Manitoba general election, 1907
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Manitoba's general election of March 7, 1907 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly
of the Province of Manitoba
, Canada
.
The result was a third consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba
, led by premier
Rodmond Palen Roblin
. Roblin's electoral machine won 28 seats, against 13 for the opposition Manitoba Liberal Party
under new leader Edward Brown
.
Assiniboia:
Avondale:
Beautiful Plains:
Birtle:
Brandon City:
Carillon
:
Cypress:
Dauphin:
Deloraine:
Dufferin:
Emerson:
Gilbert Plains:
Gimli:
Gladstone:
Hamiota:
Kildonan and St. Andrews:
Killarney:
Lakeside:
Lansdowne:
La Verendrye:
Manitou:
Minnedosa:
Morden:
Morris:
Mountain:
Norfolk:
Portage la Prairie:
Rhineland:
Rockwood:
Russell:
St. Boniface:
South Brandon:
Springfield:
Swan River:
Turtle Mountain:
Virden:
Winnipeg Centre:
Winnipeg North:
Winnipeg South:
Winnipeg West:
Brandon City (Stanley McInnis
appointed to cabinet, June 26, 1907), July 16, 1907:
Brandon City (dec. Stanley McInnis
, November 4, 1907), November 25, 1907:
Gilbert Plains (res. Glenlyon Campbell
, 1908), November 17, 1908:
Portage la Prairie (Hugh Armstrong
to cabinet, November 19, 1908), November 30, 1908:
Virden (dec. John Agnew
, November 9, 1908), January 9, 1909:
Birtle (res. Charles Mickle
, 1909), November 27, 1909:
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...
of the Province of Manitoba
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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The result was a third consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
, led by premier
Premier of Manitoba
The Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...
Rodmond Palen Roblin
Rodmond Palen Roblin
Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, KCMG was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada .Roblin was born in the town of Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West . The Roblin family were descended from Dutch American Loyalist farmers Philip and Elizabeth Roblin from Smith's Cove in Orange...
. Roblin's electoral machine won 28 seats, against 13 for the opposition Manitoba Liberal Party
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
under new leader Edward Brown
Edward Brown (Manitoba politician)
Edward Brown was a Manitoba politician. He served briefly as leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party , and was later a cabinet minister in Tobias C. Norris's government ....
.
Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
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1910 Manitoba general election, 1910 Manitoba's general election of July 11, 1910 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fourth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Palen Roblin. Roblin's electoral machine won... |
Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:... |
|
28 | 31067 | 50.57 | |
Liberal Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :... |
Edward Brown (Manitoba politician) Edward Brown was a Manitoba politician. He served briefly as leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party , and was later a cabinet minister in Tobias C. Norris's government .... |
13 | 29426 | 47.90 | |
Labour Independent Labour Party (in Manitoba) (I) Before World War I, there were at least two organizations in Winnipeg calling themselves the Independent Labour Party. The first of these was set up by British trade unionists in 1895, and collapsed soon thereafter.... |
0 | 939 | 1.53 | |||||||||||
Total | 41 | 100% |
Constituency Results
Arthur:- John WilliamsJohn Williams (Manitoba politician)John Williams was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, and again from 1914 to 1922. Williams was a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C...
(L) 536 - Amos M. Lyle (C) 533
Assiniboia:
- Aime BenardAimé BénardAimé Bénard was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as interim leader of the provincial Conservatives in 1915, and was later appointed to the Canadian Senate....
(C) 550 - (x)Joseph H. Prefontaine (L) 311
Avondale:
- (x)James ArgueJames ArgueJames Henthorne Argue was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 590 - W.H.B. Hill (L) 451
Beautiful Plains:
- (x)James H. HowdenJames H. HowdenJames Henry Howden was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Conservative Party from 1903 to 1915, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond P. Roblin....
(C) 791 - Alexander Dunlop (L) 679
Birtle:
- (x)Charles MickleCharles MickleCharles Julius Mickle was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a provincial cabinet minister for three years, and on two occasions served as the leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Mickle trained as a lawyer, and was admitted to the bar in 1872...
(L) 617 - Thomas Thompson (C) 380
Brandon City:
- (x)Stanley McInnisStanley McInnisStanley William McInnis was a Canadian dentist and politician in Manitoba. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1907 as a member of the Conservative Party, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Palen Roblin.McInnis was born in Saint John, New...
(C) 1210 - J.W. Fleming (L) 1081
Carillon
Carillon (Manitoba riding)
Carillon is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada.It was established for the 1886 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1969 election. The constituency was predominantly francophone...
:
- (x)Albert PrefontaineAlbert PrefontaineAlbert Préfontaine was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Manitoba Conservatives in the late 1910s, and was subsequently a member of the United Farmers of Manitoba....
