The members of the 5th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in January 1883. The legislature sat from May 17, 1883, to November 11, 1886. [1]
Premier John Norquay formed a majority government. [2] This is believed to be the first Manitoba provincial election where candidates ran for election purely on party lines. [3]
Thomas Greenway was Leader of the Opposition. [4]
Alexander Murray served as speaker for the assembly. [1]
There were four sessions of the 5th Legislature: [1]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | May 17, 1883 | July 7, 1883 |
2nd | March 13, 1884 | June 3, 1884 |
3rd | March 19, 1885 | May 2, 1885 |
4th | March 4, 1886 | May 28, 1886 |
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1883: [1]
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: [3]
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Portage la Prairie | Joseph Martin | Liberal | May 26, 1883 | J Martin unseated after election declared invalid |
Ste. Agathe | Joseph Cyr | Liberal | June 15, 1883 | A Kittson died |
Emerson | Charles Douglas | Conservative | June 23, 1883 | FE Burnham unseated after election declared invalid |
La Verendrye | Louis Prud'homme | Conservative | January 15, 1884 | M Goulet unseated after election declared invalid |
Kildonan and St. Paul | John MacBeth | Conservative | April 8, 1884 | A Sutherland died |
Dufferin North | David H. Wilson | Conservative | May 13, 1884 | DH Wilson ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary |
Winnipeg South | Charles Edward Hamilton | Conservative | February 24, 1885 | AC Killam named to Supreme Court of Canada |
La Verendrye | James Prendergast | Conservative | August 24, 1885 | L Prud'homme named a county court judge |