The members of the 6th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1886. The legislature sat from April 14, 1887, to June 16, 1888.[1]
Premier John Norquay formed a majority government. A falling out with Canadian prime minister John A. Macdonald over railway development led to a financial shortfall in the Manitoba government accounts and the fall of the Norquay government in December 1887. David Howard Harrison served as premier for less than a month and then the Liberals led by Thomas Greenway took power.[2]
Thomas Greenway served as Leader of the Opposition until 1888, when John Norquay became opposition leader.[3]
David Glass served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were two sessions of the 6th Legislature:[1]
Session | Start | End |
---|---|---|
1st | April 14, 1887 | June 10, 1887 |
2nd | January 12, 1888 | May 8, 1888 |
James Cox Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[4]
Members of the Assembly
[edit]The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:[1]
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By-elections
[edit]By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Assiniboia | Duncan MacArthur | Liberal | January 10, 1888[6] | Resignation of A. Murray |
St. Francois Xavier | Frederick Francis | Liberal | January 12, 1888[6] | J Burke ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary[7] |
Brandon East | James A. Smart | Liberal | February 9, 1888 | J. A. Smart ran for reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works[6] |
Mountain | Thomas Greenway | Liberal | February 9, 1888 | T. Greenway ran for reelection upon appointment as Premier [6] |
La Verendrye | James Prendergast | Liberal | February 16, 1888 | J. Prendergast ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary [6] |
Portage la Prairie | Joseph Martin | Liberal | February 16, 1888 | J. Martin ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General [6] |
Shoal Lake | Lyman Melvin Jones | Liberal | March 10, 1888[6] | CE Hamilton left province[8] |
Dufferin North | Rodmond Roblin | Independent | March 12, 1888[6] | Resignation of D.H. Wilson |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1886–1888)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ^ Friesen, Gerald (1982). "Norquay, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
- ^ Gawron, Zenon (1994). "Harrison, David Howard". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Charles Edward Hamilton (1844-?)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-10.