9th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 9th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in January 1896. The legislature sat from February 6, 1896, to November 16, 1899.
The Liberals led by Thomas Greenway formed the government.
Rodmond Roblin served as Leader of the Opposition.
Finlay McNaughton Young served as speaker for the assembly.
There were four sessions of the 9th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 6, 1896April 16, 1896
2ndFebruary 11, 1897April 16, 1897
3rdMarch 10, 1898April 27, 1898
4thMarch 16, 1899July 21, 1899

James Colebrooke Patterson was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1896:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term----
Thomas DickieAvondaleLiberal18961st term-----
William SirettBeautiful PlainsPatrons of Industry18961st term-----
Charles MickleBirtleLiberal18883rd term-----
Charles AdamsBrandon CityLiberal18932nd term-----
Clifford SiftonBrandon NorthLiberal18883rd term
Alexander Cumming Fraser Liberal18961st term-
Herbert GrahamBrandon NorthBrandon SouthLiberal18883rd term
Frank Oliver Fowler Liberal18971st term
Roger MarionCarillonBrandon South[Progressive Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Conservative Party of Manitoba|Conservative]1886, 18963rd term*----
Alfred DoigCypressLiberal18922nd term-----
Theodore BurrowsDauphinLiberal18922nd term-----
Charles Alexander YoungDeloraineLiberal18961st term-----
Watson CrosbyDennisPatrons of Industry18961st term
William James Kennedy Liberal18971st term-
David Henry McFaddenDennisEmersonConservative18922nd term----
Hector SutherlandKildonanConservative18961st term-----
Finlay YoungKillarneyLiberal18835th term-----
John RutherfordLakesideLiberal18922nd term
James McKenzie Liberal18961st term-
Tobias NorrisLakesideLansdowneLiberal18961st term----
Théophile ParéLa VerendryeConservative18922nd term-----
James RiddellLorneLiberal18961st term-----
John Donald McIntoshManitouLiberal18961st term-----
Robert MyersMinnedosaLiberal18922nd term-----
Thomas DuncanMordenLiberal18922nd term-----
Stewart MulveyMorrisLiberal18961st term-----
Thomas GreenwayMountainLiberal18796th term-----
George RogersNorfolkLiberal18961st term-----
Robert WatsonPortage la PrairieLiberal18922nd term-----
Valentine WinklerRhinelandLiberal18922nd term-----
Samuel Jacob JacksonRockwoodLiberal18835th term-----
Enoch WinklerRosenfeldtLiberal18883rd term-----
James FisherRussellIndependent18883rd term-----
Sigtryggur JonassonSt. AndrewsLiberal18961st term-----
James PrendergastSt. BonifaceLiberal18883rd term-----
David McNaughtSaskatchewanLiberal18922nd term-----
Archibald McIntyre CampbellSourisLiberal18883rd term-----
Thomas Henry SmithSpringfieldLiberal18883rd term-----
John HettleTurtle MountainLiberal18883rd term
James Johnson Independent Conservative18971st term-
Thomas Lewis MortonTurtle MountainWestbourneLiberal18883rd term----
Daniel Hunter McMillanWinnipeg CentreLiberal1880, 18884th term*-----
Peter McIntyreWinnipeg NorthLiberal18922nd term-----
John Donald CameronWinnipeg SouthLiberal18922nd term-----
Rodmond RoblinWoodlandsConservative1888, 18963rd term*-----

Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
LakesideJames McKenzieLiberalNovember 19, 1896J Rutherford ran for federal seat
BirtleCharles MickleLiberalDecember 19, 1896C Mickle appointed Provincial Secretary
Brandon NorthAlexander Cumming FraserLiberalDecember 19, 1896C Sifton named federal minister
St. BonifaceJean-Baptiste LauzonConservativeFebruary 20, 1897J Prendergast named county court judge
DennisWilliam James KennedyLiberalJuly 15, 1897WM Crosby died March 19, 1897
Brandon SouthFrank Oliver FowlerLiberalNovember 20, 1897H Graham resigned seat
Turtle MountainJames JohnsonIndependent ConservativeNovember 27, 1897J Hettle died September 20, 1897