The Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia () was a short-lived legislature established to pass laws for the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land under the provisional government led by Louis Riel from 1869 to 1870. The Legislative Assembly was named after the Council of Assiniboia that previously managed the territories before the Hudson's Bay Company sold the land to Canada in 1869.
The guidelines for the creation of the elected assembly had been established during the Convention of Forty in January and February 1870 and elections followed shortly afterwards. The number of representatives of constituencies considered to be English-speaking and those considered to be French-speaking were made equal. The assembly operated from March 9, 1870, to June 24, 1870. Its final act was to accept the agreement negotiated with Canada for the new province of Manitoba to enter Confederation and to ratify the Manitoba Act.
Executive officers of the provisional government PositionOfficerFirst Sworn inNo. of termsPresidentLouis Riel18691st termVice-presidentFrançois-Xavier Dauphinais18691st termSecretary of StateThomas Bunn18691st termUnder-secretary of StateLouis Schmidt18691st termTreasurerWilliam Bernard O'Donoghue18691st termChief JusticeJames Ross18691st termAdjutant GeneralAmbroise-Dydime Lépine18691st termPostmaster-GeneralA.G.B. Bannatyne18691st termCoronerC.J. Bird18691st termCommissioner of Indian AffairsJames McKay18691st termSuperintendent of Public WorksJohn Bruce18691st term
Legislative Council MemberDistrictFirst electedNo. of termsPierre PoitrasBaie Saint-Paul18691st termWilliam Auld TaitHeadingley18691st termWilliam FraserKildonan18691st termPierre DelormePointe Coupée18691st termLouis Schmidt18691st termE.H.G.G. HaySt. Andrew's18691st termThomas Sinclair Jr.18691st termGeorge GunnSainte-Anne18691st termA.G.B. BannatyneSt. Anne's18691st termJohn BruceSaint-Boniface18691st termWilliam Bernard O'Donoghue18691st termLouis Lacerte18691st termJean-Baptiste BeaucheminSaint-Charles18691st termFrançois Dauphinais18691st termThomas BunnSt. Clement's18691st termFrançois-Xavier PagéSaint-François-Xavier18691st termJames McKaySt. James's18691st termA.G.B. BannatyneSt. John's18691st termJohn Lazarus NorquaySt. Margaret's18691st termWilliam Garrioch Jr.St. Mary's Laprairie18691st termPierre ParenteauSaint-Norbert18691st termBaptiste Tourond18691st termC.J. BirdSt. Paul18691st termJohn SinclairSt. Peter's18691st termAndré BeaucheminSaint-Vital18691st termAmbroise-Dydime Lépine18691st termHugh F. O'LoneTown of Winnipeg18691st termAlfred H. Scott18691st term
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