4th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 4th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1879. The legislature sat from January 22, 1880, to November 13, 1882. [1]

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Premier John Norquay formed a majority government. [2] There appears to have been some debate at the time of this election whether or not candidates were running for election based on party lines. [3]

Thomas Greenway was Leader of the Opposition. [4]

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

There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 22, 1880February 14, 1880
2ndDecember 16, 1880December 23, 1880
3rdMarch 3, 1881May 25, 1881
4thApril 22, 1882May 30, 1882

Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until September 29, 1882, when James Cox Aikins became lieutenant governor. [5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1879: [1]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliation [6] First elected / previously electedNotes
  Alexander Murray Assiniboia Liberal-Conservative 1874
  Marc Amable Girard Baie St. Paul Conservative 1870 [a] , 1879
  Stephen Clement Birtle Liberal 1881
  Edward Leacock (1882) Conservative 1882
  John Wright Sifton Brandon Liberal 1881
  John Smith Burnside Independent1879
  Gilbert McMicken Cartier Liberal-Conservative 1879
  John Andrew Davidson Dauphin Liberal 1881
  Andrew Laughlin Dufferin North Conservative 1879
  David H. Wilson (1881) Conservative 1881
  William Winram Dufferin South Liberal 1879
  William Hill Nash Emerson Conservative 1879
  Thomas Carney (1880) Conservative 1880
  Corydon Partlow Brown Gladstone Liberal 1874
  John Drummond High Bluff and Poplar Point Conservative 1878
  Alexander Sutherland Kildonan and St. Paul Liberal-Conservative 1878
  Maxime Goulet La Verendrye Independent1878
  Louis Arthur Prud'homme (1882) Conservative 1882
  John Crerar Minnedosa Liberal 1881
  Joseph Taillefer Morris Independent1878
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Independent Conservative1879
  James Cowan Portage la Prairie Independent Liberal1874
  John Aikins Rockwood Liberal-Conservative 1879
  John Norquay St. Andrews Conservative 1870
  Alphonse Larivière St. Boniface Liberal-Conservative 1878
  Edward Hay St. Clements Independent Liberal1870 [b] , 1879
  Patrice Breland St. Francois Xavier Conservative 1879
  Alexander Kittson Ste. Agathe Liberal-Conservative 1879
  Arthur Wellington Ross Springfield Liberal 1878
  Charles Edie (1882) Conservative 1882
  James Peterkin Alexander Turtle Mountain Conservative 1881
  David Marr Walker Westbourne Liberal-Conservative 1878
  Thomas Scott Winnipeg Conservative 1878
  Daniel H. MacMillan (1880) Liberal 1880
  Francis Wesley Lipsett Woodlands Liberal-Conservative 1879

Notes:

    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: [7]

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Emerson Thomas Carney Conservative August 1880WH Nash named registrar
    Winnipeg Daniel H. MacMillan Liberal December 4, 1880T Scott elected to Canadian House of Commons
    Dufferin North David H. Wilson Conservative August 1, 1881A Laughlin named registrar
    Birtle Stephen Clement Liberal November 2, 1881new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Brandon John Wright Sifton Liberal November 2, 1881new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Dauphin John Andrew Davidson Liberal November 2, 1881new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Minnedosa John Crerar Liberal November 2, 1881new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Turtle Mountain James Peterkin Alexander Conservative November 2, 1881new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    St. Boniface Alphonse Larivière Conservative December 15, 1881A Larivière ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
    La Verendrye Maxime Goulet Conservative December 15, 1881M Goulet ran for reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture
    La Verendrye Louis Arthur Prud'homme Conservative July 20, 1882M Goulet named registrar
    Springfield Charles Edie Conservative August 24, 1882AW Ross ran for federal seat
    Birtle Edward Leacock Conservative September 1, 1882S Clement named sheriff for the Western judicial district
    Kildonan and St. Paul Alexander Sutherland Conservative September 14, 1882A Sutherland ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General

    Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Fourth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1879–1883)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
    2. ↑ Friesen, Gerald (1982). "Norquay, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    3. ↑ Adams, Christopher (2008). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 2. ISBN   088755704X . Retrieved 2012-09-27.
    4. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
    5. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    6. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
    7. ↑ Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Call printing Company. pp.  90–92. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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