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1914 Manitoba general election

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The appearance of "third party" candidates presaged later developments when farmers and workers in such bodies as Independent Labour Party, the CCF and the NDP would play larger role in elections. Note two Labour Representation League candidates, in Assiniboia and Elmwood, and candidacy of Ferley
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insisted the amendments were only meant to clarify existing provisions, many voters believed the Roblin government wanted to re-introduce funding for separate Roman Catholic schools. The government was also weakened by a corruption scandal involving the construction of new legislative buildings.
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found his government guilty of corruption in the awarding of contracts for new legislative buildings. Norris's Liberals were called to form a new administration, although they did not hold a majority of seats in the legislature.
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In this election Manitoba used a mixture of multi-member districts and single-member districts. In the multi-member districts -
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Early in 1915, Roblin's administration was forced to resign from office after a report commissioned by the
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believed that the party was hurt by its 1912 amendments to the Manitoba education code. Although
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A.D. Craig (Ind) 306 (His grass-roots platform, which included Direct Legislation and
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The Conservatives won twenty-eight seats, against twenty for the
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The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the
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In each single-member district the member was elected through
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was also elected, with support from both the Liberals and the
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W.J. Bartlett (Labour Representation Committee) 501
1474:The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1914 20:was held on July 10, 1914 to elect members of the 100:was held, which the Liberals won in a landslide. 1883: 1477:. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company. 713:R.S. Ward (Labour Representation Committee/) 508 1497: 1504: 1490: 1511: 1449: 1470: 1884: 1485: 1317:(incumbent)Harvey C. Simpson (C) 1050 141: 1863:"Manitoba Pageant: My Dear Campbell" 103: 13: 1875:Grain Growers Guide, March 4, 1914 1464: 14: 1918: 473: 159: 140: 86:Labour Representation Committee 1869: 1855: 18:1914 Manitoba general election 1: 1848: 1839:List of Manitoba by-elections 1471:Hopkins, J. Castell (1915). 