7th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 7th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1888. The legislature sat from August 28, 1888, to June 27, 1892. [1]

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The Liberals led by Thomas Greenway formed the government. [2]

John Norquay served as Leader of the Opposition until his death in 1889. [3] Rodmond Roblin was leader of the opposition from 1890 to 1892. [4]

On March 31, 1890, the legislative assembly enacted the Public Schools Act of 1890 which removed public funding for Catholic and Protestant denominational schools and established a tax-funded non-denominational public school system. On the same date, the assembly enacted the Official Language Act, making English the sole language of records, minutes and Manitoba government laws. [5] This removed the rights granted to French-speaking Manitobans under the Manitoba Act of 1870. [6]

William Winram served as speaker for the assembly until his death in February 1891. [7] Samuel Jacob Jackson succeeded Winram as speaker. [1]

There were five sessions of the 7th Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stAugust 28, 1888October 16, 1888
2ndNovember 8, 1888March 5, 1889
3rdJanuary 30, 1890March 31, 1890
4thFebruary 26, 1891April 28, 1891
5thMarch 10, 1892April 20, 1892

John Christian Schultz was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. [8]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1888: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [9] First elected / previously elected
  John Crawford Beautiful Plains Liberal 1886
  Charles Mickle Birtle Liberal 1888
  James A. Smart Brandon City Liberal 1886
  Clifford Sifton Brandon North Liberal 1888
  Herbert Graham Brandon South Liberal 1888
  Martin Jérôme Carillon Liberal 1888
  Thomas Gelley Cartier Liberal 1886
  Ernest Jameson Wood Cypress Conservative 1888
  Daniel McLean Dennis Liberal 1886
  Rodmond Roblin Dufferin Liberal 1888
  James Thomson Emerson Liberal 1888
  John Norquay Kildonan Conservative 1870
  Thomas Norquay Conservative 1890
  Finlay McNaughton Young Killarney Liberal 1883
  Kenneth McKenzie Lakeside Liberal 1874 [a] , 1886
  Edward Dickson Lansdowne Liberal 1888
  William Lagimodière La Verendrye Liberal 1888
  Robert George O'Malley Lorne Conservative 1888
  William Winram Manitou Liberal 1879
  James Huston Conservative 1892
  James Gillies Minnedosa Conservative 1886
  Alexander Lawrence Morden Liberal 1888
  Alphonse-Fortunat Martin Morris Liberal 1874 [b] , 1886
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal 1879
  Samuel Thompson Norfolk Liberal 1886
  Joseph Martin Portage la Prairie Liberal 1883
  Samuel Jacob Jackson Rockwood Liberal 1883
  Enoch Winkler Rosenfeldt Liberal 1888
  James Fisher Russell Liberal 1888
  Frederick Colcleugh St. Andrews Liberal 1888
  Roger Marion St. Boniface Conservative 1886
  James Harrower Shoal Lake Liberal 1888
  Archibald McIntyre Campbell Souris Liberal 1888
  Thomas Henry Smith Springfield Independent1888
  John Hettle Turtle Mountain Liberal 1888
  Thomas Lewis Morton Westbourne Liberal 1888
  Daniel Hunter McMillan Winnipeg Centre Liberal 1879, 1888
  Lyman Melvin Jones Winnipeg North Liberal 1888
  John Donald Cameron Liberal 1892
  Isaac Campbell Winnipeg South Liberal 1888
  James Prendergast Woodlands Liberal 1888

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Winnipeg Centre Daniel Hunter McMillan Liberal May 18, 1889D.M. Hunter ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer [10]
    Dennis Daniel McLean Liberal September 15, 1889D. McLean ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary [10]
    Kildonan Thomas Norquay Conservative February 1, 1890 [10] J Norquay died July 5, 1889 [11]
    Portage la Prairie Joseph Martin Liberal March 28, 1891J. Martin ran for federal seat [10]
    Brandon North Clifford Sifton Liberal August 8, 1891C. Sifton ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General [10]
    Manitou James Huston Liberal January 13, 1892 [1] W Winram died February 12, 1891 [7]
    Winnipeg South John Donald Cameron Liberal January 13, 1892 [1] I Campbell ran for federal seat [12]

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    3. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
    4. ↑ Adams, Christopher (2003). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 26. ISBN   088755704X . Retrieved 2012-12-01.
    5. ↑ Statutes of the Province of Manitoba. Province of Manitoba. pp. 55, 179–233. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
    6. ↑ "Manitoba Act". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
    7. 1 2 "William James Winram (1838–1891)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
    8. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
    9. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
    10. 1 2 3 4 5 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
    11. ↑ "John Norquay (1841–1889)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
    12. ↑ "Isaac Campbell (1853–1929)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
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