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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.

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.

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

David Glass served as speaker for the assembly.

There were two sessions of the 6th Legislature:

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.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected
  Alexander Murray Assiniboia Conservative 1874
  Duncan MacArthur Liberal 1888
  John Crawford Beautiful Plains Liberal 1886
  James A. Smart Brandon East Liberal 1886
  John Kirchhoffer Brandon West Conservative 1886
  Roger Marion Carillon Conservative 1886
  Thomas Gelley Cartier Conservative 1886
  Robert Schuyler Thompson Cypress Liberal 1886
  Daniel McLean Dennis Liberal 1886
  David H. Wilson Dufferin North Conservative 1881
  William Winram Dufferin South Liberal 1879
  Rodmond Roblin Conservative 1888
  Charles Douglas Emerson Conservative 1883
  John MacBeth Kildonan and St. Paul Conservative 1884
  Kenneth McKenzie Lakeside Liberal 1874, 1886
  James Prendergast La Verendrye Conservative 1885
  John MacDonnell Lorne Liberal 1886
  James Gillies Minnedosa East Conservative 1886
  David Howard Harrison Minnedosa West Conservative 1883
  Alphonse-Fortunat Martin Morris Liberal 1874, 1886
  Thomas Greenway Mountain Liberal 1879
  Samuel Thompson Norfolk Liberal 1886
  Joseph Martin Portage la Prairie Liberal 1883
  Samuel Jacob Jackson Rockwood Liberal 1883
  Edward Leacock Russell Conservative 1882
  John Norquay St. Andrews Conservative 1870
  Alphonse Larivière St. Boniface Conservative 1878
  David Glass St. Clements Independent 1886
  Joseph Burke St. Francois Xavier Conservative 1886
  Frederick Francis Liberal 1888
  Charles Edward Hamilton Shoal Lake Conservative 1886
  Lyman Melvin Jones Liberal 1888
  James Peterkin Alexander Souris Conservative 1881, 1888
  Thomas Henry Smith Springfield Conservative 1886
  Finlay Young Turtle Mountain Liberal 1883
  Corydon Partlow Brown Westbourne Conservative 1874
  Edward Drewery Winnipeg North Liberal 1886
  William Luxton Winnipeg South Liberal 1874, 1886
  John Moore Robinson Woodlands Conservative 1886

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

Notes

  1. Portage la Prairie
  2. Ste. Agathe
  3. Turtle Mountain
  4. Rockwood

References

  1. ^ "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 (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. 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. ^ "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 (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 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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