The 1910 Manitoba general election was held on July 11, 1910 to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
, Canada.
The result was a fourth consecutive majority government for the
Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by
premier
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A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
Rodmond Roblin. 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
Tobias Norris
Tobias Crawford Norris (September 5, 1861 – October 29, 1936) was a Canadian politician who served as the tenth premier of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922. Norris was a member of the Liberal Party.J. M. Bumsted"Tobias Crawford Norris" ''The Ca ...
.
The
Manitoba Labour Party ran a single candidate:
Fred Dixon, who was almost elected in
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 ...
with unofficial support from the Liberal Party. Many believe that Dixon was defeated by the
Socialist Party
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's decision to field a candidate against him. The Socialists ran two other candidates in Winnipeg, and both were defeated.
All the members were elected through
First-past-the-post voting
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in single member districts. This was the last election to be conducted that way in Manitoba for 48 years. The next 11 elections involved the election of some MLAs in multi-member districts.
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Results
Riding results
(incumbent) or boldface denotes incumbent.
Arthur
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:
*
Amos Lyle (C) 777
*(incumbent)
John Williams
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(L) 602
Assiniboia
Assiniboia District refers to two historical districts of Canada's Northwest Territories. The name is taken from the Assiniboine First Nation.
Historical usage
''For more information on the history of the provisional districts, see also Distric ...
:
*(incumbent)
Aime Benard (C) 924
*R.A. Bonnar (L
322
*John Colvin (Ind-L-Lab) 66
Avondale:
*(incumbent)
James Argue (C) 708
*J. Madill (L) 626
Beautiful Plains:
*(incumbent)
James H. Howden (C) accl.
Birtle:
*(incumbent)
George Malcolm (L) 758
*E. Graham (C) 648
Brandon City:
*(incumbent)
George Coldwell (C) 1402
*S.H. McKay (L) 1150
Carillon
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:
*(incumbent)
Albert Prefontaine (C) 619
*
Horace Chevrier
Horace Chevrier (December 15, 1876 – January 12, 1935) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented St. Boniface from 1903 to 1907 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal.
He was born in Ottawa, the son o ...
(L) 544
Cypress
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The word ''cypress'' ...
:
*(incumbent)
George Steel (C) 875
*F.H. Mitchell (L) 699
Dauphin:
*
James G. Harvey (C) 1107
*(incumbent)
John A. Campbell (L) 1054
Deloraine:
*
John C.W. Reid (C) 743
*(incumbent)
Robert S. Thornton (L) 737
Dufferin:
*(incumbent)
Rodmond Roblin (C) 1267
*W.F. Osborne (L) 811
Emerson:
*
David McFadden (C) 766
*(incumbent)
George Walton
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(L) 757
Gilbert Plains:
*
Sam Hughes (C) 970
*W. Shaw (L) 865
Gimli:
*
Baldwin Baldwinson (C) 900
*
Wilhelm Paulson (L) 450
*X.J. Solmundson (Ind) 287
Gladstone
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In a career lasting over 60 years, he ...
:
*(incumbent)
James W. Armstrong (L) 957
*W. McKelvey (C) 777
Hamiota:
*(incumbent)
William Ferguson (C) 848
*E. Henry (L) 751
Kildonan and St. Andrews:
*(incumbent)
Orton Grain (C) 1131
*A.R. Bredin (L) 1043
Killarney
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:
*(incumbent)
George Lawrence (C) 726
*G. Robinson (L) 519
Lakeside:
*
Charles Duncan McPherson
Col. Charles Duncan McPherson (April 11, 1877 —1970) was a soldier, journalist and politician from Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, and again from 1915 to 1922. He was a Liberal, and served ...
(L) 570
*(incumbent)
Edwin D. Lynch (C) 502
Lansdowne:
*(incumbent)
Tobias Norris
Tobias Crawford Norris (September 5, 1861 – October 29, 1936) was a Canadian politician who served as the tenth premier of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922. Norris was a member of the Liberal Party.J. M. Bumsted"Tobias Crawford Norris" ''The Ca ...
