1907 Manitoba General Election
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The 1907 Manitoba general election was held on March 7, 1907 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 o ...
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. The result was a third consecutive majority government for the
Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Manitoba) is a centre-right political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is currently the governing party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, after winnin ...
, led by premier
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 Township, Ontario, Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Ontario, ...
. Roblin's electoral machine won 28 seats, against 13 for the opposition
Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party (french: Parti libéral du Manitoba) is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late 19th century, following the province's creation in 1870. Origins and early development (to 1883) Origina ...
under new leader Edward Brown.


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Amos Lyle Amos Moore Lyle (October 8, 1866 – April 1943) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party. Lyle was born near Smiths Falls, Canada West ...
(C) 533
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James H. Howden James Henry Howden (October 11, 1860 – July 16, 1938) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Conservative Party from 1903 to 1915, and was a cabinet minister in the governme ...
(C) 791 *Alexander Dunlop (L) 679 Birtle: *(x)
Charles Mickle Charles Julius Mickle (July 22, 1849 in Stratford, Canada West, now Ontario – November 10, 1919 in Minnedosa, Manitoba) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a provincial cabinet minister for three years and on two occasions served as t ...
(L) 617 *Thomas Thompson (C) 380 Brandon City: *(x) Stanley McInnis (C) 1210 *J.W. Fleming (L) 1081
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Albert Prefontaine Albert Préfontaine (October 11, 1861 – February 21, 1935) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Manitoba Conservatives in the late 1910s, and was subsequently a member of the United Farmers of Manitoba. Born in ...
(C) 423 *Mastai Gervais (L) 318
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: *(x) George Steel (C) 783 *Adam Forbes (L) 672 Dauphin: * John A. Campbell (L) 830 * James G. Harvey (C) 709 Deloraine: * Robert Thornton (L) 602 *(x) Edward Briggs (C) 561 Dufferin: *(x)
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 Township, Ontario, Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Ontario, ...
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Edward August Edward Arthur August (15 May 1860 – 31 December 1935) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922, as a member of the Liberal Party. August was born in Toronto, Canada West, the son ...
(L) 760 Emerson: *
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(L) 582 *(x) David H. McFadden (C) 477 Gilbert Plains: *(x)
Glenlyon Campbell Glenlyon Archibald Campbell (October 3, 1863 – October 20, 1917) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1908, and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911. Campbell ...
(C) accl. Gimli: *
Sigtryggur Jonasson Sigtryggur Jonasson (February 8, 1852 – November 26, 1942) was a community leader and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He played a major part in establishing the Icelandic community in Manitoba. Jonasson served in the Legislative Assembly o ...
(L) 621 *(x)
Baldwin Baldwinson Baldwin Larus Baldwinson (October 26, 1856 – October 5, 1936) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1907 and from 1910 to 1913, as a member of the Conservative Party. Baldwins ...
(C) 465
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: * James Armstrong (L) 743 *(x) David Wilson (C) 682 Hamiota: *
William Ferguson William Ferguson may refer to: Arts * William Ferguson (tenor), operatic tenor, see '' The Tempest'' * William Gouw Ferguson, Scottish painter of still life * Will Ferguson (born 1964), Canadian writer Sportspeople * Bill Ferguson (American foo ...
(C) 737 *M.B. Jackson (L) 636 Kildonan and St. Andrews: *
Orton Grain Orton Irwin Grain (August 9, 1863 – February 2, 1930) was a Canadian physician and politician in Manitoba. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1903, and again from 1907 to 1913. Grain was born in Fergus, Canada We ...
(C) 792 *(x) Martin O'Donohoe (L) 751
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: *(x) George Lawrence (C) 642 *R.L. Richardson (L) 486 Lakeside: *(x)
Edwin Lynch Edwin D. Lynch (August 20, 1860 – April 18, 1941) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1910, as a member of the Conservative Party. Lynch was born in Middlesex County, Canad ...
(C) 460 *Peter McArthur (L) 433
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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 Cana ...
(L) 859 *(x)Harvey E. Hicks (C) 763 La Verendrye: * Jean Lauzon (C) 361 *(x) William Lagimodiere (L) 338
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Robert Rogers Robert Rogers may refer to: Politics * Robert Rogers (Irish politician) (died 1719), Irish politician, MP for Cork City 1692–1699 *Robert Rogers (Manitoba politician) (1864–1936), Canadian politician * Robert Rogers, Baron Lisvane (born 1950), ...
(C) 832 *G.E. Davidson (L) 512 Minnedosa: *(x) William B. Waddell (C) 792 *E.W. Pearson (L) 626
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: * Benjamin McConnell (L) 544 *(x) George Ashdown (C) 454
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Colin H. Campbell Colin H. Campbell (25 December 1859 – October 24, 1914) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Conservative from 1899 to 1914, and was a ca ...
(C) 525 * John Molloy (L) 524
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: * James Baird (L) 1031 *(x) Daniel A. McIntyre (C) 598
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: *(x) Robert Lyons (C) 799 *William Walker (L) 646
Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hi ...
: *(x) Hugh Armstrong (C) 868 * Edward Brown (L) 645
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Valentine Winkler Valentine Winkler (March 18, 1864 – June 7, 1920) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal for Rhineland from 1892 to 1900, and again from 1900 to 1920. Winkler was a cabinet mi ...
(L) 364 *Cor. Bergman (C) 321 Rockwood: *(x)
Isaac Riley Isaac Riley (October 1853—July 8, 1926) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1915 as a member of the Conservative Party. Riley was born in Mornington Township in Perth Count ...
(C) 676 *Ira Stratton (L) 620 Russell: *
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 famil ...
(C) 605 *T.A. Wright (L) 596 St. Boniface: *
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 Progressive Conservative Party of Ma ...
(C) 749 *(x)
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) 688 South Brandon: *(x) Alfred Carroll (C) 418 *James Roddick (L) 409 Springfield: * Donald Ross (L) 540 *John Little (C) 359 Swan River: *(x) James Robson (C) 387 *J.P. Jones (L) 348 Turtle Mountain: *(x)
James Johnson James Johnson may refer to: Artists, actors, authors, and musicians *James Austin Johnson (born 1989), American comedian & actor, ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member *James B. Johnson (born 1944), author of science nonfiction novels *James P. John ...
(C) 649 *John Morrow (L) 462 Virden: *(x) John Agnew (C) 730 *John Rattray (L) 645
Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg Centre (french: Winnipeg-Centre) is a federal 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 1914 f ...
: *(x) Thomas Taylor (C) 2314 *J.A MacArthur (L) 2047
Winnipeg North Winnipeg North (french: Winnipeg-Nord) 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 ne ...
: * John F. Mitchell (C) 2244 *Alex. MacDonald (L) 1874
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: *(x) James Gordon (C) 2122 *Benjamin Elswood Chaffey (L) 1988 Winnipeg West: *
Thomas Herman Johnson Thomas Herman Johnson (February 12, 1870 – May 20, 1927) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1922, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Tobias Norris. J ...
(L) 2011 * Thomas Sharpe (C) 1785 *Kempton McKim (ILP) 939


