4th Manitoba Legislature

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

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

Member Electoral district Affiliation[6] First elected / previously elected Notes
Alexander Murray Assiniboia Liberal-Conservative 1874
Marc Amable Girard Baie St. Paul Conservative 1870[a], 1879
Stephen Clement Birtle Liberal 1881
Edward Leacock Conservative 1882
John Wright Sifton Brandon Liberal 1881
John Smith Burnside Independent 1879
Gilbert McMicken Cartier Liberal-Conservative 1879
John Andrew Davidson Dauphin Liberal 1881
Andrew Laughlin Dufferin North Conservative 1879
David H. Wilson Conservative 1881
William Winram Dufferin South Liberal 1879
William Hill Nash Emerson Conservative 1879
Thomas Carney Conservative 1880
Corydon Partlow Brown Gladstone Liberal 1874
John Drummond High Bluff and Poplar Point Conservative 1878
Alexander Sutherland Kildonan and St. Paul Liberal-Conservative 1878
Maxime Goulet La Verendrye Independent 1878
Louis Arthur Prud'homme Conservative 1882
John Crerar Minnedosa Liberal 1881
Joseph Taillefer Morris Independent 1878
Thomas Greenway Mountain Independent Conservative 1879
James Cowan Portage la Prairie Independent Liberal 1874
John Aikins Rockwood Liberal-Conservative 1879
John Norquay St. Andrews Conservative 1870
Alphonse Larivière St. Boniface Liberal-Conservative 1878
Edward Hay St. Clements Independent Liberal 1870[b], 1879
Patrice Breland St. Francois Xavier Conservative 1879
Alexander Kittson Ste. Agathe Liberal-Conservative 1879
Arthur Wellington Ross Springfield Liberal 1878
Charles Edie Conservative 1882
James Peterkin Alexander Turtle Mountain Conservative 1881
David Marr Walker Westbourne Liberal-Conservative 1878
Thomas Scott Winnipeg Conservative 1878
Daniel H. MacMillan Liberal 1880
Francis Wesley Lipsett Woodlands Liberal-Conservative 1879

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By-elections

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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

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  1. ^ St. Boniface West
  2. ^ St. Andrews South

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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.
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