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. "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. "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.
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