Manitoba general election, 1914

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Manitoba's general election of July 10, 1914 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.

The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party, led by premier Rodmond P. Roblin. The result, however, was much closer than in the previous general elections of 1903, 1907 and 1910.

Former Conservative leader Hugh John Macdonald believed that the party was hurt by its 1912 amendments to the Manitoba education code. Although Education Minister George R. Coldwell insisted the amendments were only meant to clarify existing provisions, many voters believed the Roblin government wanted to re-introduce funding for separate Roman Catholic schools.[1] The government was also weakened by a corruption scandal involving the construction of new legislative buildings.

The Conservatives won twenty-eight seats, against twenty for the Liberal Party under Tobias C. Norris. Independent candidate Fred Dixon was also elected, with support from both the Liberals and the Labour Representation Committee. This election re-established the Liberals as a credible government-in-waiting.

Early in 1915, Roblin's administration was forced to resign from office after a report commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor found his government guilty of corruption in the awarding of contracts for new legislative buildings. Norris's Liberals were called to form a new administration, although they did not hold a majority of seats in the legislature. A new election was held, which the Liberals won in a landslide.

[edit] Results

Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1910 Elected % Change # % % Change
     Conservative
Rodmond P. Roblin
   28 28 - 68434 46.9  
     Liberal
Tobias C. Norris
   13 20 +53.8% 61797 42.36  
     Independent   - 1        
Total   41 49 +19.5% 145885 100%  


Preceded by
1910 Manitoba election		 List of Manitoba elections Succeeded by
1915 Manitoba election

[edit] Riding results

Arthur:

Assiniboia:

Beautiful Plains:

Birtle:

Brandon City:

Carillon:

Churchill and Nelson:

Cypress:

Dauphin:

Deloraine:

Dufferin:

Elmwood:

Emerson:

Gilbert Plains:

Gimli:

Gladstone:

Glenwood:

Grand Rapids (17 August):

Hamiota:

Iberville:

Kildonan & St. Andrews:

Killarney:

La Verendrye:

Lakeside:

Lansdowne:

Manitou:

Minnedosa:

Morden & Rhineland:

Morris:

Mountain:

  • (x)James Baird (L) 1200
  • John T. Dale (C) 598
  • A.D. Craig (Ind) 306

Norfolk:

Portage La Prairie:

Roblin:

Rockwood:

Russell:

St. Boniface:

St. Clements:

St. George:

Ste. Rose:

Swan River:

The Pas (27 July):

Turtle Mountain:

Virden:

Winnipeg Centre “A”:

Winnipeg Centre “B”:

Winnipeg North “A”:

Winnipeg North “B”:

Winnipeg South “A”:

Winnipeg South “B”:

[edit] Post-election changes

Dufferin (res. Rodmond P. Roblin, May 12, 1915)

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