7th Manitoba Legislature

Canadian legislative group

The members of the 7th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1888. The legislature sat from August 28, 1888, to June 27, 1892.[1]

The Liberals led by Thomas Greenway formed the government.[2]

John Norquay served as Leader of the Opposition until his death in 1889.[3] Rodmond Roblin was leader of the opposition from 1890 to 1892.[4]

On March 31, 1890, the legislative assembly enacted the Public Schools Act of 1890 which removed public funding for Catholic and Protestant denominational schools and established a tax-funded non-denominational public school system. On the same date, the assembly enacted the Official Language Act, making English the sole language of records, minutes and Manitoba government laws.[5] This removed the rights granted to French-speaking Manitobans under the Manitoba Act of 1870.[6]

William Winram served as speaker for the assembly until his death in February 1891.[7] Samuel Jacob Jackson succeeded Winram as speaker.[1]

There were five sessions of the 7th Legislature:[1]

Session  | Start  | End

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1st  | August 28, 1888  | October 16, 1888
2nd  | November 8, 1888  | March 5, 1889
3rd  | January 30, 1890  | March 31, 1890
4th  | February 26, 1891  | April 28, 1891
5th  | March 10, 1892  | April 20, 1892

John Christian Schultz was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[8]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1888:[1]

| Member  | Electoral district  | Party[9] | First elected / previously elected

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| John Crawford | Beautiful Plains | Liberal | 1886
| Charles Mickle | Birtle | Liberal | 1888
| James A. Smart | Brandon City | Liberal | 1886
| Clifford Sifton | Brandon North | Liberal | 1888
| Herbert Graham | Brandon South | Liberal | 1888
| Martin Jérôme | Carillon | Liberal | 1888
| Thomas Gelley | Cartier | Liberal | 1886
| Ernest Jameson Wood | Cypress | Conservative | 1888
| Daniel McLean | Dennis | Liberal | 1886
| Rodmond Roblin | Dufferin | Liberal | 1888
| James Thomson | Emerson | Liberal | 1888
| John Norquay | Kildonan | Conservative | 1870
| Thomas Norquay | Conservative | 1890
| Finlay McNaughton Young | Killarney | Liberal | 1883
| Kenneth McKenzie | Lakeside | Liberal | 1874[a], 1886
| Edward Dickson | Lansdowne | Liberal | 1888
| William Lagimodière | La Verendrye | Liberal | 1888
| Robert George O'Malley | Lorne | Conservative | 1888
| William Winram | Manitou | Liberal | 1879
| James Huston (1892)  | Conservative | 1892
| James Gillies | Minnedosa | Conservative | 1886
| Alexander Lawrence | Morden | Liberal | 1888
| Alphonse-Fortunat Martin | Morris | Liberal | 1874[b], 1886
| Thomas Greenway | Mountain | Liberal | 1879
| Samuel Thompson | Norfolk | Liberal | 1886
| Joseph Martin | Portage la Prairie | Liberal | 1883
| Samuel Jacob Jackson | Rockwood | Liberal | 1883
| Enoch Winkler | Rosenfeldt | Liberal | 1888
| James Fisher | Russell | Liberal | 1888
| Frederick Colcleugh | St. Andrews | Liberal | 1888
| Roger Marion | St. Boniface | Conservative | 1886
| James Harrower | Shoal Lake | Liberal | 1888
| Archibald McIntyre Campbell | Souris | Liberal | 1888
| Thomas Henry Smith | Springfield | Independent  | 1888
| John Hettle | Turtle Mountain | Liberal | 1888
| Thomas Lewis Morton | Westbourne | Liberal | 1888
| Daniel Hunter McMillan | Winnipeg Centre | Liberal | 1879, 1888
| Lyman Melvin Jones | Winnipeg North | Liberal | 1888
| John Donald Cameron (1892)  | Liberal | 1892
| Isaac Campbell | Winnipeg South | Liberal | 1888
| John Donald Cameron (1892)  | Liberal | 1892
| James Prendergast | Woodlands | Liberal | 1888

Notes:

## 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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Winnipeg Centre | Daniel Hunter McMillan | Liberal | May 18, 1889  | D.M. Hunter ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer[10]
Dennis | Daniel McLean | Liberal | September 15, 1889  | D. McLean ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary[10]
Kildonan | Thomas Norquay | Conservative | February 1, 1890[10] | J Norquay died July 5, 1889[11]
Portage la Prairie | Joseph Martin | Liberal | March 28, 1891  | J. Martin ran for federal seat[10]
Brandon North | Clifford Sifton | Liberal | August 8, 1891  | C. Sifton ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General[10]
Manitou | James Huston | Liberal | January 13, 1892[1] | W Winram died February 12, 1891[7]
Winnipeg South | John Donald Cameron | Liberal | January 13, 1892[1] | I Campbell ran for federal seat[12]

## Notes

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1. ^ Portage la Prairie
2. ^ Ste. Agathe

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Members of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1888–1892)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
2. ^ Thomas Greenway – Parliament of Canada biography
3. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
4. ^ Adams, Christopher (2003). Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters. University of Manitoba Press. p. 26\. ISBN 088755704X. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
5. ^ Statutes of the Province of Manitoba. Province of Manitoba. pp. 55, 179–233. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
6. ^ "Manitoba Act". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
7. ^ a b "William James Winram (1838–1891)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
8. ^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
9. ^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
10. ^ a b c d e "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
11. ^ "John Norquay (1841–1889)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
12. ^ "Isaac Campbell (1853–1929)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-18.

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