The 1870 Manitoba general election held on December 27, 1870, resulted in a victory for

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's governing coalition. Archibald had previously been appointed as the province's Lieutenant Governor by

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, and promoted a model of "consensus government," which included members of the province's different ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups. The only organized opposition in the province was the Canadian Party of

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, which demanded swifter retribution against the leaders of

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. Archibald's coalition won 17 seats, Schultz's party only 5. There were also two Independent MLAs: Thomas Bunn (who seems to have tacitly supported Archibald) and George Klyne (who does not appear to have played a major role in parliament). Edward Hay subsequently became Leader of the Opposition. Formal party politics had not yet arrived in Manitoba, although some candidates were associated with the Liberal and

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parties at the national level.

Riding results

Baie St. Paul: *

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(Government/C) accl. Headingly: * John Taylor (Opposition) 32 * James Cunningham (Government) 31 High Bluff: *

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(Government) accl. Kildonan: * John Sutherland (Opposition) 38 *Donald Matheson (Government) 31

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: * Angus McKay (Government) accl. Poplar Point: * David Spence (Government) 26 *D. Cook 18 *George Gunn (Government) 14

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: * Frederick Bird (Opposition) 37 *John Setter (Government) 36 *William Garriock 3 Ste. Agathe: * George Klyne 19 *Alexander Morin 14 St. Andrews North: *

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(Government) 58 * Donald Gunn (Government) 28 St. Andrews South: * Edward Hay (Opposition/L) 38 *Thomas Sinclair (Government) 28 *John Gunn (Government) 20

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: * John McTavish (Government/C) accl. St. Boniface East: *

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(Government/C) accl. St. Boniface West: * Louis Schmidt (Government/C) accl. St. Charles: *

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(Government/C) accl. St. Clements: * Thomas Bunn (Independent/probably Government) 39 *Charles Begg 32 St. Francois Xavier East: * Pascal Breland (Government) 31 * John Bruce 18 St. Francois Xavier West: *

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(Government/C) accl. St. James: * Edwin Bourke (Opposition) 35 *Molyneaux St. John (Government) 21 St. Norbert North: * Joseph Lemay (Government) 35 *Joseph Geuton 9 St. Norbert South: * Pierre Delorme (Government/C) 50 *Joseph Hamelin 22 St. Pauls: * Curtis Bird (Government) 38 *Hugh Pritchard 37 St. Peters: * Thomas Howard (Government/C) 75 *Joseph Monkman 11 St. Vital: * André Beauchemin (Government) accl. [Note:

had been requested to run here; he declined.] Winnipeg and St. John: * Donald Alexander Smith (Government/C) 70 *

(Opposition) 63 * post-election changes: On March 30, 1871, John Taylor's victory in Headingly was overturned and James Cunningham was declared elected. One of Taylor's votes had been cast too late; the tie-breaking vote was also disqualified. Winnipeg and St. John (res. Donald Alexander Smith, January 1874), April 1874: * Robert A. Davis (Opposition) 112 *Alex McMicken 66 The government was dominated by the Lieutenant Governors (Archibald and his successor, Alexander Morris) until July 1874, when

's francophone bloc joined forces with the Opposition members to bring down the government.

then served as Premier from July to November 1874, at which time he was replaced by Robert A. Davis.

References

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