6th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 6th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1886. The legislature sat from April 14, 1887, to June 16, 1888.[1]

Premier John Norquay formed a majority government. A falling out with Canadian prime minister John A. Macdonald over railway development led to a financial shortfall in the Manitoba government accounts and the fall of the Norquay government in December 1887. David Howard Harrison served as premier for less than a month and then the Liberals led by Thomas Greenway took power.[2]

Thomas Greenway served as Leader of the Opposition until 1888, when John Norquay became opposition leader.[3]

David Glass served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were two sessions of the 6th Legislature:[1]

Session Start End
1st April 14, 1887 June 10, 1887
2nd January 12, 1888 May 8, 1888

James Cox Aikins was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:[1]

Member Electoral district Party[5]
     Alexander Murray Assiniboia Conservative
     John Crawford Beautiful Plains Liberal
     James A. Smart Brandon East Liberal
     John Kirchhoffer Brandon West Conservative
     Roger Marion Carillon Conservative
     Thomas Gelley Cartier Conservative
     Robert Schuyler Thompson Cypress Liberal
     Daniel McLean Dennis Liberal
     David H. Wilson Dufferin North Conservative
     William Winram Dufferin South Liberal
     Charles Douglas Emerson Conservative
     John MacBeth Kildonan and St. Paul Conservative
     Kenneth McKenzie Lakeside Liberal
     James Prendergast La Verendrye Conservative
     John MacDonnell Lorne Liberal
     James Gillies Minnedosa East Conservative
     David Howard Harrison Minnedosa West Conservative
     Alphonse-Fortunat Martin Morris Liberal
     Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal
     Samuel Thompson Norfolk Liberal
     Joseph Martin Portage la Prairie Liberal
     Samuel Jacob Jackson Rockwood Liberal
     Edward Leacock Russell Conservative
     John Norquay St. Andrews Conservative
     Alphonse Larivière St. Boniface Conservative
     David Glass St. Clements Independent
     Joseph Burke St. Francois Xavier Conservative
     Charles Edward Hamilton Shoal Lake Conservative
     James Peterkin Alexander Souris Conservative
     Thomas Henry Smith Springfield Conservative
     Finlay Young Turtle Mountain Liberal
     Corydon Partlow Brown Westbourne Conservative
     Edward Drewery Winnipeg North Liberal
     William Luxton Winnipeg South Liberal
     John Moore Robinson Woodlands Conservative

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Assiniboia Duncan MacArthur Liberal January 10, 1888[6] Resignation of A. Murray
    St. Francois Xavier Frederick Francis Liberal January 12, 1888[6] J Burke ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary[7]
    Brandon East James A. Smart Liberal February 9, 1888 J. A. Smart ran for reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works[6]
    Mountain Thomas Greenway Liberal February 9, 1888 T. Greenway ran for reelection upon appointment as Premier [6]
    La Verendrye James Prendergast Liberal February 16, 1888 J. Prendergast ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary [6]
    Portage la Prairie Joseph Martin Liberal February 16, 1888 J. Martin ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General [6]
    Shoal Lake Lyman Melvin Jones Liberal March 10, 1888[6] CE Hamilton left province[8]
    Dufferin North Rodmond Roblin Independent March 12, 1888[6] Resignation of D.H. Wilson

    Notes:

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1886-1888)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
      2. ↑ Friesen, Gerald (1982). "Norquay, John". In Halpenny, Francess G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
      3. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
      4. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      5. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
      6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
      7. ↑ Gawron, Zenon (1994). "Harrison, David Howard". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
      8. ↑ "Charles Edward Hamilton (1844-?)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
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