(C) 423 - Mastai Gervais (L) 318
Cypress:
- (x)George Steel (C) 783
- Adam Forbes (L) 672
Dauphin:
- John A. CampbellJohn A. Campbell (Manitoba politician)John Archibald Campbell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party....
(L) 830 - James G. HarveyJames G. HarveyJames Graham Harvey was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 709
Deloraine:
- Robert Thornton (L) 602
- (x)Edward Briggs (C) 561
Dufferin:
- (x)Rodmond Palen RoblinRodmond Palen RoblinSir Rodmond Palen Roblin, KCMG was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada .Roblin was born in the town of Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West . The Roblin family were descended from Dutch American Loyalist farmers Philip and Elizabeth Roblin from Smith's Cove in Orange...
(C) 931 - Edward AugustEdward AugustEdward Arthur August was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922, as a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 760
Emerson:
- George WaltonGeorge Walton (Manitoba politician)George Walton was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party....
(L) 582 - (x)David H. McFadden (C) 477
Gilbert Plains:
- (x)Glenlyon CampbellGlenlyon CampbellGlenlyon Archibald Campbell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1908, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911. Campbell was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.Campbell was born at Fort Pelly, in what was...
(C) accl.
Gimli:
- Sigtryggur JonassonSigtryggur JonassonSigtryggur Jonasson was a community leader and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He played a major part in establishing the Icelandic community in Manitoba...
(L) 621 - (x)Baldwin BaldwinsonBaldwin BaldwinsonBaldwin Larus Baldwinson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1907 and from 1910 to 1913, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 465
Gladstone:
- James Armstrong (L) 743
- (x)David Wilson (C) 682
Hamiota:
- William FergusonWilliam Ferguson (Manitoba politician)William Ferguson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1903 and from 1907 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party.Ferguson was a farmer, and lived in Hamiota during his political career...
(C) 737 - M.B. Jackson (L) 636
Kildonan and St. Andrews:
- Orton GrainOrton GrainOrton Irwin Grain was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1903, and again from 1907 to 1913....
(C) 792 - (x)M.J. O'Donohoe (L) 751
Killarney:
- (x)George LawrenceGeorge Lawrence (politician)George Lawrence was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1915 as a member of the Conservative Party, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond P...
(C) 642 - R.L. Richardson (L) 486
Lakeside:
- (x)Edwin Lynch (C) 460
- Peter McArthur (L) 433
Lansdowne:
- Tobias C. Norris (L) 859
- (x)Harvey E. Hicks (C) 763
La Verendrye:
- Jean Lauzon (C) 361
- (x)William Lagimodiere (L) 338
Manitou:
- (x)Robert Rogers (C) 832
- G.E. Davidson (L) 512
Minnedosa:
- (x)William B. WaddellWilliam B. Waddell (Manitoba politician)William B. Waddell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1910, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 792 - E.W. Pearson (L) 626
Morden:
- Benjamin McConnellBenjamin McConnellBenjamin James McConnell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1914, as a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 544 - (x)George Ashdown (C) 454
Morris:
- (x)Colin H. CampbellColin H. CampbellColin H. Campbell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative from 1899 to 1914, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Hugh John Macdonald and Rodmond Palen Roblin.Campbell was a barrister, and ran a practice in Winnipeg...
(C) 525 - John Molloy (L) 524
Mountain:
- James Baird (L) 1031
- (x)Daniel A. McIntyre (C) 598
Norfolk:
- (x)Robert Lyons (C) 799
- William Walker (L) 646
Portage la Prairie:
- (x)Hugh ArmstrongHugh ArmstrongHugh Armstrong was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1892 to 1896 and from 1902 to 1915, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond P. Roblin...
(C) 868 - Edward BrownEdward Brown (Manitoba politician)Edward Brown was a Manitoba politician. He served briefly as leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party , and was later a cabinet minister in Tobias C. Norris's government ....
(L) 645
Rhineland:
- (x)Valentine WinklerValentine WinklerValentine Winkler was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal from 1892 to 1900, and again from 1900 to 1920. Winkler was a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris...
(L) 364 - Cor. Bergman (C) 321
Rockwood:
- (x)Isaac RileyIsaac RileyIsaac Riley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1915 as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 676 - Ira Stratton (L) 620
Russell:
- Angus BonnycastleAngus BonnycastleAngus Lorne Bonnycastle was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1911, as a member of the Conservative Party...
(C) 605 - T.A. Wright (L) 596
St. Boniface:
- Joseph BernierJoseph BernierJoseph Bernier was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on four occasions between 1900 and 1932. Bernier was a member of the Conservative Party, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond P. Roblin. His father, Thomas A. Bernier,...
