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

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

Constituency	Returning Officer	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	R. O. Paradis	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: 1 October 2023