Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1888)

The results of provincial by-elections in 1888 were as follows:

Constituency

Returning Officer

Date

Candidate

Party

Votes

Assiniboia

?

10 January 1888

Duncan MacArthur (1840-1907)

?

159

Frank Ness (1860-1934)

Government (Conservative)

84

Brandon East

?

9 February 1888

James Allan Smart (1858-1942)

?

Acclaim

Dufferin North

Joseph Craddock

12 March 1888

Rodmond Palen Roblin (1853-1937)

?

287

W. H. Clandenning

?

182

La Verendrye

Auguste Gauthier

16 February 1888

James Emile Pierre Prendergast (1858-1945)

?

207

J. A. Nolin

?

73

Mountain

?

9 February 1888

Thomas Greenway (1838-1908)

?

Acclaim

Portage la Prairie

Edward Henry George Gunson Hay (1840-1918)

16 February 1888

Joseph “Fightin’ Joe” Martin (1852-1923)

?

298

William Patterson Smith (1850-1937)

?

169

St. Francois Xavier

?

12 January 1888

Frederick Henhurst Francis (1845-1895)

?

200

Joseph Burke (1853-?)

Government (Conservative)

114

Shoal Lake

J. S. Crerar

10 March 1888

Lyman Melvin Jones (1843-1917)

?

412

S. C. Dunsmore

?

217

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1886)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1886-1888)

Sources:

Manitoba Election Records (December 1870 to November 1957, June 1958 to June 1969), Manitoba Legislative Library.

We thank Gerald Friesen for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 October 2023