(C) 749 - (x)Horace Chevrier (L) 688
South Brandon:
- (x)Alfred CarrollAlfred CarrollAlfred H. Carroll was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 418 - James Roddick (L) 409
Springfield:
- Donald Ross (L) 540
- John Little (C) 359
Swan River:
- (x)James Robson (C) 387
- J.P. Jones (L) 348
Turtle Mountain:
- (x)James JohnsonJames Johnson (Manitoba politician)James Johnson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1897 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party...
(C) 649 - John Morrow (L) 462
Virden:
- (x)John AgnewJohn Hume AgnewJohn Hume Agnew was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 until his death as a member of the Conservative Party, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Palen Roblin.Agnew was born in Prince Albert, Canada West ,...
(C) 730 - John RattrayJohn RattrayJohn Rattray is a Scottish professional skateboarder. Raised in Aberdeen, Rattray initially turned professional for the British company Blueprint Skateboards. In 2001, he signed with American company Zero Skateboards . He has featured in their videos "Dying to Live" and "New Blood"...
(L) 645
Winnipeg Centre:
- (x)Thomas Taylor (C) 2314
- J.A MacArthur (L) 2047
Winnipeg North:
- John F. MitchellJohn F. MitchellJohn Fletcher Mitchell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1908 to 1910, as a member of the Conservative Party.-Biography:...
(C) 2244 - Alex. MacDonald (L) 1874
Winnipeg South:
- (x)James Gordon (C) 2122
- Benjamin Elswood Chaffey (L) 1988
Winnipeg West:
- Thomas Herman JohnsonThomas Herman JohnsonThomas Herman Johnson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1922, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris. Johnson was a member of the Liberal Party.Johnson was born in Iceland, and moved to...
(L) 2011 - Thomas SharpeThomas SharpeThomas Sharpe was a Canadian politician, the 20th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1904 to 1906.Sharpe was born in County Sligo, Ireland and worked as a bank clerk in his teens. He moved to Canada in 1885 initially working in Toronto as a pavement contractor, then in 1892 moved to Winnipeg...
(C) 1785 - Kempton McKim (ILP) 939
Post-election changes
Beautiful Plains (James H. Howden appointed to cabinet, March 16, 1907), March 26, 1907:- James H. HowdenJames H. HowdenJames Henry Howden was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Conservative Party from 1903 to 1915, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond P. Roblin....
(C) accl.
Brandon City (Stanley McInnis
Stanley McInnis
Stanley William McInnis was a Canadian dentist and politician in Manitoba. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1907 as a member of the Conservative Party, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Palen Roblin.McInnis was born in Saint John, New...
appointed to cabinet, June 26, 1907), July 16, 1907:
- Stanley McInnisStanley McInnisStanley William McInnis was a Canadian dentist and politician in Manitoba. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1907 as a member of the Conservative Party, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Palen Roblin.McInnis was born in Saint John, New...
(C) accl.
Brandon City (dec. Stanley McInnis
Stanley McInnis
Stanley William McInnis was a Canadian dentist and politician in Manitoba. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1907 as a member of the Conservative Party, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Palen Roblin.McInnis was born in Saint John, New...
, November 4, 1907), November 25, 1907:
- George Coldwell (C) accl.
Gilbert Plains (res. Glenlyon Campbell
Glenlyon Campbell
Glenlyon Archibald Campbell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1908, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911. Campbell was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.Campbell was born at Fort Pelly, in what was...
, 1908), November 17, 1908:
- Duncan CameronDuncan Cameron (Manitoba Conservative)Duncan Cameron was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1908 to 1910, as an Independent Conservative....
(C) 894 - A.D. Cummings (L) 855
Portage la Prairie (Hugh Armstrong
Hugh Armstrong
Hugh Armstrong was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1892 to 1896 and from 1902 to 1915, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond P. Roblin...
to cabinet, November 19, 1908), November 30, 1908:
- Hugh ArmstrongHugh ArmstrongHugh Armstrong was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1892 to 1896 and from 1902 to 1915, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond P. Roblin...
(C) accl.
Virden (dec. John Agnew
John Hume Agnew
John Hume Agnew was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 until his death as a member of the Conservative Party, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Palen Roblin.Agnew was born in Prince Albert, Canada West ,...
, November 9, 1908), January 9, 1909:
- Harvey SimpsonHarvey SimpsonHarvey Cathcart Simpson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1909 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) +206 - Robert ForkeRobert ForkeRobert Forke, PC was a Canadian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Brandon in 1921. In 1922, he replaced Thomas Crerar as leader of the Progressive Party of Canada...
(L)
Birtle (res. Charles Mickle
Charles Mickle
Charles Julius Mickle was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a provincial cabinet minister for three years, and on two occasions served as the leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Mickle trained as a lawyer, and was admitted to the bar in 1872...
, 1909), November 27, 1909:
- George MalcolmGeorge MalcolmGeorge John Huntley Malcolm was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal from 1909 to 1922, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris....
(L/Grain Grower’s) elected