8th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 8th Manitoba Legislature was elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1892. The legislature sat from February 2, 1893, to December 11, 1895. [1]

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

William A. Macdonald served as Leader of the Opposition in 1893. After Macdonald's election was overturned, John Andrew Davidson became opposition leader in 1894. Davidson was subsequently unseated and James Fisher served as de facto opposition leader during the period that followed. [3]

Samuel Jacob Jackson was speaker for the assembly until January 1895. [4] Finlay McNaughton Young succeeded Winram as speaker. [1]

There were three sessions of the 8th Legislature: [1]

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 2, 1893March 11, 1893
2ndJanuary 11, 1894March 2, 1894
3rdFebruary 14, 1895June 28, 1895

John Christian Schultz was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. [5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1892: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [6] First elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  James Hartney Avondale Conservative 18921st term
  John Davidson Beautiful Plains Conservative 1881, [a] 18923rd term*
  John Forsyth (1894) Patrons of Industry 18941st term
  Charles Mickle Birtle Liberal 18882nd term
  William A. Macdonald Brandon City Conservative 18921st term
  Charles Adams (1893) Liberal 18931st term
  Clifford Sifton Brandon North Liberal 18882nd term
  Herbert Graham Brandon South Liberal 18882nd term
  Martin Jérôme Carillon Independent Liberal18882nd term
  Alfred Doig Cypress Liberal 18921st term
  Theodore Burrows Dauphin Conservative
Government supporter
18921st term
  Thomas Henry Kellett Deloraine Conservative 18921st term
  James Frame Dennis Conservative 18921st term
  David Henry McFadden Emerson Conservative 18921st term
  J. Bird Kildonan Liberal 18921st term
  Finlay Young Killarney Liberal 18835th term
  John Rutherford Lakeside Liberal 18921st term
  Edward Dickson Lansdowne Liberal 18882nd term
  Théophile Paré La Verendrye Conservative 18921st term
  Robert George O'Malley Lorne Conservative 18882nd term
  Robert Ironside Manitou Liberal 18921st term
  Robert Myers Minnedosa Liberal 18921st term
  Thomas Duncan Morden Liberal 18921st term
  Alphonse-Fortunat Martin Morris Liberal 1874, [b] 18864th term*
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal 18796th term
  Robert Fern Lyons Norfolk Conservative 18921st term
  Robert Watson Portage la Prairie Liberal 18921st term
  Valentine Winkler Rhineland Liberal 18921st term
  Samuel Jacob Jackson Rockwood Liberal 18835th term
  Enoch Winkler Rosenfeldt Liberal 18882nd term
  James Fisher Russell Liberal 18882nd term
  Frederick Colcleugh St. Andrews Liberal 18882nd term
  James Prendergast St. Boniface Conservative
Government supporter
18882nd term
  David McNaught Saskatchewan Liberal 18921st term
  Archibald McIntyre Campbell Souris Liberal 18882nd term
  Thomas Henry Smith Springfield Liberal 18882nd term
  John Hettle Turtle Mountain Liberal 18882nd term
  Thomas Lewis Morton Westbourne Independent Liberal18882nd term
  Daniel Hunter McMillan Winnipeg Centre Liberal 1880, 18883rd term*
  Peter McIntyre Winnipeg North Liberal 18921st term
  John Donald Cameron Winnipeg South Liberal 18921st term
  Hugh Armstrong Woodlands Conservative 18921st term

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Winnipeg South John Donald Cameron Liberal January 20, 1893JD Cameron appointed Provincial Secretary [7]
    Brandon City Charles Adams Liberal September 8, 1893Results of 1892 election declared invalid [7]
    Brandon City Charles Adams Liberal August 23, 1894Results of 1893 by-election declared invalid [7]
    Beautiful Plains John Forsyth Patrons of Industry August 23, 1894 [1] Results of 1892 election declared invalid [7]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Members of the Eighth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1892–1895)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
    2. Thomas Greenway – Parliament of Canada biography
    3. Adams, Christopher (2003). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 26. ISBN   088755704X . Retrieved 2012-12-01.
    4. Samuel Jacob Jackson – Parliament of Canada biography
    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. 1 2 3 4 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.