List of Manitoba by-elections – Wikipedia

The list of Manitoba by-elections includes every provincial by-election held in the Canadian province of Manitoba. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament.

A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the Manitoba Legislature. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons:

• Death of a member
• Resignation of a member
• Voided results
• Expulsion from the legislature
• Ineligibility to sit
• Appointment to the Legislative Council, the appointed upper house of Manitoba, which was abolished in 1876.
• Appointment to the Cabinet.
  • Incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet; these Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was first enacted in 1872 and took effect at the 1874 general election. The requirement was clarified in 1875 to exempt ministers who resigned their offices and, within a month, accepted a new office. In 1924, members from Winnipeg—a 10-member constituency at the time—were exempted from having to seek re-election. In 1927, the remaining members were exempted from seeking reelection if they were appointed within one year of a general election. The requirement was abolished completely in 1937.

40th–42nd Legislatures (2011–present)[edit]

30th–39th Legislatures (1973–2011)[edit]

34th (1988–90) and 33rd (1986–88) Legislative Assembly

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Cause	Retained
No by-elections	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

20th–29th Legislatures (1936–73)[edit]

25th Legislative Assembly (1958–59)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Cause	Retained
no by-elections

20th Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 1936–1941

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Cause	Retained
no by-elections

10th–19th Legislatures (1899–1936)[edit]

14th Legislative Assembly (1914–15)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Cause	Retained
no by-elections

† Won by acclamation

10th Legislative Assembly (1899–1903)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Portage la Prairie	February 6, 1902[iv]	William Garland		Conservative	Hugh Armstrong		Conservative	Death	Yes
Winnipeg South	January 24, 1901[iv]	Hugh John Macdonald		Conservative	James Thomas Gordon		Conservative	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Manitou	December 31, 1900[iv]	Robert Rogers		Conservative	Robert Rogers		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works	Yes
St. Boniface	November 24, 1900	S.A.D. Bertrand		Liberal	Joseph Bernier		Conservative	Resignation to run federally	No
Rhineland	November 19, 1900	Valentine Winkler		Liberal	Valentine Winkler		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Woodlands	November 8, 1900[iv]	Rodmond Roblin		Conservative	Rodmond Roblin		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier	Yes
Winnipeg Centre	November 1, 1900	Daniel Hunter McMillan		Liberal	Thomas William Taylor		Conservative	Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba	No
Morris	October 29, 1900	Colin H. Campbell		Conservative	Colin H. Campbell		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General	Yes
Beautiful Plains	March 10, 1900	Robert Ennis		Liberal	John Andrew Davidson		Conservative	Resignation	No
Winnipeg South	January 30, 1900[iv]	Hugh John Macdonald		Conservative	Hugh John Macdonald		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier	Yes
Emerson	January 30, 1900[iv]	David Henry McFadden		Conservative	David Henry McFadden		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Works	Yes

1st–9th Legislatures (1870–96)[edit]

4th Legislative Assembly (1879–82)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kildonan and St. Paul	September 14, 1882[iv]	Alexander Sutherland		Conservative	Alexander Sutherland		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney-General	Yes
Birtle	August 24, 1882	Stephen Clement		Liberal	Edward Leacock		Conservative	Appointed Sheriff for the Western Judicial District	No
Springfield	August 17, 1882	Arthur Wellington Ross		Liberal	Charles Edie		Conservative	Resignation to run federally	No
La Verendrye	July 20, 1882†	Maxime Goulet		Conservative	Louis Arthur Prud’homme		Conservative	Appointed registrar	Yes
St. Boniface	December 15, 1881[iv]	Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière		Conservative	Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Turtle Mountain	November 2, 1881	N/A	N/A	N/A	James Peterkin Alexander		Conservative	New Seat created	N/A
Minnedosa	November 2, 1881	N/A	N/A	N/A	John Crerar		Liberal	New Seat created	N/A
Dauphin	November 2, 1881	N/A	N/A	N/A	John Andrew Davidson		Liberal	New Seat created	N/A
Brandon	November 2, 1881	N/A	N/A	N/A	John Wright Sifton		Liberal	New Seat created	N/A
Birtle	November 2, 1881	N/A	N/A	N/A	Stephen Clement		Liberal	New Seat created	N/A
Dufferin North	August 1, 1881	Andrew Laughlin		Conservative	David H. Wilson		Conservative	Appointed registrar	Yes
Winnipeg	December 4, 1880	Thomas Scott		Conservative	Daniel Hunter McMillan		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	No
Emerson	August 25, 1880	William Nash		Conservative	Thomas Carney		Conservative	Appointed registrar	Yes
La Verendrye	January 16, 1880[iv]	Maxime Goulet		Independent	Maxime Goulet		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture	No

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