Manitoba general election, 1910
Encyclopedia
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 28 seats, against 13 for the opposition Manitoba Liberal Party
under new leader Tobias C. Norris.
The Manitoba Labour Party
ran a single candidate: Fred Dixon
, who was almost elected in Winnipeg Centre with unofficial support from the Liberal Party. Many believe that Dixon was defeated by the Socialist Party
's decision to field a candidate against him. The Socialists ran two other candidates in Winnipeg, and both were defeated.
Arthur:
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 Veredrye:
Manitou:
Minnedosa:
Morden:
Morris:
Mountain:
Norfolk:
Portage la Prairie:
Rhineland:
Rockwood:
Russell:
South Brandon:
Springfield:
Swan River:
St. Boniface:
Turtle Mountain:
Virden:
Winnipeg Centre:
Winnipeg North:
Winnipeg South:
Winnipeg West:
, 1911), February 4, 1911:
Killarney (George Lawrence appointed to cabinet, October 11, 1911), October 23, 1911:
Manitou (res. Robert Rogers, October 10, 1911), October 31, 1911:
The Pas (new constituency), October 12, 1912:
Gimli (res. Baldwin Baldwinson
, 1913), May 12, 1913:
St. Boniface (Joseph Bernier appointed to cabinet, 1913), May 22, 1913:
Kildonan and St. Andrews (res. Orton Grain
, 1913), November 29, 1913:
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 fourth 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 Tobias C. Norris.
The Manitoba Labour Party
Manitoba Labour Party
The Manitoba Labour Party was a reformist, non-Marxist labour party in Manitoba, Canada. It was created in early May 1910 as a successor to the province's second Independent Labour Party . Former Member of Parliament A.W. Puttee was a leading MLP organizer...
ran a single candidate: Fred Dixon
Fred Dixon
Fred Dixon was a Manitoba politician, and was for several years the dominant figure in the province's mainstream labour movement.Born in Englefield, England, Dixon was not a socialist...
, who was almost elected in Winnipeg Centre with unofficial support from the Liberal Party. Many believe that Dixon was defeated by the Socialist Party
Socialist Party of Canada (in Manitoba)
The Socialist Party of Canada was a revolutionary Marxist organization, founded in 1904 as a merger of the Socialist Party of British Columbia and related groups in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada....
's decision to field a candidate against him. The Socialists ran two other candidates in Winnipeg, and both were defeated.
Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1910 | 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 | 38046 | 50.7 | |
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 :... |
|
13 | 35353 | 47.1 | |
Labour Manitoba Labour Party The Manitoba Labour Party was a reformist, non-Marxist labour party in Manitoba, Canada. It was created in early May 1910 as a successor to the province's second Independent Labour Party . Former Member of Parliament A.W. Puttee was a leading MLP organizer... |
1 | 0 | 1939 | |||||||||||
Socialist Socialist Party of Canada (in Manitoba) The Socialist Party of Canada was a revolutionary Marxist organization, founded in 1904 as a merger of the Socialist Party of British Columbia and related groups in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada.... |
0 | 1237 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 0 | 287 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 41 | 100 |
Riding Results
(x) or boldface denotes incumbent.Arthur:
- Amos LyleAmos LyleAmos Moore Lyle was a politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 777 - (x)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) 602
Assiniboia:
- (x)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) 924 - R.A. Bonnar (L[?]) 322
- John Colvin (Ind-L-Lab) 66
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) 708 - J. Madill (L) 626
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) accl.
Birtle:
- (x)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) 758 - E. Graham (C) 648
Brandon City:
- (x)George Coldwell (C) 1402
- S.H. McKay (L) 1150
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) 619 - H. Chevrier (L) 544
Cypress:
- (x)George Steel (C) 875
- F.H. Mitchell (L) 699
Dauphin:
- 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) 1107 - (x)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) 1054
Deloraine:
- John C.W. Reid (C) 743
- (x)Robert S. Thornton (L) 737
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) 1267 - W.F. Osborne (L) 811
Emerson:
- David McFadden (C) 766
- (x)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) 757
Gilbert Plains:
- Sam HughesSam Hughes (Manitoba politician)Sam Hughes was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 970 - W. Shaw (L) 865
Gimli:
- 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) 900 - W.H. Paulson (L) 450
- X.J. Solmundson (Ind) 287
Gladstone:
- (x)James W. Armstrong (L) 957
- W. McKelvey (C) 777
Hamiota:
- (x)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) 848 - E. Henry (L) 751
Kildonan and St. Andrews:
- (x)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) 1131 - A.R. Bredin (L) 1043
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) 726 - G. Robinson (L) 519
Lakeside:
- Charles Duncan McPhersonCharles Duncan McPhersonCol. Charles Duncan McPherson was a soldier and politician from Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, and again from 1915 to 1922. McPherson was a Liberal, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris.McPherson was born...
