4th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 4th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1879. The legislature sat from January 22, 1880, to November 13, 1882.[1]

Premier John Norquay formed a majority government.[2] There appears to have been some debate at the time of this election whether or not candidates were running for election based on party lines.[3]

Thomas Greenway was Leader of the Opposition.[4]

John Wright Sifton served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st January 22, 1880 February 14, 1880
2nd December 16, 1880 December 23, 1880
3rd March 3, 1881 May 25, 1881
4th April 22, 1882 May 30, 1882

Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until September 29, 1882, when James Cox Aikins became lieutenant governor.[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1879:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation[6] First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s) Notes
  Alexander Murray Assiniboia Liberal-Conservative 1874 3rd term
  Marc Amable Girard Baie St. Paul Conservative 1870,[a] 1879 2nd term*
  Stephen Clement Birtle Liberal 1881 1st term
  Edward Leacock (1882) Conservative 1882 1st term
  John Wright Sifton Brandon Liberal 1881 1st term
  John Smith Burnside Independent 1879 1st term
  Gilbert McMicken Cartier Liberal-Conservative 1879 1st term
  John Andrew Davidson Dauphin Liberal 1881 1st term
  Andrew Laughlin Dufferin North Conservative 1879 1st term
  David H. Wilson (1881) Conservative 1881 1st term
  William Winram Dufferin South Liberal 1879 1st term
  William Hill Nash Emerson Conservative 1879 1st term
  Thomas Carney (1880) Conservative 1880 1st term
  Corydon Partlow Brown Gladstone Liberal 1874 3rd term
  John Drummond High Bluff and Poplar Point Conservative 1878 2nd term
  Alexander Sutherland Kildonan and St. Paul Liberal-Conservative 1878 2nd term
  Maxime Goulet La Verendrye Independent 1878 2nd term
  Louis Arthur Prud'homme (1882) Conservative 1882 1st term
  John Crerar Minnedosa Liberal 1881 1st term
  Joseph Taillefer Morris Independent 1878 2nd term
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Independent Conservative 1879 1st term
  James Cowan Portage la Prairie Independent Liberal 1874 3rd term
  John Aikins Rockwood Liberal-Conservative 1879 1st term
  John Norquay St. Andrews Conservative 1870 4th term
  Alphonse Larivière St. Boniface Liberal-Conservative 1878 2nd term
  Edward Hay St. Clements Independent Liberal 1870,[b] 1879 2nd term*
  Patrice Breland St. Francois Xavier Conservative 1879 1st term
  Alexander Kittson Ste. Agathe Liberal-Conservative 1879 1st term
  Arthur Wellington Ross Springfield Liberal 1878 2nd term
  Charles Edie (1882) Conservative 1882 1st term
  James Peterkin Alexander Turtle Mountain Conservative 1881 1st term
  David Marr Walker Westbourne Liberal-Conservative 1878 2nd term
  Thomas Scott Winnipeg Conservative 1878 2nd term
  Daniel H. MacMillan (1880) Liberal 1880 1st term
  Francis Wesley Lipsett Woodlands Liberal-Conservative 1879 1st term

Notes:

    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[7]

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Emerson Thomas Carney Conservative August 1880 WH Nash named registrar
    Winnipeg Daniel H. MacMillan Liberal December 4, 1880 T Scott elected to Canadian House of Commons
    Dufferin North David H. Wilson Conservative August 1, 1881 A Laughlin named registrar
    Birtle Stephen Clement Liberal November 2, 1881 new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Brandon John Wright Sifton Liberal November 2, 1881 new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Dauphin John Andrew Davidson Liberal November 2, 1881 new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Minnedosa John Crerar Liberal November 2, 1881 new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    Turtle Mountain James Peterkin Alexander Conservative November 2, 1881 new riding created when western boundary of Manitoba extended
    St. Boniface Alphonse Larivière Conservative December 15, 1881 A Larivière ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
    La Verendrye Maxime Goulet Conservative December 15, 1881 M Goulet ran for reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture
    La Verendrye Louis Arthur Prud'homme Conservative July 20, 1882 M Goulet named registrar
    Springfield Charles Edie Conservative August 24, 1882 AW Ross ran for federal seat
    Birtle Edward Leacock Conservative September 1, 1882 S Clement named sheriff for the Western judicial district
    Kildonan and St. Paul Alexander Sutherland Conservative September 14, 1882 A Sutherland ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General

    Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Fourth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1879–1883)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
    2. ↑ Friesen, Gerald (1982). "Norquay, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    3. ↑ Adams, Christopher (2008). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 2. ISBN 088755704X. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
    4. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
    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. ↑ Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Call printing Company. pp. 90–92. Retrieved 2012-09-28.