234: 192: 179: 176: 173: 170: 165: 160: 7: 1070:Proportional representation 708:Thomas Glendenning Hamilton 326: 321: 316: 313: 308: 305: 302: 292: 289: 286: 283: 278: 275: 272: 261: 256: 253: 250: 245: 242: 239: 221: 216: 211: 208: 203: 200: 197: 57:Former Conservative leader 10: 1923: 1407:Herman Saltzman (SDP) 2068 871:Kildonan & St. Andrews 631:James Christie Sr. (L) 836 134: 1835: 1752: 1517: 1445:Harry W. Whitlaw (C) 4902 1341:William H. Hoop (SPC) 953 460: 452: 447: 439: 434: 426: 422: 418: 413: 392: 384: 379: 371: 366: 358: 354: 350: 345: 297: 269: 155: 152: 147: 144: 80:. Independent candidate 1892:1914 elections in Canada 1358:F.J.G. McArthur (C) 6692 1384:Arthur Beech (SDP) 1921 1298:George William McDonald 1024:William Johnston Tupper 926:Philippe Adjutor Talbot 1381:J. Willoughby (L) 2816 985:I.H. Davidson (L) 1029 752:G.D. Shortreed (L) 996 576:Stephen Emmett Clement 1897:Elections in Manitoba 1512:Elections in Manitoba 1450:Post-election changes 1330:Thomas Herman Johnson 1188:L.A. Delorme (L) 1259 1402:Robert Newton Lowery 1264:W.J. Stewart (C) 561 1065:John T. Dale (C) 598 1010:Morden and Rhineland 947:Charles D. McPherson 920:Jean-Baptiste Lauzon 842:John Henry McConnell 796:S. Singleton (C) 943 604:Churchill and Nelson 22:Legislative Assembly 1754:Municipal elections 1132:T. McLennan (L) 571 667:John C. Walker Reid 557:W.M. Taylor (C) 583 552:George J.H. Malcolm 129:First past the post 122:First past the post 93:Lieutenant Governor 59:Hugh John Macdonald 24:of the Province of 1440:William L. Parrish 1206:Thomas Hay (C) 887 1165:Donald C. McDonald 1098:Portage la Prairie 1003:William B. Waddell 967:W.J. Cundy (C) 927 813:A.L. Young (C) 906 791:James W. Armstrong 764:Sveinn Thorvaldson 660:Robert S. Thornton 597:Albert Prefontaine 570:George R. Coldwell 66:George R. Coldwell 63:Education Minister 33:Conservative Party 1845: 1844: 1519:General elections 1170:E. Graham (C) 862 1018:Valentine Winkler 830:A. la Rose (L) 12 471: 470: 465: 464: 403: 402: 397: 396: 331: 330: 1914: 1907:July 1914 events 1902:1914 in Manitoba 1876: 1873: 1867: 1866: 1859: 1506: 1499: 1492: 1483: 1482: 1478: 1461:, May 12, 1915) 1419:Albert B. Hudson 1362:George Armstrong 1245:John A. Campbell 1219:Edmund L. Taylor 849:William Ferguson 808:James W. Breakey 648:J. Seale (L) 710 643:William Buchanan 590:Thomas B. Molloy 523:Beautiful Plains 507:John Thomas Haig 411: 410: 405: 404: 343: 342: 337: 336: 139: 104:Electoral system 1922: 1921: 1917: 1916: 1915: 1913: 1912: 1911: 1882: 1881: 1880: 1879: 1874: 1870: 1861: 1860: 1856: 1851: 1846: 1841: 1831: 1748: 1513: 1510: 1467: 1465:Further reading 1452: 1426:Lendrum McMeans 1376:Joseph P. Foley 1346:Winnipeg Centre 1322:Winnipeg Centre 1284:Turtle Mountain 1259:William H. Sims 1225:Skuli Sigfusson 1127:Frederic Newton 1091:Robert F. Lyons 997:George Grierson 940:John J. Garland 900:George Lawrence 879:Walter Montague 702:Harry Mewhirter 537:William R. Wood 531:James H. 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Ross 1190: 1189: 1186: 1183:Joseph Bernier 1172: 1171: 1168: 1155: 1154: 1148: 1134: 1133: 1130: 1116: 1115: 1112:Hugh Armstrong 1108: 1105:Ewan McPherson 1095: 1094: 1087: 1074: 1073: 1066: 1063: 1049: 1048: 1045:William Molloy 1041: 1038:Jacques Parent 1028: 1027: 1021: 1007: 1006: 1000: 987: 986: 983: 969: 968: 965: 951: 950: 943: 930: 929: 923: 910: 909: 903: 889: 888: 882: 868: 867: 853: 852: 845: 832: 831: 828: 825:Hugh Armstrong 815: 814: 811: 798: 797: 794: 780: 779: 773: 770:Einar Jonasson 767: 754: 753: 750: 739:Gilbert Plains 