(L) 570 - (x)Edwin D. LynchEdwin D. LynchEdwin D. Lynch 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) 502
Lansdowne:
- (x)Tobias C. Norris (L) 1196
- W. Fenwick (C) 944
La Veredrye:
- William Molloy (L) 439
- (x)Jean-Baptiste LauzonJean-Baptiste LauzonJean-Baptiste Lauzon was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on three occasions: from 1897 to 1899, from 1907 to 1910, and from 1914 to 1915. Lauzon was a member of the Conservative Party.Lauzon was born on March 15, 1858, in Pointe Claire, Canada...
(C) 430
Manitou:
- (x)Robert Rogers (C) 1065
- J.E. Gayton (L) 610
Minnedosa:
- John Thompson (L) 971
- (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) 937
Morden:
- (x)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) 630 - J.A. Hobbs (C) 586
Morris:
- (x)Colin Campbell (C) 746
- R.L. Ross (L) 573
Mountain:
- (x)James Bryson BairdJames Bryson BairdJames Bryson Baird was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1922, and was Speaker of the Assembly from 1916 to 1922. Baird was a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 1086 - E.L. Taylor (C) 804
Norfolk:
- (x)Robert Lyons (C) 822
- Frank Avery (L) 647
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) 912 - Ewan A. McPherson (L) 711
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) 520 - Hugh McGavinHugh McGavinDr. Hugh James McGavin was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1932, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 387
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) 792 - Ira Stratton (L) 738
Russell:
- (x)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) 900 - W.V. Valens (L) 892
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) 535 - E.H. Dewart (L) 525
Springfield:
- (x)Donald A. RossDonald A. RossDonald Andrew Ross was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1920, and again from 1922 to 1927....
(L) 807 - C.P. Fullerton (C) 661
Swan River:
- Daniel D. McDonaldDaniel D. McDonaldDaniel Duncan McDonald was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Liberal Party....
(L) 465 - (x)James W. Robson (C) 436
St. Boniface:
- (x)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) 1022 - A. Dubuc (L) 760
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) 742 - W. Hanley (L) 580
Virden:
- (x)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) 985 - D. McDonald (L) 800
Winnipeg Centre:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
Conservative | (x)Thomas Taylor | 2,012 | 49.68% | Labour | Frederick Dixon | 1,939 | 47.88% | Socialist | W.S. Cummings | 99 | 2.44% | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total valid votes | 4,050 | 100.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 76.4% |
Winnipeg North:
- Solomon Hart GreenSolomon Hart GreenSolomon Hart Green, also known as Solomon Frank was a Jewish politician and rabbi in Manitoba, Canada...
(L) 2175 - (x)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) 1555 - Ed. Fulcher (SPC) 892
Winnipeg South:
- Lendrum McMeansLendrum McMeansLendrum McMeans was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, and was later appointed to the Canadian Senate. McMeans was a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 2545 - 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) 2496
Winnipeg West:
- (x)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) 2578 - A.J. Andrews (C) 2538
- George ArmstrongGeorge Armstrong (Manitoba politician)George Armstrong was a politician and labour activist in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922, and is notable as the only member of the Socialist Party of Canada ever to serve in that institution.Armstrong was born in East York, Ontario, and...
(SPC) 246
Post-election changes
Russell (res. Angus BonnycastleAngus Bonnycastle
Angus 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...
, 1911), February 4, 1911:
- Frederic NewtonFrederic NewtonFrederic Young Newton was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1911 to 1917, and again from 1922 to 1932. He was a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 916 - William Valens (L) 651
Killarney (George Lawrence appointed to cabinet, October 11, 1911), October 23, 1911:
- 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) accl.
Manitou (res. Robert Rogers, October 10, 1911), October 31, 1911:
- James MorrowJames Morrow (Manitoba politician)James Morrow was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1911 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) accl.
The Pas (new constituency), October 12, 1912:
- Robert OrokRobert OrokRobert Dick Orok was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1912 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) accl.
Gimli (res. Baldwin Baldwinson
Baldwin Baldwinson
Baldwin 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....
, 1913), May 12, 1913:
- Edmund TaylorEdmund L. TaylorEdmund Landor Taylor was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1913 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(C) 1674 - A. Eggerston (L) 832
St. Boniface (Joseph Bernier appointed to cabinet, 1913), May 22, 1913:
- 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) accl.
Kildonan and St. Andrews (res. Orton Grain
Orton Grain
Orton 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....
, 1913), November 29, 1913:
- Walter Humphries MontagueWalter Humphries MontagueWalter Humphries Montague, PC was a Canadian politician. He was a federal cabinet minister in the governments of Mackenzie Bowell and Charles Tupper, and subsequently a provincial cabinet minister in the Manitoba government of Rodmond Palen Roblin...
(C) 1123 - A.N. Bredin (L) 753