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9th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 9th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in January 1896. The legislature sat from February 6, 1896, to November 16, 1899.[1]

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

Rodmond Roblin served as Leader of the Opposition.[3]

Finlay McNaughton Young served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were four sessions of the 9th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st February 6, 1896 April 16, 1896
2nd February 11, 1897 April 16, 1897
3rd March 10, 1898 April 27, 1898
4th March 16, 1899 July 21, 1899

James Colebrooke Patterson was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[4]

Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1896:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[5] First elected / previously elected
  Thomas Dickie Avondale Liberal 1896
  William Sirett Beautiful Plains Patrons of Industry 1896
  Charles Mickle Birtle Liberal 1888
  Charles Adams Brandon City Liberal 1893
  Clifford Sifton Brandon North Liberal 1888
  Alexander Cumming Fraser Liberal 1896
  Herbert Graham Brandon South Liberal 1888
  Frank Oliver Fowler Liberal 1897
  Roger Marion Carillon Conservative 1886, 1896
  Alfred Doig Cypress Liberal 1892
  Theodore Burrows Dauphin Liberal 1892
  Charles Alexander Young Deloraine Liberal 1896
  Watson Crosby Dennis Patrons of Industry 1896
  William James Kennedy Liberal 1897
  David Henry McFadden Emerson Conservative 1892
  Hector Sutherland Kildonan Conservative 1896
  Finlay Young Killarney Liberal 1883
  John Rutherford Lakeside Liberal 1892
  James McKenzie Liberal 1896
  Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal 1896
  Théophile Paré La Verendrye Conservative 1892
  James Riddell Lorne Liberal 1896
  John Donald McIntosh Manitou Liberal 1896
  Robert Myers Minnedosa Liberal 1892
  Thomas Duncan Morden Liberal 1892
  Stewart Mulvey Morris Liberal 1896
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal 1879
  George Rogers Norfolk Liberal 1896
  Robert Watson Portage la Prairie Liberal 1892
  Valentine Winkler Rhineland Liberal 1892
  Samuel Jacob Jackson Rockwood Liberal 1883
  Enoch Winkler Rosenfeldt Liberal 1888
  James Fisher Russell Independent 1888
  Sigtryggur Jonasson St. Andrews Liberal 1896
  James Prendergast St. Boniface Liberal 1888
  David McNaught Saskatchewan Liberal 1892
  Archibald McIntyre Campbell Souris Liberal 1888
  Thomas Henry Smith Springfield Liberal 1888
  John Hettle Turtle Mountain Liberal 1888
  James Johnson Independent Conservative 1897
  Thomas Lewis Morton Westbourne Liberal 1888
  Daniel Hunter McMillan Winnipeg Centre Liberal 1879, 1888
  Peter McIntyre Winnipeg North Liberal 1892
  John Donald Cameron Winnipeg South Liberal 1892
  Rodmond Roblin Woodlands Conservative 1888[a], 1896

Notes:


By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Lakeside James McKenzie Liberal November 19, 1896 J Rutherford ran for federal seat[6]
Birtle Charles Mickle Liberal December 19, 1896 C Mickle appointed Provincial Secretary[6]
Brandon North Alexander Cumming Fraser Liberal December 19, 1896 C Sifton named federal minister[6]
St. Boniface Jean-Baptiste Lauzon Conservative February 20, 1897 J Prendergast named county court judge[6]
Dennis William James Kennedy Liberal July 15, 1897[6] WM Crosby died March 19, 1897[7]
Brandon South Frank Oliver Fowler Liberal November 20, 1897 H Graham resigned seat[6]
Turtle Mountain James Johnson Independent Conservative November 27, 1897[6] J Hettle died September 20, 1897[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Dufferin North

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Members of the Ninth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1896–1899)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. ^ Thomas Greenway – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  4. ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  5. ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  7. ^ "Watson Montgomery Crosby (1857–1897)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  8. ^ "John Hettle (1842–1897)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-19.