1907 Manitoba general election

Election

The 1907 Manitoba general election was held on March 7, 1907 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.[1][2]

The result was a third consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Roblin. Roblin's electoral machine won 28 seats, against 13 for the opposition Manitoba Liberal Party under new leader Edward Brown.

Results

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%  
Popular vote
Conservative
 
 50.57%
Liberal
 
 47.90%
Others
 
 1.53%
Seats summary
Conservative
 
 68.29%
Liberal
 
 31.71%

Constituency results

Arthur:

  • John Williams (L) 536
  • Amos Lyle (C) 533

Assiniboia:

  • Aime Benard (C) 550
  • (incumbent)Joseph H. Prefontaine (L) 311

Avondale:

  • (incumbent)James Argue (C) 590
  • W.H.B. Hill (L) 451

Beautiful Plains:

  • (incumbent)James H. Howden (C) 791
  • Alexander Dunlop (L) 679

Birtle:

  • (incumbent)Charles Mickle (L) 617
  • Thomas Thompson (C) 380

Brandon City:

  • (incumbent)Stanley McInnis (C) 1210
  • J.W. Fleming (L) 1081

Carillon:

  • (incumbent)Albert Prefontaine (C) 423
  • Mastai Gervais (L) 318

Cypress:

  • (incumbent)George Steel (C) 783
  • Adam Forbes (L) 672

Dauphin:

  • John A. Campbell (L) 830
  • James G. Harvey (C) 709

Deloraine:

  • Robert Thornton (L) 602
  • (incumbent)Edward Briggs (C) 561

Dufferin:

Emerson:

Gilbert Plains:

Gimli:

Gladstone:

  • James Armstrong (L) 743
  • (incumbent)David Wilson (C) 682

Hamiota:

  • William Ferguson (C) 737
  • M.B. Jackson (L) 636

Kildonan and St. Andrews:

Killarney:

  • (incumbent)George Lawrence (C) 642
  • R.L. Richardson (L) 486

Lakeside:

Lansdowne:

La Verendrye:

Manitou:

  • (incumbent)Robert Rogers (C) 832
  • G.E. Davidson (L) 512

Minnedosa:

  • (incumbent)William B. Waddell (C) 792
  • E.W. Pearson (L) 626

Morden:

Morris:

Mountain:

  • James Baird (L) 1031
  • (incumbent)Daniel A. McIntyre (C) 598

Norfolk:

  • (incumbent)Robert Lyons (C) 799
  • William Walker (L) 646

Portage la Prairie:

  • (incumbent)Hugh Armstrong (C) 868
  • Edward Brown (L) 645

Rhineland:

Rockwood:

Russell:

St. Boniface:

South Brandon:

Springfield:

  • Donald Ross (L) 540
  • John Little (C) 359

Swan River:

  • (incumbent)James Robson (C) 387
  • J.P. Jones (L) 348

Turtle Mountain:

  • (incumbent)James Johnson (C) 649
  • John Morrow (L) 462

Virden:

  • (incumbent)John Agnew (C) 730
  • John Rattray (L) 645

Winnipeg Centre:

  • (incumbent)Thomas Taylor (C) 2314
  • J.A MacArthur (L) 2047

Winnipeg North:

Winnipeg South:

  • (incumbent)James Gordon (C) 2122
  • Benjamin Elswood Chaffey (L) 1988

Winnipeg West:

Post-election changes

Beautiful Plains (James H. Howden appointed to cabinet, March 16, 1907), March 26, 1907:

Brandon City (Stanley McInnis appointed to cabinet, June 26, 1907), July 16, 1907:

Brandon City (dec. Stanley McInnis, November 4, 1907), November 25, 1907:

Gilbert Plains (res. Glenlyon Campbell, 1908), November 17, 1908:

  • Duncan Cameron (C) 894
  • A.D. Cummings (L) 855

Portage la Prairie (Hugh Armstrong to cabinet, November 19, 1908), November 30, 1908:

  • Hugh Armstrong (C) accl.

Virden (dec. John Agnew, November 9, 1908), January 9, 1909:

Birtle (res. Charles Mickle, 1909), November 27, 1909:

  • George Malcolm (L/Grain Grower's) elected

References

  1. ^ "Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1907)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Provincial General Elections". www.electionsmanitoba.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

Further reading

  • Hopkins, J. Castell (1908). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1907. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.