736: 735: 729: 726:David McFadden 715: 714: 711: 705: 692: 691: 685: 682:Rodmond Roblin 671: 670: 663: 650: 649: 646: 633: 632: 629: 615: 614: 601: 600: 593: 580: 579: 573: 559: 558: 555: 541: 540: 534: 520: 519: 516: 513:John W. Wilton 510: 497: 496: 489: 475: 474:Riding results 472: 469: 468: 463: 462: 459: 456: 454: 450: 449: 446: 443: 441: 437: 436: 433: 430: 428: 424: 423: 421: 419: 416: 415: 409: 408: 401: 400: 395: 394: 391: 388: 386: 382: 381: 378: 375: 373: 369: 368: 365: 362: 360: 356: 355: 353: 351: 348: 347: 341: 340: 329: 328: 325: 320: 315: 312: 307: 304: 301: 295: 294: 291: 288: 285: 282: 277: 274: 271: 268: 264: 263: 260: 255: 252: 249: 244: 241: 238: 233: 228: 224: 223: 220: 215: 210: 207: 202: 199: 196: 194:Rodmond Roblin 191: 186: 182: 181: 178: 175: 172: 169: 164: 158: 157: 154: 151: 146: 143: 136: 133: 114:Winnipeg South 110:Winnipeg North 105: 102: 98:A new election 40:Rodmond Roblin 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1919: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1895: 1893: 1890: 1889: 1887: 1872: 1864: 1858: 1854: 1840: 1834: 1828: 1825: 1823: 1820: 1818: 1815: 1813: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1793: 1790: 1788: 1785: 1783: 1780: 1778: 1775: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1759: 1757: 1755: 1751: 1745: 1744: 1740: 1738: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1723: 1720: 1718: 1715: 1713: 1710: 1708: 1705: 1703: 1700: 1698: 1695: 1693: 1690: 1688: 1685: 1683: 1680: 1678: 1675: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1643: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1633: 1630: 1628: 1625: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1603: 1600: 1598: 1595: 1593: 1590: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1565: 1563: 1560: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1550: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1520: 1516: 1507: 1502: 1500: 1495: 1493: 1488: 1487: 1484: 1476: 1475: 1469: 1468: 1462: 1460: 1456: 1444: 1441: 1438: 1437: 1436: 1434: 1427: 1423: 1420: 1417: 1416: 1415: 1413: 1406: 1403: 1400: 1397: 1396:Daniel McLean 1394: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1383: 1380: 1377: 1374: 1373: 1372: 1370: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1354: 1351: 1350: 1349: 1347: 1340: 1337: 1334: 1331: 1327: 1326: 1325: 1323: 1316: 1313: 1310: 1309: 1308: 1306: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1292:James Johnson 1289: 1288: 1287: 1285: 1278: 1274: 1273: 1272: 1270: 1263: 1260: 1257: 1256: 1255: 1253: 1246: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1236: 1235: 1233: 1226: 1223: 1220: 1216: 1215: 1214: 1212: 1205: 1202: 1198: 1197: 1196: 1194: 1187: 1184: 1180: 1179: 1178: 1176: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1162: 1161: 1159: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1142: 1141: 1140: 1138: 1131: 1128: 1124: 1123: 1122: 1120: 1113: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1102: 1101: 1099: 1092: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1080: 1078: 1071: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1057: 1056: 1055: 1053: 1046: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1034: 1032: 1025: 