The members of the 7th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in July 1888. The legislature sat from August 28, 1888, to June 27, 1892.
The Liberals led by Thomas Greenway formed the government.
John Norquay served as Leader of the Opposition until his death in 1889. Rodmond Roblin was leader of the opposition from 1890 to 1892.
On March 31, 1890, the legislative assembly enacted the Public Schools Act of 1890 which removed public funding for Catholic and Protestant denominational schools and established a tax-funded non-denominational public school system. On the same date, the assembly enacted the Official Language Act, making English the sole language of records, minutes and Manitoba government laws. This removed the rights granted to French-speaking Manitobans under the Manitoba Act of 1870.
William Winram served as speaker for the assembly until his death in February 1891. Samuel Jacob Jackson succeeded Winram as speaker.
There were five sessions of the 7th Legislature: SessionStartEnd 1st August 28, 1888 October 16, 1888 2nd November 8, 1888 March 5, 1889 3rd January 30, 1890 March 31, 1890 4th February 26, 1891 April 28, 1891 5th March 10, 1892 April 20, 1892
John Christian Schultz was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1888: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)John CrawfordBeautiful PlainsLiberal18862nd termCharles MickleBirtleLiberal18881st termJames A. SmartBrandon CityLiberal18862nd termClifford SiftonBrandon NorthLiberal18881st termHerbert GrahamBrandon SouthLiberal18881st termMartin JérômeCarillonLiberal18881st termThomas GelleyCartierLiberal18862nd termErnest Jameson WoodCypressConservative18881st termDaniel McLeanDennisLiberal18862nd termRodmond RoblinDufferinLiberal18882nd termJames ThomsonEmersonLiberal18881st termJohn NorquayKildonanConservative18707th termThomas Norquay (1890)Conservative18901st termFinlay McNaughton YoungKillarneyLiberal18833rd termKenneth McKenzieLakesideLiberal1874, 18864th term*Edward DicksonLansdowneLiberal18881st termWilliam LagimodièreLa VerendryeLiberal18881st termRobert George O'MalleyLorneConservative18881st termWilliam WinramManitouLiberal18795th termJames Huston (1892)Conservative18921st termJames GilliesMinnedosaConservative18862nd termAlexander LawrenceMordenLiberal18881st termAlphonse-Fortunat MartinMorrisLiberal1874, 18863rd term*Thomas GreenwayMountainLiberal18795th termSamuel ThompsonNorfolkLiberal18862nd termJoseph MartinPortage la PrairieLiberal18833rd termSamuel Jacob JacksonRockwoodLiberal18833rd termEnoch WinklerRosenfeldtLiberal18881st termJames FisherRussellLiberal18881st termIndependentFrederick ColcleughSt. AndrewsLiberal18881st termRoger MarionSt. BonifaceConservative18862nd termJames HarrowerShoal LakeLiberal18881st termArchibald McIntyre CampbellSourisLiberal18881st termThomas Henry SmithSpringfieldIndependent18881st termJohn HettleTurtle MountainLiberal18881st termThomas Lewis MortonWestbourneLiberal18881st termDaniel Hunter McMillanWinnipeg CentreLiberal1880, 18882nd term*Lyman Melvin JonesWinnipeg NorthLiberal18882nd termIsaac CampbellWinnipeg SouthLiberal18881st termJohn Donald Cameron (1892)Liberal18921st termJames PrendergastWoodlandsLiberal18853rd termIndependent
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By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonWinnipeg CentreDaniel Hunter McMillanLiberalMay 18, 1889D.M. Hunter ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial TreasurerDennisDaniel McLeanLiberalSeptember 15, 1889D. McLean ran for reelection upon appointment as Provincial SecretaryKildonanThomas NorquayConservativeFebruary 1, 1890J Norquay died July 5, 1889Portage la PrairieJoseph MartinLiberalMarch 28, 1891J. Martin ran for federal seatBrandon NorthClifford SiftonLiberalAugust 8, 1891C. Sifton ran for reelection upon appointment as Attorney-GeneralManitouJames HustonLiberalJanuary 13, 1892W Winram died February 12, 1891Winnipeg SouthJohn Donald CameronLiberalJanuary 13, 1892I Campbell ran for federal seat
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