14th_Manitoba_Legislature

14th Manitoba Legislature

14th Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 14th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1914. The legislature sat from September 15, 1914, to July 16, 1915.[1]

The Conservatives led by Rodmond Roblin formed the government.[1]

Tobias Norris of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition.[2]

The Roblin government was forced to resign in 1915 after a royal commission initiated by the Lieutenant Governor found evidence of corruption in the awarding of contracts for the construction of new legislative buildings. The house was dissolved and a new election was held in August 1915.[3]

James Johnson served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were two sessions of the 14th Legislature:[1]

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Douglas Colin Cameron was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1914:[1]

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Notes:

  1. [N 1]
    Election held August 1, 1914

By-elections

None

References

  1. [1]
    "Members of the Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1914–1915)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. [2]
    "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  3. [3]
    "Legislature Scandal". TimeLinks. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. [4]
    "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  5. [5]
    "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  6. [6]
    "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
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