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The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party , led by Premier Rodmond P. Roblin . The result, however, was much closer than in the previous general elections of 1903 , 1907 and 1910 . Former Conservative leader Hugh John Macdonald believed that the party was hurt by its 1912 amendments to the Manitoba education code. Although Education Minister George R. Coldwell insisted the amendments were only meant to clarify existing provisions, many voters believed the Roblin government wanted to re-introduce funding for separate Roman Catholic schools. {Link without Title} The government was also weakened by a corruption scandal involving the construction of new legislative buildings. The Conservatives won twenty-eight seats, against twenty for the Liberal Party under Tobias C. Norris . Independent candidate Fred Dixon was also elected, with support from both the Liberals and the Labour Representation Committee . This election re-established the Liberals as a credible government-in-waiting. Early in 1915 , Roblin's administration was forced to resign from office after a report commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor found his government guilty of corruption in the awarding of contracts for new legislative buildings. Norris's Liberals were called to form a new administation, although they did not hold a majority of seats in the legislature. A New Election was held, which the Liberals won in a landslide. RESULTS
RIDING RESULTS Arthur :
Assiniboia :
Beautiful Plains :
Birtle :
Brandon City :
Carillon :
Churchill And Nelson :
Cypress :
Dauphin :
Deloraine :
Dufferin :
Elmwood :
Emerson :
Gilbert Plains :
Gimli :
Gladstone :
Glenwood :
Grand Rapids (17 August):
Hamiota :
Iberville :
Kildonan & St. Andrews :
Killarney :
La Verendrye :
Lakeside :
Lansdowne :
Manitou :
Minnedosa :
Morden & Rhineland :
Morris :
Mountain :
Norfolk :
Portage La Prairie :
Roblin :
Rockwood :
Russell :
St. Boniface :
St. Clements :
St. George :
Ste. Rose :
Swan River :
The Pas (27 July):
Turtle Mountain :
Virden :
Winnipeg Centre “A”:
Winnipeg Centre “B”:
Winnipeg North “A”:
Winnipeg North “B”:
Winnipeg South “A”:
Winnipeg South “B”:
POST-ELECTION CHANGES Dufferin (res. Rodmond P. Roblin , May 12 , 1915 ) |
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