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Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1896-1897)

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

Constituency

Date

Candidate

Party

Votes

Birtle

25 November 1896

Charles Julius Mickle (1848-1919)

Government

Acclaim

Dennis

15 July 1897

William James Kennedy (1857-1912)

Government

525

James Elder

Patrons of Industry

341

Lakeside

19 November 1896

James McKenzie (1854-1936)

Government

299

Daniel William McCuaig (1855-1928)

Patrons of Industry

248

North Brandon

19 December 1896

Alexander Cumming Fraser (1849-1944)

Government

177

E. Postlethwaite

Independent

27

St. Boniface

20 February 1897

Jean Baptiste Lauzon (1858-1944)

Opposition

288

Simon Amable Damien Bertrand (1849-1943)

Government

208

South Brandon

20 November 1897

Frank Oliver Fowler (1861-1945)

Government

Acclaim

Turtle Mountain

27 November 1897

James Johnson (1855-1929)

Opposition

516

Thomas Nichol

Government

366

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1896)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Ninth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1896-1899)

Sources:

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

We thank Oliver Bernuetz for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 March 2021

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