4th_Manitoba_Legislature

4th Manitoba Legislature

4th Manitoba Legislature

Legislature of Manitoba

The members of the 4th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1879. The legislature sat from January 22, 1880, to November 13, 1882.[1]

Premier John Norquay formed a majority government.[2] There appears to have been some debate at the time of this election whether or not candidates were running for election based on party lines.[3]

Thomas Greenway was Leader of the Opposition.[4]

John Wright Sifton served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature:[1]

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Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until September 29, 1882, when James Cox Aikins became lieutenant governor.[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1879:[1]

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    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[7]

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      References

      1. [1]
        "Members of the Fourth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1879–1883)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
      2. [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. [3]
        Adams, Christopher (2008). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 2. ISBN 088755704X. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
      4. [4]
        "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
      5. [5]
        "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
      6. [6]
        "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
      7. [7]
        Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Call printing Company. pp. 90–92. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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