1907 Manitoba general election
The 1907 Manitoba general election was held on March 7, 1907 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.[1][2]
The result was a third consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Roblin. Roblin's electoral machine won 28 seats, against 13 for the opposition Manitoba Liberal Party under new leader Edward Brown.
Results
[edit]| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Conservative | Rodmond Roblin | 32 | 28 | 31067 | 50.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Edward Brown | 8 | 13 | 29426 | 47.90 | ||||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 939 | 1.53 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 41 | 100% | ||||||
Constituency results
[edit]- John Williams (L) 536
- Amos Lyle (C) 533
- Aime Benard (C) 550
- (incumbent)Joseph H. Prefontaine (L) 311
- (incumbent)James Argue (C) 590
- W.H.B. Hill (L) 451
- (incumbent)James H. Howden (C) 791
- Alexander Dunlop (L) 679
- (incumbent)Charles Mickle (L) 617
- Thomas Thompson (C) 380
- (incumbent)Stanley McInnis (C) 1210
- J.W. Fleming (L) 1081
- (incumbent)Albert Prefontaine (C) 423
- Mastai Gervais (L) 318
- (incumbent)George Steel (C) 783
- Adam Forbes (L) 672
- John A. Campbell (L) 830
- James G. Harvey (C) 709
- Robert Thornton (L) 602
- (incumbent)Edward Briggs (C) 561
- (incumbent)Rodmond Roblin (C) 931
- Edward August (L) 760
- George Walton (L) 582
- (incumbent)David H. McFadden (C) 477
- (incumbent)Glenlyon Campbell (C) accl.
- Sigtryggur Jonasson (L) 621
- (incumbent)Baldwin Baldwinson (C) 465
- James Armstrong (L) 743
- (incumbent)David Wilson (C) 682
- William Ferguson (C) 737
- M.B. Jackson (L) 636
- Orton Grain (C) 792
- (incumbent)Martin O'Donohoe (L) 751
- (incumbent)George Lawrence (C) 642
- R.L. Richardson (L) 486
- (incumbent)Edwin Lynch (C) 460
- Peter McArthur (L) 433
- Tobias Norris (L) 859
- (incumbent)Harvey E. Hicks (C) 763
- Jean Lauzon (C) 361
- (incumbent)William Lagimodiere (L) 338
- (incumbent)Robert Rogers (C) 832
- G.E. Davidson (L) 512
- (incumbent)William B. Waddell (C) 792
- E.W. Pearson (L) 626
- Benjamin McConnell (L) 544
- (incumbent)George Ashdown (C) 454
- (incumbent)Colin H. Campbell (C) 525
- John Molloy (L) 524
- James Baird (L) 1031
- (incumbent)Daniel A. McIntyre (C) 598
- (incumbent)Robert Lyons (C) 799
- William Walker (L) 646
- (incumbent)Hugh Armstrong (C) 868
- Edward Brown (L) 645
- (incumbent)Valentine Winkler (L) 364
- Cor. Bergman (C) 321
- (incumbent)Isaac Riley (C) 676
- Ira Stratton (L) 620
- Angus Bonnycastle (C) 605
- T.A. Wright (L) 596
- Joseph Bernier (C) 749
- (incumbent)Horace Chevrier (L) 688
- (incumbent)Alfred Carroll (C) 418
- James Roddick (L) 409
- Donald Ross (L) 540
- John Little (C) 359
- (incumbent)James Robson (C) 387
- J.P. Jones (L) 348
- (incumbent)James Johnson (C) 649
- John Morrow (L) 462
- (incumbent)John Agnew (C) 730
- John Rattray (L) 645
- (incumbent)Thomas Taylor (C) 2314
- J.A MacArthur (L) 2047
- John F. Mitchell (C) 2244
- Alex. MacDonald (L) 1874
- (incumbent)James Gordon (C) 2122
- Benjamin Elswood Chaffey (L) 1988
- Thomas Herman Johnson (L) 2011
- Thomas Sharpe (C) 1785
- Kempton McKim (ILP) 939
Post-election changes
[edit]Beautiful Plains (James H. Howden appointed to cabinet, March 16, 1907), March 26, 1907:
- James H. Howden (C) accl.
Brandon City (Stanley McInnis appointed to cabinet, June 26, 1907), July 16, 1907:
- Stanley McInnis (C) accl.
Brandon City (dec. Stanley McInnis, November 4, 1907), November 25, 1907:
- George Coldwell (C) accl.
Gilbert Plains (res. Glenlyon Campbell, 1908), November 17, 1908:
- Duncan Cameron (C) 894
- A.D. Cummings (L) 855
Portage la Prairie (Hugh Armstrong to cabinet, November 19, 1908), November 30, 1908:
- Hugh Armstrong (C) accl.
Virden (dec. John Agnew, November 9, 1908), January 9, 1909:
- Harvey Simpson (C) +206
- Robert Forke (L)
Birtle (res. Charles Mickle, 1909), November 27, 1909:
- George Malcolm (L/Grain Grower's) elected
References
[edit]- ^ "Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1907)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Provincial General Elections". www.electionsmanitoba.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Hopkins, J. Castell (1908). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1907. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.