8th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 8th Manitoba Legislature was elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1892. The legislature sat from February 2, 1893, to December 11, 1895.
The [Manitoba Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal Party|Liberals] led by Thomas Greenway formed the government.
William A. Macdonald served as Leader of the Opposition in 1893. After Macdonald's election was overturned, John Andrew Davidson became opposition leader in 1894. Davidson was subsequently unseated and James Fisher served as de facto opposition leader during the period that followed.
Samuel Jacob Jackson was speaker for the assembly until January 1895. Finlay McNaughton Young succeeded Winram as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 8th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 2, 1893March 11, 1893
2ndJanuary 11, 1894March 2, 1894
3rdFebruary 14, 1895June 28, 1895

John Christian Schultz was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1892:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term---
James HartneyAvondaleConservative18921st term----
John DavidsonBeautiful PlainsConservative1881, 18923rd term*
John Forsyth Patrons of Industry18941st term
Charles MickleBeautiful PlainsBirtleLiberal18882nd term---
William A. MacdonaldBrandon CityConservative18921st term
Charles Adams Liberal18931st term
Clifford SiftonBrandon CityBrandon NorthLiberal18882nd term---
Herbert GrahamBrandon SouthLiberal18882nd term----
Martin JérômeCarillonIndependent Liberal18882nd term----
Alfred DoigCypressLiberal18921st term----
Theodore BurrowsDauphinConservative
Government supporter
18921st term----
Thomas Henry KellettDeloraineConservative18921st term----
James FrameDennisConservative18921st term----
David Henry McFaddenEmersonConservative18921st term----
J. BirdKildonanLiberal18921st term----
Finlay YoungKillarneyLiberal18835th term----
John RutherfordLakesideLiberal18921st term----
Edward DicksonLansdowneLiberal18882nd term----
Théophile ParéLa VerendryeConservative18921st term----
Robert George O'MalleyLorneConservative18882nd term----
Robert IronsideManitouLiberal18921st term----
Robert MyersMinnedosaLiberal18921st term----
Thomas DuncanMordenLiberal18921st term----
Alphonse-Fortunat MartinMorrisLiberal1874, 18864th term*----
Thomas GreenwayMountainLiberal18796th term----
Robert Fern LyonsNorfolkConservative18921st term----
Robert WatsonPortage la PrairieLiberal18921st term----
Valentine WinklerRhinelandLiberal18921st term----
Samuel Jacob JacksonRockwoodLiberal18835th term----
Enoch WinklerRosenfeldtLiberal18882nd term----
James FisherRussellLiberal18882nd term----
Frederick ColcleughSt. AndrewsLiberal18882nd term----
James PrendergastSt. BonifaceConservative
Government supporter
18882nd term----
David McNaughtSaskatchewanLiberal18921st term----
Archibald McIntyre CampbellSourisLiberal18882nd term----
Thomas Henry SmithSpringfieldLiberal18882nd term----
John HettleTurtle MountainLiberal18882nd term----
Thomas Lewis MortonWestbourneIndependent Liberal18882nd term----
Daniel Hunter McMillanWinnipeg CentreLiberal1880, 18883rd term*----
Peter McIntyreWinnipeg NorthLiberal18921st term----
John Donald CameronWinnipeg SouthLiberal18921st term----
Hugh ArmstrongWoodlandsConservative18921st term----

Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Winnipeg SouthJohn Donald CameronLiberalJanuary 20, 1893JD Cameron appointed Provincial Secretary
Brandon CityCharles AdamsLiberalSeptember 8, 1893Results of 1892 election declared invalid
Brandon CityCharles AdamsLiberalAugust 23, 1894Results of 1893 by-election declared invalid
Beautiful PlainsJohn ForsythPatrons of IndustryAugust 23, 1894Results of 1892 election declared invalid