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

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

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

Notes:

    By-elections

    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:

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
      4. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      5. ↑ "Historical Summaries". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
      6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
      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.