3rd Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 3rd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1878. The legislature sat from February 1, 1879, to November 26, 1879. [1]

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Premier John Norquay with the support of Joseph Royal was able to form a majority government. [2] However, Royal demanded that the government must have the support of a majority among both French-speaking and English-speaking representatives in the assembly. Royal, in partnership with Thomas Scott, attempted to take control of the government. Norquay countered by aligning himself with the English-speaking members of the assembly excluding Scott. A new election was held later in the year. [3]

John Wright Sifton served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

There was one session of the 3rd Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 1, 1879June 25, 1879

Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. [4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878: [1]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliation [2] First elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
Andrew Bourke Baie St. Paul Government18781st term
Kenneth McKenzie Burnside Government18742nd term
John Taylor Headingly Government1870, 18743rd term*
John Drummond High Bluff Opposition18781st term
Alexander Sutherland Kildonan Opposition18781st term
John Stevenson Pembina Opposition18781st term
James Cowan Portage la Prairie Independent18742nd term
Thomas Lusted Rockwood Opposition18781st term
John Gunn St. Andrews North Government18781st term
John Norquay St. Andrews South Government18703rd term
Alphonse Larivière St. Boniface Government18781st term
Alexander Murray St. Charles Government18742nd term
John Wright Sifton St. Clements Government18781st term
Louis Schmidt St. Francois Xavier East Government1870, 18782nd term*
Joseph Royal St. Francois Xavier West Government18703rd term
David Marr Walker St. James Government18781st term
Pierre Delorme St. Norbert Government1870, 18782nd term*
Samuel Clarke Biggs St. Pauls Independent18781st term
Maxime Goulet St. Vital Government18781st term
Joseph Taillefer Ste. Agathe Government18781st term
Charles Nolin Ste. Anne Government18742nd term
Arthur Wellington Ross Springfield Opposition18781st term
Corydon Partlow Brown Westbourne Government18742nd term
Thomas Scott Winnipeg Opposition18781st term

Notes:

    By-elections

    No by-elections were held to replace members.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Third Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1878–1879)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
    2. 1 2 Bryce, George (1904). Manitoba, its resources and people. p. 264. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
    3. ↑ Friesen, Gerald (1982). "Norquay, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    4. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
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