The members of the 2nd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1874. The legislature sat from March 31, 1875, to November 11, 1878.[1]
Premier Robert Atkinson Davis with the support of Joseph Royal was able to form a minority government. Davis offered a cabinet seat to John Norquay, which won him the support of moderate English-speaking members.[2]
The Legislative Council of Manitoba was abolished. In 1874, representatives of the provincial government requested additional funding from the federal government in Ottawa. The federal cabinet agreed on the condition that the legislative council be abolished. The council itself rejected two bills calling for its abolition. Finally, in 1876, a sufficient number of members of the council were persuaded by the lieutenant-governor to support the bill.[3]
Joseph Dubuc served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were four sessions of the 2nd Legislature:[1]
| Session | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | March 31, 1875 | May 14, 1875 | |
| 2nd | January 18, 1876 | February 4, 1875 | |
| 3rd | January 30, 1877 | February 28, 1877 | |
| 4th | January 10, 1878 | February 2, 1878 |
Alexander Morris was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until October 8, 1877, when Joseph-Édouard Cauchon became lieutenant governor.[4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1874:[1]
| Member | Electoral district | Affiliation[5] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Chenier | Baie St. Paul | Independent | ||
| John Taylor | Headingly | Independent | ||
| James Cowan | High Bluff | Opposition | ||
| John Sutherland | Kildonan | Opposition | ||
| Angus McKay | Lake Manitoba | Independent | ||
| Francis Evans Cornish | Poplar Point | Opposition | ||
| Kenneth McKenzie | Portage la Prairie | Opposition | ||
| William Fisher Luxton | Rockwood | Opposition | ||
| John Gunn | St. Andrews North | Independent | ||
| John Norquay | St. Andrews South | Government | ||
| Marc-Amable Girard | St. Boniface | Government | ||
| Alexander Murray | St. Charles | Independent | ||
| Thomas Howard | St. Clements | Independent | ||
| Maxime Lépine | St. Francois Xavier East | Government | ||
| Joseph Royal | St. Francois Xavier West | Government | ||
| Edwin Bourke | St. James | Government | ||
| Joseph Dubuc | St. Norbert | Government | ||
| Curtis Bird | St. Pauls | Independent | ||
| Joseph Lemay | St. Vital | Government | ||
| Alphonse-Fortunat Martin | Ste. Agathe | Opposition | ||
| Charles Nolin | Ste. Anne | Government | ||
| William Dick | Springfield | Independent | ||
| Corydon Partlow Brown | Westbourne | Independent | ||
| Robert Atkinson Davis | Winnipeg | Government |
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildonan | John Sutherland | Opposition | April 1875 | New Writ issued due to a tie.[6] | |
| St. Pauls | Alexander Black[7] | Government | November 25, 1876 | CJ Bird died on June 13, 1876[8] | |
| Lake Manitoba | James McKay[9] | Opposition | January 17, 1877 | A McKay resigned in December 1876[10] |
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