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)
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
