the 11th Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 7, 1904February 8, 1904
2ndDecember 6, 1904January 31, 1905
3rdJanuary 11, 1906March 16, 1906
4thJanuary 3, 1907February 13, 1907

Daniel Hunter McMillan was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. [3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1903: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [4] First elected / previously elected
  Allen Thompson Arthur Conservative 1899
  Joseph Prefontaine Assiniboia Liberal 1903
  James Argue Avondale Conservative 1899
  John Andrew Davidson Beautiful Plains Conservative 1881, [a] 1892, 1900
  James Howden (1903) Conservative 1903
  Charles Mickle Birtle Liberal 1888
  Stanley McInnis Brandon City Conservative 1899
  Alfred Carroll Brandon South Conservative 1903
  Albert Prefontaine Carillon Conservative 1903
  George Steel Cypress Liberal-Conservative1899
  John Gunne Dauphin Conservative 1903
  Edward Briggs Deloraine Conservative 1903
  Rodmond Roblin Dufferin Conservative 1888, [b] 1896
  David Henry McFadden Emerson Conservative 1892
  Glenlyon Campbell Gilbert Plains Conservative 1903
  Baldwin Baldwinson Gimli Conservative 1899
  David Wilson Gladstone Conservative 1903
  David Jackson Hamiota Liberal 1903
  Martin O'Donohoe Kildonan and St. Andrews Liberal 1903
  George Lawrence Killarney Conservative 1899
  Edwin D. Lynch Lakeside Conservative 1903
  Harvey Hicks Lansdowne Conservative 1903
  William Lagimodière La Verendrye Liberal 1888, 1899
  Robert Rogers Manitou Conservative 1899
  William B. Waddell Minnedosa Conservative 1903
  John Ruddell Morden Conservative 1899
  George Ashdown (1906) Conservative 1906
  Colin Campbell Morris Conservative 1899
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal 1879
  Daniel A. McIntyre (1905) Conservative 1905
  Robert Fern Lyons Norfolk Conservative 1892, 1899
  Hugh Armstrong Portage la Prairie Conservative 1892, [c] 1902
  Valentine Winkler Rhineland Liberal 1892
  Isaac Riley Rockwood Conservative 1899
  William Doig Russell Liberal 1903
  Horace Chevrier St. Boniface Liberal 1903
  William Henry Corbett Springfield Conservative 1903
  James Wells Robson Swan River Conservative 1903
  James Johnson Turtle Mountain Independent Conservative1897
  John Hume Agnew Virden Conservative 1903
  Thomas William Taylor Winnipeg Centre Conservative 1900
  Sampson Walker Winnipeg North Conservative 1903
  James Thomas Gordon Winnipeg South Conservative 1901

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Beautiful Plains James Howden Conservative December 2, 1903JA Davidson died November 14, 1903 [5]
    Virden John Hume Agnew Conservative March 12, 1904JH Agnew ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer [5]
    Mountain Daniel A. McIntyre Conservative April 27, 1905T Greenway ran for federal seat [5]
    Morden George Ashdown Conservative May 18, 1906 [5] J Ruddell died April 17, 1906 [6]

    Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Eleventh Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1903–1907)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
    2. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
    3. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    4. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
    5. 1 2 3 4 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
    6. ↑ "John Henry Ruddell (1859–1906)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
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