Morden (electoral district)

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Morden is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1888 to 1914. The district was centred on the town of Morden in the southernmost part of the province.

After 1914, the district was merged into Morden and Rhineland.

List of representatives

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Alexander Lawrence [1] Liberal 18881892
Thomas Duncan [2] Liberal 18921899
John Ruddell [3] Conservative 18991906
George Ashdown [4] Conservative 19061907
Benjamin McConnell Liberal 19071914

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References

  1. Gemmill, J. A. (1889). The Canadian Parliamentary companion. p.  339.
  2. Gemmill, J. A. (1897). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. p.  354.
  3. Bumsted, B. M. (1999). Dictionary of Manitoba Biography. University of Manitoba Press. p. 217. ISBN   0887551696.
  4. "New Member for Morden". Winnipeg Tribune . May 18, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg