The 1907 Manitoba general election was held on March 7, 1907 to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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.
The result was a third consecutive majority government for the
Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by
premier
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Rodmond Roblin
Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin (February 15, 1853 – February 16, 1937) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada.
Early life and career
Roblin was born in Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West (later Ontario). The Robl ...
. Roblin's electoral machine won 28 seats, against 13 for the opposition
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party () is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late 19th century, following the province's creation in 1870.
History
Origins and early development (to 1883)
Originally, there were no off ...
under new leader
Edward Brown.
Results
Constituency results
Arthur
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John Williams
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(L) 536
*
Amos Lyle (C) 533
Assiniboia
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Aime Benard (C) 550
*(incumbent)
Joseph H. Prefontaine (L) 311
Avondale:
*(incumbent)
James Argue (C) 590
*W.H.B. Hill (L) 451
Beautiful Plains:
*(incumbent)
James H. Howden (C) 791
*Alexander Dunlop (L) 679
Birtle:
*(incumbent)
Charles Mickle (L) 617
*Thomas Thompson (C) 380
Brandon City:
*(incumbent)
Stanley McInnis (C) 1210
*J.W. Fleming (L) 1081
Carillon
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*(incumbent)
Albert Prefontaine (C) 423
*Mastai Gervais (L) 318
Cypress
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:
*(incumbent)
George Steel (C) 783
*Adam Forbes (L) 672
Dauphin:
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John A. Campbell (L) 830
*
James G. Harvey (C) 709
Deloraine:
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Robert Thornton (L) 602
*(incumbent)
Edward Briggs (C) 561
Dufferin:
*(incumbent)
Rodmond Roblin
Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin (February 15, 1853 – February 16, 1937) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada.
Early life and career
Roblin was born in Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West (later Ontario). The Robl ...
(C) 931
*
Edward August (L) 760
Emerson:
*
George Walton
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(L) 582
*(incumbent)
David H. McFadden (C) 477
Gilbert Plains:
*(incumbent)
Glenlyon Campbell (C) accl.
Gimli:
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Sigtryggur Jonasson (L) 621
*(incumbent)
Baldwin Baldwinson (C) 465
Gladstone
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James Armstrong (L) 743
*(incumbent)
David Wilson (C) 682
Hamiota:
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William Ferguson (C) 737
*M.B. Jackson (L) 636
Kildonan and St. Andrews:
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Orton Grain (C) 792
*(incumbent)
Martin O'Donohoe (L) 751
Killarney
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:
*(incumbent)
George Lawrence (C) 642
*R.L. Richardson (L) 486
Lakeside:
*(incumbent)
Edwin Lynch (C) 460
*Peter McArthur (L) 433
Lansdowne:
*
Tobias Norris
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(L) 859
*(incumbent)Harvey E. Hicks (C) 763
La Verendrye:
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Jean Lauzon (C) 361
*(incumbent)
William Lagimodiere (L) 338
Manitou
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*(incumbent)
Robert Rogers (C) 832
*G.E. Davidson (L) 512
Minnedosa:
*(incumbent)
William B. Waddell (C) 792
*E.W. Pearson (L) 626
Morden
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Benjamin McConnell (L) 544
*(incumbent)
George Ashdown (C) 454
Morris:
*(incumbent)
Colin H. Campbell (C) 525
*
John Molloy (L) 524
Mountain
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James Baird (L) 1031
*(incumbent)
Daniel A. McIntyre (C) 598
Norfolk
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*(incumbent)
Robert Lyons (C) 799
*William Walker (L) 646
Portage la Prairie
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Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly ...
:
*(incumbent)
Hugh Armstrong (C) 868
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Edward Brown (L) 645
Rhineland
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*(incumbent)
Valentine Winkler (L) 364
*Cor. Bergman (C) 321
Rockwood:
*(incumbent)
Isaac Riley (C) 676
*Ira Stratton (L) 620
Russell:
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Angus Bonnycastle
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(C) 605
*T.A. Wright (L) 596
St. Boniface:
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Joseph Bernier
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(C) 749
*(incumbent)
Horace Chevrier
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He was born in Ottawa, the son o ...
(L) 688
South Brandon:
*(incumbent)
Alfred Carroll (C) 418
*James Roddick (L) 409
Springfield:
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Donald Ross (L) 540
*John Little (C) 359
Swan River:
*(incumbent)
James Robson (C) 387
*J.P. Jones (L) 348
Turtle Mountain:
*(incumbent)
James Johnson (C) 649
*John Morrow (L) 462
Virden:
*(incumbent)
John Agnew (C) 730
*John Rattray (L) 645
Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg Centre () is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997.
History
This riding was originally created in 1 ...
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*(incumbent)
Thomas Taylor (C) 2314
*J.A MacArthur (L) 2047
Winnipeg North
Winnipeg North () is a federal electoral district in Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It covers the northern portion of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Geography
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Jeff ...
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John F. Mitchell (C) 2244
*Alex. MacDonald (L) 1874
Winnipeg South:
*(incumbent)
James Gordon (C) 2122
*Benjamin Elswood Chaffey (L) 1988
Winnipeg West:
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Thomas Herman Johnson (L) 2011
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Thomas Sharpe (C) 1785
*Kempton McKim (ILP) 939
Post-election changes
Beautiful Plains (James H. Howden appointed to cabinet, March 16, 1907), March 26, 1907:
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James H. Howden (C) accl.
Brandon City (
Stanley McInnis appointed to cabinet, June 26, 1907), July 16, 1907:
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Stanley McInnis (C) accl.
Brandon City (dec.
Stanley McInnis, November 4, 1907), November 25, 1907:
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George Coldwell (C) accl.
Gilbert Plains (res.
Glenlyon Campbell, 1908), November 17, 1908:
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Duncan Cameron (C) 894
*A.D. Cummings (L) 855
Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was .
Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly ...
(
Hugh Armstrong to cabinet, November 19, 1908), November 30, 1908:
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Hugh Armstrong (C) accl.
Virden (dec.
John Agnew, November 9, 1908), January 9, 1909:
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Harvey Simpson (C) +206
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Robert Forke (L)
Birtle (res.
Charles Mickle, 1909), November 27, 1909:
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George Malcolm (L/Grain Grower's) elected
References
Further reading
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Events
January
* January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.
February
* February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
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