13th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 13th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1910. The legislature sat from February 9, 1911, to June 15, 1914.[1]

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

Tobias Norris of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition.[2]

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

There were four sessions of the 13th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st February 9, 1911 March 24, 1911
2nd February 22, 1912 April 6, 1912
3rd January 9, 1913 February 15, 1913
4th December 11, 1913 February 20, 1914

Daniel Hunter McMillan was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 1, 1911, when Douglas Colin Cameron became lieutenant governor.[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1910:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[4] First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Amos Lyle Arthur Conservative 1910 1st term
  Aimé Bénard Assiniboia Conservative 1907 2nd term
  James Argue Avondale Conservative 1899 4th term
  James H. Howden Beautiful Plains Conservative 1903 3rd term
  George Malcolm Birtle Liberal 1909 2nd term
  George R. Coldwell Brandon City Conservative 1907 2nd term
  Alfred Carroll Brandon South Conservative 1903 3rd term
  Albert Prefontaine Carillon Conservative 1903 3rd term
  George Steel Cypress Conservative 1899 4th term
  James G. Harvey Dauphin Conservative 1910 1st term
  John C. W. Reid Deloraine Conservative 1910 1st term
  Rodmond Roblin Dufferin Conservative 1888,[a] 1896 7th term*
  David Henry McFadden Emerson Conservative 1892, 1910 6th term*
  Samuel Hughes Gilbert Plains Conservative 1910 1st term
  Baldwin Baldwinson Gimli Conservative 1899, 1910 3rd term*
  Edmund L. Taylor (1913) Conservative 1913 1st term
  James William Armstrong Gladstone Liberal 1907 2nd term
  William Ferguson Hamiota Conservative 1899,[b] 1907 3rd term*
  Orton Grain Kildonan and St. Andrews Conservative 1899, 1907 3rd term*
  Walter Humphries Montague (1913) Conservative 1913 1st term
  George Lawrence Killarney Conservative 1899 4th term
  Charles Duncan McPherson Lakeside Liberal 1910 1st term
  Tobias Norris Lansdowne Liberal 1896, 1907 4th term*
  William Molloy La Verendrye Liberal 1910 1st term
  Robert Rogers Manitou Conservative 1899 4th term
  James Morrow (1911) Conservative 1911 1st term
  John W. Thompson Minnedosa Liberal 1910 1st term
  Benjamin McConnell Morden Liberal 1907 2nd term
  Colin Campbell Morris Conservative 1899 4th term
  James Bryson Baird Mountain Liberal 1907 2nd term
  Robert Fern Lyons Norfolk Conservative 1892, 1899 5th term*
  Hugh Armstrong Portage la Prairie Conservative 1892,[c] 1902 5th term*
  Valentine Winkler Rhineland Liberal 1892 6th term
  Isaac Riley Rockwood Conservative 1899 4th term
  Angus Bonnycastle Russell Conservative 1907 2nd term
  Frederic Newton (1911) Conservative 1911 1st term
  Joseph Bernier St. Boniface Conservative 1900, 1907 3rd term*
  Donald A. Ross Springfield Liberal 1907 2nd term
  Daniel D. McDonald Swan River Liberal 1910 1st term
  Robert Orok The Pas Conservative 1912 1st term
  James Johnson Turtle Mountain Conservative 1897 5th term
  Harvey Simpson Virden Conservative 1909 2nd term
  Thomas William Taylor Winnipeg Centre Conservative 1900 4th term
  Solomon Hart Green Winnipeg North Liberal 1910 1st term
  Lendrum McMeans Winnipeg South Conservative 1910 1st term
  Thomas Herman Johnson Winnipeg West Liberal 1907 2nd term

Notes:


By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Russell Frederic Newton Conservative February 4, 1911[5] AL Bonnycastle resigned after recount[1]
Killarney George Lawrence Conservative October 23, 1911 G Lawrence appointed Minister of Agriculture[5]
Manitou James Morrow Conservative October 31, 1911 R Rogers named to Canadian cabinet[5]
The Pas Robert Orok Conservative October 22, 1912 New riding created[5]
Gimli Edmund L. Taylor Conservative May 12, 1913 B Baldwinson named deputy Provincial Secretary[5]
St. Boniface Joseph Bernier Conservative May 21, 1913[5] J Bernier appointed Provincial Secretary[6]
Kildonan and St. Andrews Walter Humphries Montague Conservative November 29, 1913 O Grain resigned[5]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Members of the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1911–1914)". 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 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  6. ^ Bumsted, J M (1999). Dictionary of Manitoba Biography. University of Manitoba Press. p. 22. ISBN 0887551696. Retrieved 2012-11-21.