(L) 1196
*W. Fenwick (C) 944
La Veredrye:
*
William Molloy (L) 439
*(incumbent)
Jean-Baptiste Lauzon
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(C) 430
Manitou
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:
*(incumbent)
Robert Rogers (C) 1065
*J.E. Gayton (L) 610
Minnedosa:
*
John Thompson (L) 971
*(incumbent)
William B. Waddell (C) 937
Morden
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:
*(incumbent)
Benjamin McConnell (L) 630
*J.A. Hobbs (C) 586
Morris:
*(incumbent)
Colin Campbell (C) 746
*R.L. Ross (L) 573
Mountain
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:
*(incumbent)
James Bryson Baird (L) 1086
*E.L. Taylor (C) 804
Norfolk
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:
*(incumbent)
Robert Lyons (C) 822
*Frank Avery (L) 647
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 ...
:
*(incumbent)
Hugh Armstrong (C) 912
*
Ewan McPherson (L) 711
Rhineland
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:
*(incumbent)
Valentine Winkler (L) 520
*
Hugh McGavin (C) 387
Rockwood:
*(incumbent)
Isaac Riley (C) 792
*Ira Stratton (L) 738
Russell:
*(incumbent)
Angus Bonnycastle
Angus Lorne Bonnycastle (November 3, 1873 – September 9, 1941) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1911, as a member of the Conservative Party. A member of the Bonnycastle fami ...
(C) 900
*W.V. Valens (L) 892
South Brandon:
*(incumbent)
Alfred Carroll (C) 535
*E.H. Dewart (L) 525
Springfield:
*(incumbent)
Donald A. Ross (L) 807
*C.P. Fullerton (C) 661
Swan River:
*
Daniel D. McDonald (L) 465
*(incumbent)
James W. Robson (C) 436
St. Boniface:
*(incumbent)
Joseph Bernier
Joseph Bernier (August 16, 1874 – June 8, 1951) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on four occasions between 1900 and 1932. Bernier was a member of the Conservative Party, and served as a ...
(C) 1022
*A. Dubuc (L) 760
Turtle Mountain:
*(incumbent)
James Johnson (C) 742
*W. Hanley (L) 580
Virden:
*(incumbent)
Harvey Simpson (C) 985
*D. McDonald (L) 800
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 ...
:
Winnipeg North
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Geography
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Jeff ...
:
*
Solomon Hart Green (L) 2175
*(incumbent)
John F. Mitchell (C) 1555
*Ed. Fulcher (SPC) 892
Winnipeg South:
*
Lendrum McMeans (C) 2545
*
Edward Brown (L) 2496
Winnipeg West:
*(incumbent)
Thomas Herman Johnson (L) 2578
*
A.J. Andrews (C) 2538
*
George Armstrong (SPC) 246
Post-election changes
Russell (res.
Angus Bonnycastle
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, 1911), February 4, 1911:
*
Frederic Newton (C) 916
*William Valens (L) 651
Killarney
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(George Lawrence appointed to cabinet, October 11, 1911), October 23, 1911:
*
George Lawrence (C) accl.
Manitou
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(res.
Robert Rogers, October 10, 1911), October 31, 1911:
*
James Morrow (C) accl.
The Pas
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(new constituency), October 12, 1912:
*
Robert Orok (C) accl.
Gimli (res.
Baldwin Baldwinson, 1913), May 12, 1913:
*
Edmund Taylor (C) 1674
*A. Eggerston (L) 832
St. Boniface (Joseph Bernier appointed to cabinet, 1913), May 22, 1913:
*
Joseph Bernier
Joseph Bernier (August 16, 1874 – June 8, 1951) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on four occasions between 1900 and 1932. Bernier was a member of the Conservative Party, and served as a ...
(C) accl.
Kildonan and St. Andrews (res.
Orton Grain, 1913), November 29, 1913:
*
Walter Humphries Montague (C) 1123
*A.N. Bredin (L) 753
Notes and references
Further reading
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