1st Manitoba Legislature

MB Henry Joseph Clarke March 1872 - July 1874 Joseph Royal 1871 - 1872 Curtis James Bird 1873 Marc-Amable Girard 1871 03 15 1871 05 3 1872 01 16 1872 02 21 1873 02 3 1873 07 22 1873 11 4 December 1871 - March 1872 1871-1874 1st Edward Hay inactive March 15, 1871 December 16, 1874 Alfred Boyd September 1870 - December 1871 Non-partisan Queen Victoria 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Adams George Archibald 20 May 1870 2 December 1872 Alexander Morris 2 December 1872 7 October 1877 24 2nd 7 James McKay 15 March 1871 22 July 1874 1874 07 22 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.http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/mla1871.shtml First Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1871–1874) Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society 2012-09-18 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.http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/transactions/3/provincialgovernment.shtml The Establishment of Manitoba's First Provincial Government Manitoba Historical Society 2012-09-18 In December 1872, Alexander Morris replaced Archibald as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.819ea8ce-2b23-4943-80e2-9865929a4e1c Alexander Morris yes In July 1874, a government led by Henry Joseph Clarke 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.6665 Davis, Robert Atkinson XIII Swan Ruth Joseph Royal served as speaker for the assembly from 1871 to 1872. Curtis James Bird was speaker from 1873 to 1874. There were four sessions of the 1st Legislature: SessionStartEnd 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:First Legislative Assembly of Manitoba https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/leg_photos/1stleg.pdf Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 2022-03-24 MemberElectoral districtAffiliationhttp://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/HistoricalSummary.pdf Historical Summaries Elections Manitoba 2012-09-23First electedNo.# of term(s)NotesMB Government row Joseph DubucBaie St. PaulGovernment18701st termMB Opposition row John TaylorTaylor's election was later overturned and Government supporter James Cunningham was declared electedhttp://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=643765 The heart of the continent : being the history of Assiniboia--the truly typical Canadian community 150 Russenholt Edgar Stanford 1968 2012-09-19 2020-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20200109220552/https://libapps.ucalgary.ca/page.aspx?id=643765 dead HeadinglyOpposition18701st termMB Government row James CunninghamGovernment18711st termMB Government row John NorquayHigh BluffGovernment18701st termMB Opposition row John SutherlandKildonanOpposition18701st termMB Government row Angus McKayLake ManitobaGovernment18701st termMB Government row David SpencePoplar PointGovernment18701st termMB Opposition row Frederick BirdPortage la PrairieOpposition18701st termMB Government row Alfred BoydSt. Andrews NorthGovernment18701st termMB Opposition row Edward HaySt. Andrews SouthOpposition18701st termMB Government row Marc-Amable GirardSt. Boniface EastGovernment18701st termMB Government row Louis SchmidtSt. Boniface WestGovernment18701st termMB Government row Henry Joseph ClarkeSt. CharlesGovernment18701st termMB Independent row Thomas BunnSt. ClementsIndependent18701st termMB Government row Pascal BrelandSt. Francois Xavier EastGovernment18701st termMB Government row Joseph RoyalSt. Francois Xavier WestGovernment18701st termMB Opposition row Edwin BourkeSt. JamesOpposition18701st termMB Government row Joseph LemaySt. Norbert NorthGovernment18701st termMB Government row Pierre DelormeSt. Norbert SouthGovernment18701st termMB Government row Curtis BirdSt. PaulsGovernment18701st termMB Government row Thomas HowardSt PetersGovernment18701st termMB Government row André BeaucheminSt. VitalGovernment18701st termMB Independent row George KlyneSte. AgatheIndependent18701st termMB Government row John McTavishSte. AnneGovernment18701st termMB Government row Donald Alexander SmithSmith was forced to resign when serving in both provincial and federal legislatures became illegal in May 1873http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/donald-alexander-smith-1st-baron-strathcona-and-mount-royal https://web.archive.org/web/20120306101715/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/donald-alexander-smith-1st-baron-strathcona-and-mount-royal dead March 6, 2012 Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal The Canadian Encyclopedia 2012-09-19Winnipeg and St. JohnGovernment18701st termMB Opposition row Robert Atkinson Davis (1874)Opposition18741st term Notes: By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonWinnipeg and St. JohnRobert Atkinson Davishttp://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/davis_ra.shtml Robert Atkinson Davis (1841–1903) Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society 2012-09-18OppositionApril 1874DA Smith resigned after dual representation abolished Notes: References Category:Terms of the Manitoba Legislature Category:1871 establishments in Manitoba Category:1874 disestablishments in Manitoba Category:1871 in Manitoba Category:1872 in Manitoba Category:1873 in Manitoba Category:1874 in Manitoba