The members of the 9th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in January 1896. The legislature sat from February 6, 1896, to November 16, 1899.[1]
The Liberals led by Thomas Greenway formed the government.[2]
Rodmond Roblin served as Leader of the Opposition.[3]
Finlay McNaughton Young served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were four sessions of the 9th Legislature:[1]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | February 6, 1896 | April 16, 1896 |
2nd | February 11, 1897 | April 16, 1897 |
3rd | March 10, 1898 | April 27, 1898 |
4th | March 16, 1899 | July 21, 1899 |
James Colebrooke Patterson was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1896:[1]
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Lakeside | James McKenzie | Liberal | November 19, 1896 | J Rutherford ran for federal seat[6] |
Birtle | Charles Mickle | Liberal | December 19, 1896 | C Mickle appointed Provincial Secretary[6] |
Brandon North | Alexander Cumming Fraser | Liberal | December 19, 1896 | C Sifton named federal minister[6] |
St. Boniface | Jean-Baptiste Lauzon | Conservative | February 20, 1897 | J Prendergast named county court judge[6] |
Dennis | William James Kennedy | Liberal | July 15, 1897[6] | WM Crosby died March 19, 1897[7] |
Brandon South | Frank Oliver Fowler | Liberal | November 20, 1897 | H Graham resigned seat[6] |
Turtle Mountain | James Johnson | Independent Conservative | November 27, 1897[6] | J Hettle died September 20, 1897[8] |
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