1st Manitoba Legislature
1st Manitoba Legislature | |||
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March 15, 1871 | – December 16, 1874|||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Alfred Boyd September 1870 - December 1871 | ||
Marc-Amable Girard December 1871 - March 1872 | |||
Henry Joseph Clarke March 1872 - July 1874 | |||
Leader of the Opposition | Edward Hay 1871-1874 | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Non-partisan | ||
Legislative Assembly | |||
Speaker of the Assembly | Joseph Royal 1871 - 1872 | ||
Curtis James Bird 1873 | |||
Members | 24 MLA seats | ||
Sessions | |||
1st Session March 15, 1871 – May 3, 1871 | |||
2nd Session January 16, 1872 – February 21, 1872 | |||
3rd Session February 3, 1873 – July 22, 1873 | |||
4th Session November 4, 1873 – July 22, 1874 | |||
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The members of the 1st Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1870, the first general election for the new province. The legislature sat from March 15, 1871, to December 16, 1874.[1]
Lieutenant Governor Adams George Archibald's "Government party" held the balance of power in the assembly with 17 seats. The Canadian Party, also known as the "Loyal party", led by John Christian Schultz, won 5 seats; they demanded swift punishment for the leaders of the Red River Rebellion. Henry Joseph Clarke served as government house leader in the assembly but Lieutenant Governor Archibald performed the functions of Premier.[2] In December 1872, Alexander Morris replaced Archibald as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[3]
In July 1874, a government led by Henry Joseph Clarke[1] was defeated by a motion of non-confidence. Marc-Amable Girard was asked to form a government and was allowed to select the members of his cabinet, thus introducing responsible government to the province. On December 1, 1874, all but one member of the Girard cabinet resigned due to ethnic tensions. Robert Atkinson Davis was asked to form a new government which went to the polls later that month.[4]
Joseph Royal served as speaker for the assembly from 1871 to 1872. Curtis James Bird was speaker from 1873 to 1874.[1]
There were four sessions of the 1st Legislature:[1]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | March 15, 1871 | May 3, 1871 |
2nd | January 16, 1872 | February 21, 1872 |
3rd | February 3, 1873 | July 22, 1873 |
4th | November 4, 1873 | July 22, 1874 |
Members of the Assembly[]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1870:[1][5]
Member | Electoral district | Affiliation[6] |
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Joseph Dubuc | Government | |
John Taylor[nb 1][7] | Opposition | |
John Norquay | Government | |
John Sutherland | Kildonan | Opposition |
Angus McKay | Government | |
David Spence | Government | |
Frederick Bird | Portage la Prairie | Opposition |
Alfred Boyd | St. Andrews North | Government |
Edward Hay | St. Andrews South | Opposition |
Marc-Amable Girard | St. Boniface East | Government |
Louis Schmidt | St. Boniface West | Government |
Henry Joseph Clarke | Government | |
Thomas Bunn | St. Clements | Independent |
Pascal Breland | Government | |
Joseph Royal | Government | |
Edwin Bourke | St. James | Opposition |
Joseph Lemay | St. Norbert North | Government |
Pierre Delorme | St. Norbert South | Government |
Curtis Bird | St. Pauls | Government |
Thomas Howard | Government | |
André Beauchemin | St. Vital | Government |
George Klyne | Independent | |
John McTavish | Government | |
Donald Alexander Smith[nb 2][8] | Winnipeg and St. John | Government |
Notes:
- ^ Taylor's election was later overturned and Government supporter James Cunningham was declared elected
- ^ Smith was forced to resign when serving in both provincial and federal legislatures became illegal in May 1873
By-elections[]
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Winnipeg and St. John | Robert Atkinson Davis[9] | Opposition | April 1874 | DA Smith resigned after dual representation abolished[8] |
Notes:
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "First Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1871–1874)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ "The Establishment of Manitoba's First Provincial Government". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ Alexander Morris – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Swan, Ruth (1994). "Davis, Robert Atkinson". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/leg_photos/1stleg.pdf
- ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ Russenholt, Edgar Stanford (1968). The heart of the continent : being the history of Assiniboia--the truly typical Canadian community. p. 150. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ a b "Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Robert Atkinson Davis (1841–1903)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
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