12th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 12th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in March 1907. The legislature sat from January 2, 1908, to June 30, 1910.[1]

The Conservatives led by Rodmond Roblin formed the government.[1]

Charles Mickle of the Liberal Party served as Leader of the Opposition. After Mickle was named a judge in 1909, Tobias Norris became party leader and leader of the opposition.[2]

James Johnson served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were three sessions of the 12th Legislature:[1]

Session  | Start  | End

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1st  | January 2, 1908  | February 26, 1908
2nd  | February 4, 1909  | March 10, 1909
3rd  | February 10, 1910  | March 16, 1910

Daniel Hunter McMillan was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[3]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1907:[1]

| Member  | Electoral district  | Party[4] | First elected / previously elected

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| John Williams | Arthur | Liberal | 1907
| Aimé Bénard | Assiniboia | Conservative | 1907
| James Argue | Avondale | Conservative | 1899
| James H. Howden | Beautiful Plains | Conservative | 1903
| Charles Mickle | Birtle | Liberal | 1888
| George Malcolm | Liberal | 1909
| Stanley McInnis | Brandon City | Conservative | 1899
| George R. Coldwell | Conservative | 1907
| Alfred Carroll | Brandon South | Conservative | 1903
| Albert Prefontaine | Carillon | Conservative | 1903
| George Steel | Cypress | Conservative | 1899
| John A. Campbell | Dauphin | Liberal | 1907
| Robert Stirton Thornton | Deloraine | Liberal | 1907
| Rodmond Roblin | Dufferin | Conservative | 1888[a], 1896
| George Walton | Emerson | Liberal | 1907
| Glenlyon Campbell | Gilbert Plains | Conservative | 1903
| Duncan Cameron | Conservative | 1908
| Sigtryggur Jonasson | Gimli | Liberal | 1896[b], 1907
| James William Armstrong | Gladstone | Liberal | 1907
| William Ferguson | Hamiota | Conservative | 1899[c], 1907
| Orton Grain | Kildonan and St. Andrews | Conservative | 1899, 1907
| George Lawrence | Killarney | Conservative | 1899
| Edwin D. Lynch | Lakeside | Conservative | 1903
| Tobias Norris | Lansdowne | Liberal | 1896, 1907
| Jean Lauzon | La Verendrye | Conservative | 1897[d], 1907
| Robert Rogers | Manitou | Conservative | 1899
| William B. Waddell | Minnedosa | Conservative | 1903
| Benjamin McConnell | Morden | Liberal | 1907
| Colin Campbell | Morris | Conservative | 1899
| James Bryson Baird | Mountain | Liberal | 1907
| Robert Fern Lyons | Norfolk | Conservative | 1892, 1899
| Hugh Armstrong | Portage la Prairie | Conservative | 1892[e], 1902
| Valentine Winkler | Rhineland | Liberal | 1892
| Isaac Riley | Rockwood | Conservative | 1899
| Angus Bonnycastle | Russell | Conservative | 1907
| Joseph Bernier | St. Boniface | Conservative | 1900, 1907
| Donald A. Ross | Springfield | Liberal | 1907
| James Wells Robson | Swan River | Conservative | 1903
| James Johnson | Turtle Mountain | Conservative | 1897
| John Hume Agnew | Virden | Conservative | 1903
| Harvey Simpson | Conservative | 1909
| Thomas William Taylor | Winnipeg Centre | Conservative | 1900
| John F. Mitchell | Winnipeg North | Conservative | 1907
| James Thomas Gordon | Winnipeg South | Conservative | 1901
| Thomas Herman Johnson | Winnipeg West | Liberal | 1907

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## By-elections

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By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district  | Member elected  | Affiliation  | Election date  | Reason

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Beautiful Plains | James H. Howden | Conservative | March 26, 1907  | J H Howden appointed Railway Commissioner[5]
Brandon City | Stanley McInnis | Conservative | July 16, 1907  | S McInnis appointed Provincial Secretary[5]
Brandon City | George R. Coldwell | Conservative | November 25, 1907  | S McInnis died November 4, 1907[5]
Gilbert Plains | Duncan Cameron | Conservative | November 17, 1908  | G Campbell ran for federal seat[5]
Portage la Prairie | Hugh Armstrong | Conservative | November 30, 1908  | H Armstrong appointed Provincial Treasurer[5]
Virden | Harvey Simpson | Conservative | January 9, 1909  | J H Agnew died November 9, 1908[5]
Birtle | George Malcolm | Liberal | November 27, 1909  | C Mickle named judge in 1909[5]

## Notes

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1. ^ Dufferin North
2. ^ St. Andrews
3. ^ Saskatchewan
4. ^ St. Boniface
5. ^ Woodlands

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Members of the Twelfth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1908–1910)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
2. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
3. ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
4. ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
5. ^ a b c d e f g "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.

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