Events in Manitoba History: Canadian Federal By-Elections (1878-1880)

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Canadian Federal Election (1878) | Canadian Federal Election (1882)

The results of a federal by-elections held in Manitoba between 1878 and 1880 were as follows:

Riding

Election Date

Candidate

Party

Votes

Marquette

30 November 1878

Joseph O’Connell Ryan (1841-1938)

Liberal

Acclaim

Provencher

30 December 1879

Joseph Royal (1837-1902)

Conservative

652

J. P. Molloy

Unknown

269

Salomon Hamelin (1810-1893)

Unknown

121

Selkirk

10 September 1880

Thomas Scott (1841-1915)

Conservative

735

Donald Alexander Smith (1820-1914)

Independent Conservative

577

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Fourth Canadian Parliament (1878-1882)

Sources:

History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 February 2022