14th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 14th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1914. The legislature sat from September 15, 1914, to July 16, 1915. [1]

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

Tobias Norris of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition. [2]

The Roblin government was forced to resign in 1915 after a royal commission initiated by the Lieutenant Governor found evidence of corruption in the awarding of contracts for the construction of new legislative buildings. The house was dissolved and a new election was held in August 1915. [3]

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

There were two sessions of the 14th Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stSeptember 15, 1914September 18, 1914
2ndFebruary 10, 1915April 1, 1915

Douglas Colin Cameron was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. [4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1914: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [5] First elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  John Williams Arthur Liberal 1907, 19142nd term*
  John Thomas Haig Assiniboia Conservative 19141st term
  James H. Howden Beautiful Plains Conservative 19034th term
  George Malcolm Birtle Liberal 19093rd term
  George R. Coldwell Brandon City Conservative 19073rd term
  Thomas B. Molloy Carillon Liberal 19141st term
  George R. Ray Churchill [nb 1] [6] Conservative 19141st term
  George Steel Cypress Conservative 18995th term
  William Buchanan Dauphin Conservative 19141st term
  Robert Stirton Thornton Deloraine Liberal 1907, 19142nd term*
  Rodmond Roblin Dufferin Conservative 1888, [a] 18968th term*
  Harry Mewhirter Elmwood Conservative 19141st term
  David Henry McFadden Emerson Conservative 1892, 19107th term*
  Samuel Hughes Gilbert Plains Conservative 19102nd term
  Sveinn Thorvaldson Gimli Conservative 19141st term
  James William Armstrong Gladstone Liberal 19073rd term
  James Breakey Glenwood Liberal 19141st term
  Hugh Armstrong Grand Rapids Conservative 1892, [b] 1902, [c] 19146th term*
  John Henry McConnell Hamiota Liberal 19141st term
  Aimé Bénard Iberville Conservative 19073rd term
  Walter Humphries Montague Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative 19132nd term
  George Lawrence Killarney Conservative 18995th term
  John J. Garland Lakeside Conservative 19141st term
  Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal 1896, 19075th term*
  Jean-Baptiste Lauzon La Verendrye Conservative 1896, 1907, 19143rd term*
  James Morrow Manitou Conservative 19112nd term
  George Grierson Minnedosa Liberal 19141st term
  Valentine Winkler Morden and Rhineland Liberal 18927th term
  Jacques Parent Morris Conservative 19141st term
  James Bryson Baird Mountain Liberal 19073rd term
  John Graham Norfolk Liberal 19141st term
  Ewan McPherson Portage la Prairie Liberal 19141st term
  Frederic Newton Roblin Conservative 19112nd term
  Isaac Riley Rockwood Conservative 18995th term
  Donald Cromwell McDonald Russell Liberal 19141st term
  Joseph Bernier St. Boniface Conservative 1900, 19074th term*
  Donald A. Ross St. Clements Liberal 19073rd term
  Edmund L. Taylor St. George Conservative 19132nd term
  Joseph Hamelin Ste. Rose Conservative 19141st term
  William Henry Sims Swan River Liberal 19141st term
  Robert Orok The Pas Conservative 19122nd term
  James Johnson Turtle Mountain Conservative 18976th term
  George Clingan Virden Liberal 19141st term
  Thomas Herman Johnson Winnipeg Centre A Liberal 19073rd term
  Fred Dixon Winnipeg Centre BIndependent19141st term
  Joseph P. Foley Winnipeg North A Conservative 19141st term
  Daniel McLean Winnipeg North B Conservative 19141st term
  Albert Hudson Winnipeg South A Liberal 19141st term
  William Parrish Winnipeg South B Liberal 19141st term

Notes:

  1. ↑ Election held August 1, 1914

By-elections

None

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1914–1915)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  3. ↑ "Legislature Scandal". TimeLinks. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  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. ↑ "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
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