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Beautiful Plains Beautiful, an adjective used to describe things as possessing beauty, may refer to: Film and theater * ''Beautiful'' (2000 film), an American film directed by Sally Field * ''Beautiful'' (2008 film), a South Korean film directed by Juhn Jai-h ...
(James H. Howden appointed to cabinet, March 16, 1907), March 26, 1907: *
James H. Howden James Henry Howden (October 11, 1860 – July 16, 1938) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Conservative Party from 1903 to 1915, and was a cabinet minister in the governme ...
(C) accl. Brandon City ( Stanley McInnis appointed 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 George Robson Coldwell (4 July 1858 – 24 January 1924) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1915, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Roblin. Coldwell was ...
(C) accl. Gilbert Plains (res.
Glenlyon Campbell Glenlyon Archibald Campbell (October 3, 1863 – October 20, 1917) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1908, and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911. Campbell ...
, 1908), November 17, 1908: * 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. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hi ...
( Hugh Armstrong to cabinet, November 19, 1908), November 30, 1908: * Hugh Armstrong (C) accl. Virden (dec. John Agnew, November 9, 1908), January 9, 1909: *
Harvey Simpson Harvey Cathcart Simpson (February 11, 1862—January 29, 1928) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1909 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party. Simpson was born in Ashton, Canada ...
(C) +206 *
Robert Forke Robert Forke, (April 6, 1860 – February 2, 1934) was a Canadian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Brandon in 1921. In 1922, he replaced Thomas Crerar as leader of the Progressive Party of Canada. Forke served as a cab ...
(L) Birtle (res.
Charles Mickle Charles Julius Mickle (July 22, 1849 in Stratford, Canada West, now Ontario – November 10, 1919 in Minnedosa, Manitoba) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a provincial cabinet minister for three years and on two occasions served as t ...
, 1909), November 27, 1909: * George Malcolm (L/Grain Grower's) elected


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