12th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 12th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in March 1907. The legislature sat from January 2, 1908, to June 30, 1910.[1]

The Conservatives led by Rodmond Roblin formed the government.[1]

Charles Mickle of the Liberal Party served as Leader of the Opposition. After Mickle was named a judge in 1909, Tobias Norris became party leader and leader of the opposition.[2]

James Johnson served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were three sessions of the 12th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st January 2, 1908 February 26, 1908
2nd February 4, 1909 March 10, 1909
3rd February 10, 1910 March 16, 1910

Daniel Hunter McMillan was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1907:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[4] First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  John Williams Arthur Liberal 1907 1st term
  Aimé Bénard Assiniboia Conservative 1907 1st term
  James Argue Avondale Conservative 1899 3rd term
  James H. Howden Beautiful Plains Conservative 1903 2nd term
  Charles Mickle Birtle Liberal 1888 6th term
  George Malcolm (1909) Liberal 1909 1st term
  Stanley McInnis Brandon City Conservative 1899 3rd term
  George R. Coldwell (1907) Conservative 1907 1st term
  Alfred Carroll Brandon South Conservative 1903 2nd term
  Albert Prefontaine Carillon Conservative 1903 2nd term
  George Steel Cypress Conservative 1899 3rd term
  John A. Campbell Dauphin Liberal 1907 1st term
  Robert Stirton Thornton Deloraine Liberal 1907 1st term
  Rodmond Roblin Dufferin Conservative 1888,[a] 1896 6th term*
  George Walton Emerson Liberal 1907 1st term
  Glenlyon Campbell Gilbert Plains Conservative 1903 2nd term
  Duncan Cameron (1908) Conservative 1908 1st term
  Sigtryggur Jonasson Gimli Liberal 1896,[b] 1907 2nd term*
  James William Armstrong Gladstone Liberal 1907 1st term
  William Ferguson Hamiota Conservative 1899,[c] 1907 2nd term*
  Orton Grain Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative 1899, 1907 2nd term*
  George Lawrence Killarney Conservative 1899 3rd term
  Edwin D. Lynch Lakeside Conservative 1903 2nd term
  Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal 1896, 1907 3rd term*
  Jean Lauzon La Verendrye Conservative 1897,[d] 1907 2nd term*
  Robert Rogers Manitou Conservative 1899 3rd term
  William B. Waddell Minnedosa Conservative 1903 2nd term
  Benjamin McConnell Morden Liberal 1907 1st term
  Colin Campbell Morris Conservative 1899 3rd term
  James Bryson Baird Mountain Liberal 1907 1st term
  Robert Fern Lyons Norfolk Conservative 1892, 1899 4th term*
  Hugh Armstrong Portage la Prairie Conservative 1892,[e] 1902 4th term*
  Valentine Winkler Rhineland Liberal 1892 5th term
  Isaac Riley Rockwood Conservative 1899 3rd term
  Angus Bonnycastle Russell Conservative 1907 1st term
  Joseph Bernier St. Boniface Conservative 1900, 1907 2nd term*
  Donald A. Ross Springfield Liberal 1907 1st term
  James Wells Robson Swan River Conservative 1903 2nd term
  James Johnson Turtle Mountain Conservative 1897 4th term
  John Hume Agnew Virden Conservative 1903 2nd term
  Harvey Simpson (1909) Conservative 1909 1st term
  Thomas William Taylor Winnipeg Centre Conservative 1900 3rd term
  John F. Mitchell Winnipeg North Conservative 1907 1st term
  James Thomas Gordon Winnipeg South Conservative 1901 3rd term
  Thomas Herman Johnson Winnipeg West Liberal 1907 1st term

Notes:


By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Beautiful Plains James H. Howden Conservative March 26, 1907 J H Howden appointed Railway Commissioner[5]
Brandon City Stanley McInnis Conservative July 16, 1907 S McInnis appointed Provincial Secretary[5]
Brandon City George R. Coldwell Conservative November 25, 1907 S McInnis died November 4, 1907[5]
Gilbert Plains Duncan Cameron Conservative November 17, 1908 G Campbell ran for federal seat[5]
Portage la Prairie Hugh Armstrong Conservative November 30, 1908 H Armstrong appointed Provincial Treasurer[5]
Virden Harvey Simpson Conservative January 9, 1909 J H Agnew died November 9, 1908[5]
Birtle George Malcolm Liberal November 27, 1909 C Mickle named judge in 1909[5]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Members of the Twelfth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1908–1910)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  2. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  3. ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  4. ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.