1022: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1004: 1001: 998: 995: 994: 993: 991: 984: 981: 977: 976: 975: 973: 966: 963: 962:Tobias Norris 959: 958: 957: 955: 948: 944: 941: 938: 937: 936: 934: 927: 924: 921: 918: 917: 916: 914: 907: 906:Samuel Hayden 904: 901: 897: 896: 895: 893: 886: 883: 880: 876: 875: 874: 872: 865: 861: 860: 859: 857: 850: 846: 843: 840: 839: 838: 836: 829: 826: 823: 822: 821: 820:(17 August): 819: 812: 809: 806: 805: 804: 802: 795: 792: 788: 787: 786: 784: 777: 774: 771: 768: 765: 762: 761: 760: 758: 751: 748: 744: 743: 742: 740: 733: 732:George Walton 730: 727: 723: 722: 721: 719: 712: 709: 706: 703: 700: 699: 698: 696: 689: 688:Edward August 686: 683: 679: 678: 677: 675: 668: 664: 661: 658: 657: 656: 654: 647: 644: 641: 640: 639: 637: 630: 627: 623: 622: 621: 619: 612: 611:George R. Ray 609: 608: 607: 605: 598: 594: 591: 588: 587: 586: 584: 577: 574: 571: 567: 566: 565: 563: 556: 553: 549: 548: 547: 545: 538: 535: 532: 528: 527: 526: 524: 517: 514: 511: 508: 505: 504: 503: 501: 494: 490: 487: 486:John Williams 484: 483: 482: 480: 455: 451: 442: 438: 429: 425: 420: 417: 414:Seats summary 412: 407: 406: 387: 383: 374: 370: 361: 357: 352: 349: 344: 339: 338: 335: 324: 319: 311: 300: 296: 281: 266: 265: 259: 248: 237: 236:Tobias Norris 232: 229: 226: 225: 219: 214: 206: 195: 190: 187: 184: 183: 168: 163: 156:Popular vote 145:Party leader 132: 130: 125: 123: 119: 115: 111: 101: 99: 94: 89: 87: 83: 79: 78:Tobias Norris 75: 74:Liberal Party 70: 67: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 38: 34: 29: 27: 23: 19: 1871: 1857: 1742: 1591: 1473: 1453: 1431: 1410: 1387: 1367: 1344: 1336:A.J. Andrews 1320: 1303: 1282: 1267: 1250: 1230: 1209: 1193:St. Clements 1191: 1175:St. Boniface 1173: 1156: 1135: 1117: 1096: 1075: 1050: 1029: 1008: 988: 980:James Morrow 970: 952: 931: 913:La Verendrye 911: 890: 885:George Prout 869: 854: 833: 818:Grand Rapids 816: 799: 781: 776:Taras Ferley 755: 737: 716: 693: 672: 651: 634: 626:George Steel 616: 602: 581: 562:Brandon City 560: 542: 521: 498: 477: 427:Conservative 359:Conservative 346:Popular vote 332: 322: 317: 309: 298: 279: 270:Independent 257: 246: 217: 212: 204: 189:Conservative 166: 126: 107: 90: 71: 56: 30: 17: 15: 1424:(incumbent) 1355:(Ind ) 8205 1328:(incumbent) 1290:(incumbent) 1277:Robert Orok 1275:(incumbent) 1271:(27 July): 1217:(incumbent) 1199:(incumbent) 1181:(incumbent) 1151:Arthur Lobb 1145:Isaac Riley 1143:(incumbent) 1125:(incumbent) 1110:(incumbent) 1089:(incumbent) 1084:John Graham 1060:James Baird 1058:(incumbent) 1043:(incumbent) 1016:(incumbent) 978:(incumbent) 960:(incumbent) 945:(incumbent) 898:(incumbent) 877:(incumbent) 864:Aime Benard 862:(incumbent) 847:(incumbent) 789:(incumbent) 778:(L-Ind) 264 745:(incumbent) 724:(incumbent) 680:(incumbent) 665:(incumbent) 624:(incumbent) 595:(incumbent) 568:(incumbent) 550:(incumbent) 529:(incumbent) 491:(incumbent) 150:candidates 1886:Categories 1849:References 1837:See also: 1353:Fred Dixon 1252:Swan River 1211:St. George 747:Sam Hughes 500:Assiniboia 82:Fred Dixon 28:, Canada. 