Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1889-1892)

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

Constituency

Returning Officer

Date

Candidate

Party

Votes

Dennis

C. J. Thompson

28 November 1889

Daniel McLean [MacLean] (1854-1908)

?

Acclaim

Kildonan

John H. Gunn

1 February 1890

Thomas Norquay (1843-1892)

?

325

James Taylor

?

142

Manitou

James Stertow

13 January 1892

James Huston (1845-1922)

?

307

Joseph Tees

?

282

North Brandon

F. T. Westwood

8 August 1891

Clifford Sifton (1861-1929)

?

534

Charles Cliffe (1842-1931)

?

361

Portage la Prairie

Matthew Ferriss (1818-1900)

28 March 1891

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

?

286

William Garland (1856-1901)

?

225

Winnipeg Centre

D. Henderson

18 May 1889

Daniel Hunter McMillan (1846-1933)

?

Acclaim

Winnipeg South

W. W. Watson

13 January 1892

John Donald Cameron (1858-1923)

?

766

Daniel Emes Sprague (1848-1924)

?

668

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1888-1892)

Sources:

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

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 October 2023