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Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1899)

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The Manitoba general election of 1899 was held on 7 December. The results were as follows:

Party

Leader

Votes

Seats

Conservative

Hugh John Macdonald (1850-1929)

20,474

23

Liberal

Thomas Greenway (1838-1908)

23,302

17

Other

?

2,957

0

Independent

-

343

0

Totals

47,076

40

The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:

Constituency

Candidate

Party

Votes

Avondale

James Henthorne Argue (1848-1927)

Conservative

589

Thomas Dickie (1860-1935)

Liberal

512

Beautiful Plains

Robert Crosby Ennis (1859-1925)

Liberal

800

John Andrew Davidson (1852-1903)

Conservative

710

Birtle

Charles Julius Mickle (1848-1919)

Liberal

602

William Howard

Conservative

425

Brandon City

Stanley William McInnis (1865-1907)

Conservative

569

Charles Adams (1858-1931)

Liberal

561

Carillon

Martin Jerome (1849-1936)

Liberal

337

Roger Marion (1846-1920)

Conservative

241

Cypress

George Steel (1858-1940)

Conservative

671

Alfred Doig (1856-1939)

Liberal

573

J. K. McLennan

Independent

198

Dauphin

Theodore Arthur Burrows (1857-1929)

Liberal

1,203

Robert Hunt (1857-1934)

Conservative

779

Deloraine

Charles Alexander Young (1855-1928)

Liberal

624

Edward Kerr

Conservative

536

Emerson

David Henry McFadden (1856-1935)

Conservative

459

Robert Hamilton (1842-1911)

Liberal

345

Gimli

Baldwin Larus Baldwinson (1856-1936)

Conservative

331

Sigtryggur Jónasson (1852-1942)

Liberal

323

Kildonan and St. Andrews

Orton Irwin Grain (1863-1930)

Conservative

830

D. F. Reid

Liberal

553

Killarney

George Lawrence (1857-1924)

Conservative

788

Finlay McNaughton Young (1852-1916)

Liberal

648

Lakeside

James McKenzie (1854-1936)

Liberal

409

Edwin David Lynch (1860-1941)

Conservative

383

Lansdowne

Tobias Crawford Norris (1861-1936)

Liberal

672

A. Fenwick

Conservative

640

La Verendrye

William Lagimodiere (1859-1930)

Liberal

370

Théophile Paré (1850-1926)

Conservative

287

Lorne

James Riddell (1850-1926)

Liberal

769

S. Umphrey

Conservative

711

Manitou

Robert Rogers (1864-1936)

Conservative

577

John Livingstone Brown (1867-1953)

Liberal

549

J. Woods

Independent

56

Minnedosa

Robert Hill Myers (1856-1921)

Liberal

694

Thomas Henry Jackson (1854-1929)

Conservative

490

Morden

John Henry Ruddell (1859-1906)

Conservative

553

D. W. McMillan

Liberal

529

Morris

Colin Howell Campbell (1859-1914)

Conservative

828

Stewart Mulvey (1834-1908)

Liberal

640

Mountain

Thomas Greenway (1838-1908)

Liberal

556

James Thomas Gordon (1858-1919)

Conservative

428

S. Percival

Independent

89

Norfolk

Robert Fern Lyons (1856-1926)

Conservative

796

John Genie Barron (1850-1926)

Liberal

728

North Brandon

Thomas E. Greenwood (1859-1934)

Conservative

445

Alexander Cumming Fraser (1849-1944)

Liberal

428

Portage la Prairie

William Garland (1856-1901)

Conservative

640

Robert Watson (1853-1929)

Liberal

477

Rhineland

Valentine Winkler (1864-1920)

Liberal

271

W. G. Potter

Conservative

152

Rockwood

Isaac Riley (1853-1926)

Conservative

538

Samuel Jacob Jackson (1848-1942)

Liberal

473

Rosenfeldt

William Hespeler (1830-1921)

Conservative

257

Enoch Winkler (1852-1928)

Liberal

240

Russell

Henry Alfred Mullins (1861-1952)

Conservative

466

John Crerar (1848-1933)

Liberal

431

St. Boniface

Simon Amable Damien Bertrand (1849-1943)

Liberal

393

Jean Baptiste Lauzon (1858-1944)

Conservative

368

Saskatchewan

William Ferguson (1862-1936)

Conservative

547

John Henry McConnell (1862-1944)

Liberal

534

Souris

Allen Edwin Thompson (1855-1910)

Conservative

412

Archibald McIntyre Campbell (1851-1935)

Liberal

404

South Brandon

Frank Oliver Fowler (1861-1945)

Liberal

510

William Henderson (1859-1921)

Conservative

455

Springfield

Thomas Henry Smith (1848-1919)

Liberal

406

Elisha Frederick Hutchings (1855-1930)

Conservative

373

Turtle Mountain

James Johnson (1855-1929)

Conservative

753

James Sinclair Reekie (1857-1942)

Liberal

562

Virden

James Cathcart Simpson (1852-1930)

Conservative

593

William James Kennedy (1857-1912)

Liberal

559

Westbourne

Thomas Lewis Morton (1846-1914)

Liberal

603

David Wilson (1858-1927)

Conservative

465

Winnipeg Centre

Daniel Hunter McMillan (1846-1933)

Liberal

1,364

Alfred Joseph Andrews (1865-1950)

Conservative

1,249

Winnipeg North

William Johnston Neilson (1854-1903)

Conservative

1,247

Peter Campbell McIntyre (1854-1920)

Liberal

1,018

Winnipeg South

Hugh John Macdonald (1850-1929)

Conservative

1,283

John Donald Cameron (1858-1923)

Liberal

1,223

Woodlands

Rodmond Palen Roblin (1853-1937)

Conservative

563

Alphonse Fortunat Martin (1849-1905)

Liberal

407

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1900-1902)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Tenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1900-1903)

Sources:

“Result of the elections,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 December 1899, page 1.

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: 12 April 2022

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