- Manitoba general election, 1903
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Manitoba's general election of July 20, 1903 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
The result was a second consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, now led by Premier Rodmond Palen Roblin. Roblin's electoral machine won a landslide thirty-two seats, while the opposition Manitoba Liberal Party under former premier Thomas Greenway won only eight. The Winnipeg Labour Party also contested two constituencies.
Results
Party Party Leader # of
candidatesSeats Popular Vote 1910 Elected % Change # % % Change Conservative Rodmond P. Roblin 39 31 26,074 48.98% Liberal-Conservative Rodmond P. Roblin 1 1 855 1.61% Liberal Thomas Greenway 40 8 23,740 44.60% Labour 2 0 1,013 1.90% Prohibition 4 0 955 1.79% Independents 3 0 595 1.12% Total 89 40 53,232 100% Constituency Results
Arthur:
- (x)Allan Thompson (C) 547
- John Williams (L) 499
Assiniboia:
- Joseph Prefontaine (L) 415
- Charles Caron (C) 398
Avondale:
- (x)James Argue (C) 641
- Cornelius Miller (L) 435
Beautiful Plains:
- (x)John Andrew Davidson (C) 838
- James McRae (L) 710
Birtle:
- (x)Charles Mickle (L) 584
- John Leich (C) 293
Brandon City:
- (x)Stanley McInnis (C) 765
- Alexander Fraser (L) 723
Carillon:
- Albert Prefontaine (C) 399
- Arthur Hebert (L) 308
Cypress:
- (x)George Steel (LC) 855
- William Little (L) 756
Dauphin:
- John Gunne (C) 797
- John A. Campbell (L) 656
Deloraine:
- Edward Briggs (C) 457
- H.L. Montgomery (Proh) 437
- George Patterson (L) 429
Dufferin:
- (x)Rodmond Palen Roblin (C) 1150
- (x)James Riddell (L) 731
Emerson:
- (x)David H. McFadden (C) 436
- George Walton (L) 417
- W.R. Mulock (Proh) 77
Gilbert Plains:
- Glenlyon Campbell (C) 598
- Thomas Young (L) 396
Gimli:
- (x)Baldwin Baldwinson (C) accl.
Gladstone:
- David Wilson (C) 829
- (x)Thomas Morton (L) 693
Hamiota:
- David Jackson (L) 762
- (x)William Ferguson (C) 740
Kildonan and St. Andrews:
- M.J. O'Donahue (L) 718
- (x)Orton J. Grain (C) 713
Killarney:
- (x)George Lawrence (C) 713
- Reuben Cross (Proh) 299
- G.B. Monteith (L) 282
Lakeside:
- Edwin Lynch (C) 537
- William Fulton (L) 469
Lansdowne:
- Harvey Hicks (C) 915
- (x)Tobias C. Norris (L) 899
La Verendrye:
- (x)William Lagimodiere (L) 348
- Jean Lauzon (C) 337
Manitou:
- (x)Robert Rogers (C) 923
- Donald Campbell (L) 548
Minnedosa:
- William B. Waddell (C) 751
- Neil Cameron (L) 670
Morden:
- (x)John Ruddell (C) 616
- G.H. Bradshaw (L) 528
Morris:
- (x)Colin H. Campbell (C) 620
- Napoleon Comeault (L) 500
Mountain:
- (x)Thomas Greenway (L) 911
- Daniel McIntyre (C) 567
- M. Wilson (Ind) 254
Norfolk:
- (x)Robert Lyons (C) 941
- J.D. Hunt (L) 753
Portage la Prairie:
- (x)Hugh Armstrong (C) 742
- Edward Brown (L) 711
Rhineland:
- (x)Valentine Winkler (L) 355
- H.P. Hansen (C) 284
- Hermann Dirks (Ind) 148
Rockwood:
- (x)Isaac Riley (C) 616
- Alexander Leonard (L) 516
Russell:
- W.J. Doig (L) 475
- Angus Bonnycastle (C) 351
St. Boniface:
- Horace Chevrier (L) 593
- (x)Joseph Bernier (C) 592
South Brandon:
- Alfred Carroll (C) 508
- John Watson (L) 496
Springfield:
- William Henry Corbett (C) 353
- (x)Thomas H. Smith (L) 245
- Donald Ross (Ind) 193
Swan River:
- James Wells Robson (C) 503
- A.J. Cotton (L) 272
Turtle Mountain:
- (x)James Johnson (C) 741
- J.S. McEwan (L) 475
- J.F. Hunter (Proh) 142
Virden:
- John Agnew (C) 674
- F.W. Clinigan (L) 649
Winnipeg Centre:
- (x)Thomas Taylor (C) 1276
- J.A. McArthur (L) 1123
- William Scott (Winnipeg Labor Party) 422
Winnipeg North:
- Sampson Walker (C) 1106
- J.W. Cockburn (L) 1057
- Robert Thoms (Winnipeg Labor Party) 591
Winnipeg South:
- (x)James Gordon (C) 1807
- John D. Cameron (L) 1633
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