2nd Manitoba Legislature

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2nd Manitoba Legislature
March 31, 1875  November 11, 1878
Coat of arms of Manitoba.svg
Parliament leaders
Premier Robert Atkinson Davis
December 3, 1874 October 16, 1878
Party caucuses
Government Non-partisan
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Joseph Dubuc
March 31, 1875 December 1, 1878
Members26 MLA seats
Legislative Council
Speaker of the
Council
John Harrison O'Donnell
March 31, 1875 May 14, 1875
Colin Inkster
January 18, 1876 February 4, 1876
Counsellors7 counsellor seats
Sovereign
Monarch Queen Victoria
June 20, 1837 January 22, 1901
Lieutenant
Governor
Alexander Morris
December 2, 1872 October 7, 1877
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
October 8, 1877 September 28, 1882
Sessions
1st session
31 Mar 1875 – 14 May 1875
2nd session
18 Jan 1876 – 4 Feb 1876
3rd session
30 Jan 1877 – 28 Feb 1877
4th session
10 Jan 1878 – 2 Feb 1878
  1st   3rd

The members of the 2nd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1874. The legislature sat from March 31, 1875, to November 11, 1878. [1]

Contents

Premier Robert Atkinson Davis with the support of Joseph Royal was able to form a minority government. Davis offered a cabinet seat to John Norquay, which won him the support of moderate English-speaking members. [2]

The Legislative Council of Manitoba was abolished. In 1874, representatives of the provincial government requested additional funding from the federal government in Ottawa. The federal cabinet agreed on the condition that the legislative council be abolished. The council itself rejected two bills calling for its abolition. Finally, in 1876, a sufficient number of members of the council were persuaded by the lieutenant-governor to support the bill. [3]

Joseph Dubuc served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

There were four sessions of the 2nd Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 31, 1875May 14, 1875
2ndJanuary 18, 1876February 4, 1876
3rdJanuary 30, 1877February 28, 1877
4thJanuary 10, 1878February 2, 1878

Alexander Morris was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until October 8, 1877, when Joseph-Édouard Cauchon became lieutenant governor. [4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1874: [1]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliation [5] First elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Notes
Felix Chenier Baie St. Paul Independent18741st term
John Taylor Headingly Independent1870, 18742nd term*
James Cowan High Bluff Opposition18741st term
John Sutherland Kildonan Opposition18702nd term
Angus McKay Lake Manitoba Independent18702nd term
James McKay (1877)Independent18771st term
Francis Evans Cornish Poplar Point Opposition18741st term
Kenneth McKenzie Portage la Prairie Opposition18741st term
William Fisher Luxton Rockwood Opposition18741st term
John Gunn St. Andrews North Independent18741st term
John Norquay St. Andrews South Government18702nd term
Marc-Amable Girard St. Boniface Government18702nd term
Alexander Murray St. Charles Independent18741st term
Thomas Howard St. Clements Independent18702nd term
Maxime Lépine St. Francois Xavier East Government18741st term
Joseph Royal St. Francois Xavier West Government18702nd term
Edwin Bourke St. James Government18702nd term
Joseph Dubuc St. Norbert Government18702nd term
Curtis Bird St. Pauls Independent18702nd term
Alexander Black (1876)Government18761st term
Joseph Lemay St. Vital Government18702nd term
Alphonse-Fortunat Martin Ste. Agathe Opposition18741st term
Charles Nolin Ste. Anne Government18741st term
William Dick Springfield Independent18741st term
Corydon Partlow Brown Westbourne Independent18741st term
Robert Atkinson Davis Winnipeg Government18742nd term

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Kildonan John Sutherland OppositionApril 1875New Writ issued due to a tie. [6]
    St. Pauls Alexander Black [7] GovernmentNovember 25, 1876CJ Bird died on June 13, 1876 [8]
    Lake Manitoba James McKay [9] OppositionJanuary 17, 1877A McKay resigned in December 1876 [10]

    Notes:

      References

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      2. Swan, Ruth (1994). "Davis, Robert Atkinson". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
      3. Donnelly, Murray S (April 1959). "Manitoba's Legislative Council". Manitoba Pageant. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
      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.
      7. Mackintosh, CH (1877). The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register . Retrieved 2012-09-23.
      8. "Curtis James Bird (1838–1876)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
      9. "James McKay (1828–1879)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
      10. "Angus McKay (1836-?)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-23.