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Events in Manitoba History: Canadian Federal Election (1891)

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The Canadian federal election of 1891 was held on 5 March. The results were as follows:

Riding

Candidate

Party

Votes

Lisgar

Arthur Wellington Ross (1846-1901)

Liberal-Conservative

1,359

John Taylor (1834-1925)

Liberal

1,169

Marquette

Robert Watson (1853-1929)

Liberal

2,265

Nathaniel Boyd (1853-1941)

Conservative

2,219

Provencher

Alphonse Alfred Clement LaRivière (1842-1925)

Conservative

Acclaimed

Selkirk

Thomas Mayne Daly (1852-1911)

Liberal-Conservative

3,660

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

Liberal

3,225

Winnipeg

Hugh John Macdonald (1850-1929)

Liberal-Conservative

2,131

Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)

Liberal

1,622

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Seventh Canadian Parliament (1891-1896)

Sources:

History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 24 October 2017
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