Manitoba general election, 1874
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This was the second Manitoba
general election and was held on December 30, 1874.
Persons elected:
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
general election and was held on December 30, 1874.
Persons elected:
| Constituency | Candidate Elected |
|---|---|
| Baie St. Paul | Felix Chenier |
| Headingly | John Taylor |
| High Bluff | James Cowan |
| Kildonan Kildonan (Manitoba electoral district) Kildonan is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The boundaries for the riding maintained their location through the 2008 redistribution.-Kildonan riding :... |
John Sutherland |
| Lake Manitoba | Angus McKay |
| Poplar Point | Francis Cornish Francis Evans Cornish Francis Evans Cornish, QC was a politician in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. He served as Mayor of London, Ontario, in the early 1860s, became the first Mayor of Winnipeg in 1874, and was for a time a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Cornish was born in London,... |
| Portage La Prairie Portage La Prairie (provincial electoral district) Portage La Prairie is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It has existed since the province's creation in 1870.Portage La Prairie is located in southern Manitoba... |
Kenneth McKenzie |
| Rockwood Rockwood (electoral division) Rockwood was a provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was created with the province's first redistribution in 1874, and eliminated with the 1958 provincial election.-Provincial representatives:... |
William F. Luxton William F. Luxton William Fisher Luxton was a Canadian teacher, newspaper editor and publisher, politician, and office holder.... |
| St. Andrews North | John Gunn |
| St. Andrews South | John Norquay John Norquay John Norquay was the Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887. He was born near St. Andrews in what was then the Red River Colony, making him the first Premier of Manitoba to have been born in the region.... |
| St. Boniface St. Boniface (provincial electoral district) St. Boniface is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It should not be confused with the federal electoral division of the same name, which includes most of the provincial riding's territory but has expanded borders and a larger population base... |
Marc-Amable Girard Marc-Amable Girard Marc-Amable Girard was the second Premier of the Western Canadian province of Manitoba, and the first Franco-Manitoban to hold that post. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide lists Girard as having been Premier from 1871 to 1872, but he did not have this title at the time and was not the government... |
| St. Charles | Alexander Murray Alexander Murray (Manitoba politician) Alexander Murray was a Canadian politician in the province of Manitoba.Born in Kildonan, Manitoba, the son of James and Elizabeth Murray, Murray was educated at St. John's College, University of Manitoba. His father in law was the Orkney/Cree missionary George Flett... |
| St. Clements | Thomas Howard |
| St. Francois Xavier East | Maxime Lepine Maxime Lépine Maxime Lépine was a Canadian businessman and political figure of Métis origin. He represented St. Francois Xavier East in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1874 to 1878.... |
| St. Francois Xavier West | Joseph Royal Joseph Royal Joseph Royal was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, politician, businessman, and Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories.-Early life and career:... |
| St. James St. James (provincial electoral district) St. James is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.-Historical riding:The original St. James riding was established at the province's creation in 1870, and lasted until the election of 1879. It was located in what was then a separate community on Winnipeg's... |
Edwin Bourke |
| St. Norbert | Joseph Dubuc Joseph Dubuc Sir Joseph Dubuc , was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge who was born in Lower Canada and became an important political figure from Manitoba.-Early life:... |
| St. Pauls | Curtis Bird Curtis James Bird Curtis James Bird was a Canadian doctor, politician, and Speaker of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly from 1873 to 1874.... |
| St. Vital St. Vital St. Vital is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.-Historical riding:The original St. Vital riding was established at the time of the province's creation in 1870, as one of twelve "francophone" constituencies... |
Joseph Lemay |
| Ste. Agathe | Alphonse Martin Alphonse-Fortunat Martin Alphonse-Fortunat Martin was a land surveyor and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Ste. Agathe from 1874 to 1879 and Morris from 1886 to 1896 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal and then as an Independent member.He was born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of Henri... |
| Ste. Anne | Charles Nolin Charles Nolin Charles Nolin was a Métis farmer and political organiser noted for his role in the opposition of the North-West Rebellion of 1885... |
| Springfield Springfield (provincial electoral district) Springfield is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by the province's first-ever redistribution in 1874 and has existed continuously since that time, except for the period from 1914 to 1920.... |
William Dick |
| Westbourne | Corydon Brown Corydon Partlow Brown Corydon Partlow Brown was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and a member of the provincial cabinet under Premier John Norquay.... |
| Winnipeg | Robert Davis Robert Atkinson Davis Robert Atkinson Davis was a businessman and Manitoba politician who served as the fourth Premier of Manitoba.... |