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 electedNo.# of term(s)
  John Crawford Beautiful Plains Liberal 18862nd term
  Charles Mickle Birtle Liberal 18881st term
  James A. Smart Brandon City Liberal 18862nd term
  Clifford Sifton Brandon North Liberal 18881st term
  Herbert Graham Brandon South Liberal 18881st term
  Martin Jérôme Carillon Liberal 18881st term
  Thomas Gelley Cartier Liberal 18862nd term
  Ernest Jameson Wood Cypress Conservative 18881st term
  Daniel McLean Dennis Liberal 18862nd term
  Rodmond Roblin Dufferin Liberal 18882nd term
  James Thomson Emerson Liberal 18881st term
  John Norquay Kildonan Conservative 18707th term
  Thomas Norquay (1890) Conservative 18901st term
  Finlay McNaughton Young Killarney Liberal 18833rd term
  Kenneth McKenzie Lakeside Liberal 1874, [a] 18864th term*
  Edward Dickson Lansdowne Liberal 18881st term
  William Lagimodière La Verendrye Liberal 18881st term
  Robert George O'Malley Lorne Conservative 18881st term
  William Winram Manitou Liberal 18795th term
  James Huston (1892) Conservative 18921st term
  James Gillies Minnedosa Conservative 18862nd term
  Alexander Lawrence Morden Liberal 18881st term
  Alphonse-Fortunat Martin Morris Liberal 1874, [b] 18863rd term*
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal 18795th term
  Samuel Thompson Norfolk Liberal 18862nd term
  Joseph Martin Portage la Prairie Liberal 18833rd term
  Samuel Jacob Jackson Rockwood Liberal 18833rd term
  Enoch Winkler Rosenfeldt Liberal 18881st term
  James Fisher Russell Liberal 18881st term
  Frederick Colcleugh St. Andrews Liberal 18881st term
  Roger Marion St. Boniface Conservative 18862nd term
  James Harrower Shoal Lake Liberal 18881st term
  Archibald McIntyre Campbell Souris Liberal 18881st term
  Thomas Henry Smith Springfield Independent18881st term
  John Hettle Turtle Mountain Liberal 18881st term
  Thomas Lewis Morton Westbourne Liberal 18881st term
  Daniel Hunter McMillan Winnipeg Centre Liberal 1880, 18882nd term*
  Lyman Melvin Jones Winnipeg North Liberal 18882nd term
  Isaac Campbell Winnipeg South Liberal 18881st term
  John Donald Cameron (1892) Liberal 18921st term
  James Prendergast Woodlands Liberal 18881st term

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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    References

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