The1907 Manitoba general electionwas held on March 7, 1907 to elect members of theLegislative Assemblyof the Province ofManitoba,Canada.[1][2]
The result was a third consecutive majority government for theConservative Party of Manitoba,led bypremierRodmond Roblin.Roblin's electoral machine won 28 seats, against 13 for the oppositionManitoba Liberal Partyunder new leaderEdward Brown.
Results
edit| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Conservative | Rodmond Roblin | 32 | 28 | 31067 | 50.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Edward Brown | 8 | 13 | 29426 | 47.90 | ||||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 939 | 1.53 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 41 | 100% | ||||||
Constituency results
edit- John Williams(L) 536
- Amos Lyle(C) 533
- Aime Benard(C) 550
- (incumbent)Joseph H. Prefontaine(L) 311
- (incumbent)James Argue(C) 590
- W.H.B. Hill (L) 451
- (incumbent)James H. Howden(C) 791
- Alexander Dunlop (L) 679
- (incumbent)Charles Mickle(L) 617
- Thomas Thompson (C) 380
- (incumbent)Stanley McInnis(C) 1210
- J.W. Fleming (L) 1081
- (incumbent)Albert Prefontaine(C) 423
- Mastai Gervais (L) 318
- (incumbent)George Steel(C) 783
- Adam Forbes (L) 672
- John A. Campbell(L) 830
- James G. Harvey(C) 709
- Robert Thornton(L) 602
- (incumbent)Edward Briggs(C) 561
- (incumbent)Rodmond Roblin(C) 931
- Edward August(L) 760
- George Walton(L) 582
- (incumbent)David H. McFadden(C) 477
- (incumbent)Glenlyon Campbell(C) accl.
- Sigtryggur Jonasson(L) 621
- (incumbent)Baldwin Baldwinson(C) 465
- James Armstrong(L) 743
- (incumbent)David Wilson(C) 682
- William Ferguson(C) 737
- M.B. Jackson (L) 636
- Orton Grain(C) 792
- (incumbent)Martin O'Donohoe(L) 751
- (incumbent)George Lawrence(C) 642
- R.L. Richardson (L) 486
- (incumbent)Edwin Lynch(C) 460
- Peter McArthur (L) 433
- Tobias Norris(L) 859
- (incumbent)Harvey E. Hicks (C) 763
- Jean Lauzon(C) 361
- (incumbent)William Lagimodiere(L) 338
- (incumbent)Robert Rogers(C) 832
- G.E. Davidson (L) 512
- (incumbent)William B. Waddell(C) 792
- E.W. Pearson (L) 626
- Benjamin McConnell(L) 544
- (incumbent)George Ashdown(C) 454
- (incumbent)Colin H. Campbell(C) 525
- John Molloy(L) 524
- James Baird(L) 1031
- (incumbent)Daniel A. McIntyre(C) 598
- (incumbent)Robert Lyons(C) 799
- William Walker (L) 646
- (incumbent)Hugh Armstrong(C) 868
- Edward Brown(L) 645
- (incumbent)Valentine Winkler(L) 364
- Cor. Bergman (C) 321
- (incumbent)Isaac Riley(C) 676
- Ira Stratton (L) 620
- Angus Bonnycastle(C) 605
- T.A. Wright (L) 596
- Joseph Bernier(C) 749
- (incumbent)Horace Chevrier(L) 688
- (incumbent)Alfred Carroll(C) 418
- James Roddick (L) 409
- Donald Ross(L) 540
- John Little (C) 359
- (incumbent)James Robson(C) 387
- J.P. Jones (L) 348
- (incumbent)James Johnson(C) 649
- John Morrow (L) 462
- (incumbent)John Agnew(C) 730
- John Rattray (L) 645
- (incumbent)Thomas Taylor(C) 2314
- J.A MacArthur (L) 2047
- John F. Mitchell(C) 2244
- Alex. MacDonald (L) 1874
- (incumbent)James Gordon(C) 2122
- Benjamin Elswood Chaffey (L) 1988
- Thomas Herman Johnson(L) 2011
- Thomas Sharpe(C) 1785
- Kempton McKim (ILP) 939
Post-election changes
editBeautiful Plains(James H. Howden appointed to cabinet, March 16, 1907), March 26, 1907:
- James H. Howden(C) accl.
Brandon City(Stanley McInnisappointed to cabinet, June 26, 1907), July 16, 1907:
- Stanley McInnis(C) accl.
Brandon City(dec.Stanley McInnis,November 4, 1907), November 25, 1907:
- George Coldwell(C) accl.
Gilbert Plains(res.Glenlyon Campbell,1908), November 17, 1908:
- Duncan Cameron(C) 894
- A.D. Cummings (L) 855
Portage la Prairie(Hugh Armstrongto cabinet, November 19, 1908), November 30, 1908:
- Hugh Armstrong(C) accl.
Virden(dec.John Agnew,November 9, 1908), January 9, 1909:
- Harvey Simpson(C) +206
- Robert Forke(L)
Birtle(res.Charles Mickle,1909), November 27, 1909:
- George Malcolm(L/Grain Grower's) elected
References
edit- ^"Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1907)".mhs.mb.ca.RetrievedMay 5,2022.
- ^"Provincial General Elections".electionsmanitoba.ca.RetrievedMay 5,2022.
Further reading
edit- Hopkins, J. Castell (1908).The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1907.Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.