1364:(SPC) 928 1279:(C) accl. 1232:Ste. Rose 990:Minnedosa 954:Lansdowne 892:Killarney 866:(C) accl. 856:Iberville 783:Gladstone 653:Deloraine 613:(C) accl. 493:Amos Lyle 180:% Change 171:% Change 35:, led by 1455:Dufferin 1442:(L) 5812 1428:(C) 4863 1421:(L) 5861 1404:(L) 2645 1398:(C) 3268 1378:(C) 3135 1338:(C) 6948 1332:(L) 7998 1314:(L) 1135 1227:(L) 1097 1221:(C) 1198 1203:(L) 1025 1185:(C) 1603 1153:(L) 1044 1147:(C) 1103 1137:Rockwood 1114:(C) 1020 1107:(L) 1030 1062:(L) 1200 1052:Mountain 1020:(L) 1073 999:(L) 1174 982:(C) 1099 964:(L) 1371 933:Lakeside 887:(L) 1086 881:(C) 1087 844:(L) 1134 810:(L) 1078 801:Glenwood 793:(L) 1239 766:(C) 1045 749:(C) 1471 728:(C) 1032 710:(L) 1537 704:(C) 1901 690:(L) 1065 684:(C) 1204 674:Dufferin 662:(L) 1127 645:(C) 1026 583:Carillon 578:(L) 1734 572:(C) 1897 539:(L) 1070 533:(C) 1102 509:(C) 1239 26:Manitoba 1300:(L) 645 1294:(C) 707 1269:The Pas 1261:(L) 594 1247:(L) 536 1241:(C) 596 1167:(L) 892 1158:Russell 1129:(C) 802 1093:(C) 843 1086:(L) 911 1077:Norfolk 1047:(L) 658 1040:(C) 920 1026:(C) 941 1005:(C) 965 972:Manitou 949:(L) 828 942:(C) 838 928:(L) 550 922:(C) 778 908:(L) 690 902:(C) 758 851:(C) 736 835:Hamiota 827:(C) 271 772:(L) 461 734:(L) 986 718:Emerson 695:Elmwood 669:(C) 923 636:Dauphin 628:(C) 852 618:Cypress 599:(C) 652 592:(L) 659 554:(L) 892 515:(L) 965 495:(C) 700 488:(L) 766 457:  444:  440:Liberal 431:  389:  376:  372:Liberal 363:  327:  314:+19.5% 303:  293:  290:  287:  284:  273:  267:  262:  251:+53.8% 240:  231:Liberal 227:  222:  198:  185:  167:Elected 135:Results 37:premier 1457:(res. 1305:Virden 1119:Roblin 1031:Morris 544:Birtle 479:Arthur 453:Others 448:40.82% 435:57.14% 393:10.73% 385:Others 380:42.36% 367:46.91% 318:145885 254:61797 153:Seats 142:Party 76:under 1435:"B": 1414:"A": 1391:"B": 1371:"A": 1348:"B": 1324:"A": 757:Gimli 461:2.04% 299:Total 258:42.36 213:68434 1827:2022 1822:2018 1817:2014 1812:2010 1807:2006 1802:2002 1797:1998 1792:1995 1787:1992 1782:1989 1777:1986 1772:1983 1767:1980 1762:1977 1743:Next 1737:2023 1732:2019 1727:2016 1722:2011 1717:2007 1712:2003 1707:1999 1702:1995 1697:1990 1692:1988 1687:1986 1682:1981 1677:1977 1672:1973 1667:1969 1662:1966 1657:1962 1652:1959 1647:1958 1642:1953 1637:1949 1632:1945 1627:1941 1622:1936 1617:1932 1612:1927 1607:1922 1602:1920 1597:1915 1592:1914 1587:1910 1582:1907 1577:1903 1572:1899 1567:1896 1562:1892 1557:1888 1552:1886 1547:1883 1542:1879 1537:1878 1532:1874 1527:1870 323:100% 218:46.9 162:1910 148:# of 116:and 52:1910 50:and 48:1907 44:1903 16:The 306:41 243:13 201:28 1888:: 1307:: 1286:: 1254:: 1234:: 1213:: 1195:: 1177:: 1160:: 1139:: 1121:: 1100:: 1079:: 1054:: 1033:: 1012:: 992:: 974:: 956:: 935:: 915:: 894:: 873:: 858:: 837:: 803:: 785:: 759:: 741:: 720:: 697:: 676:: 655:: 638:: 620:: 606:: 585:: 564:: 546:: 525:: 502:: 481:: 310:49 276:- 247:20 209:- 205:28 177:% 174:# 131:. 124:. 112:, 54:. 46:, 1865:. 1505:e 1498:t 1491:v 280:1

Index

Legislative Assembly
Manitoba
Conservative Party
premier
Rodmond Roblin
1903
1907
1910
Hugh John Macdonald
Education Minister
George R. Coldwell
Liberal Party
Tobias Norris
Fred Dixon
Labour Representation Committee
Lieutenant Governor
A new election
Winnipeg North
Winnipeg South
Winnipeg Centre
First past the post
First past the post
1910
Conservative
Rodmond Roblin
Liberal
Tobias Norris
Arthur
John Williams
Amos Lyle

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