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