The members of the 2nd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1874. The legislature sat from March 31, 1875, to November 11, 1878.
Premier Robert Atkinson Davis with the support of Joseph Royal was able to form a minority government. Davis offered a cabinet seat to John Norquay, which won him the support of moderate English-speaking members.
The Legislative Council of Manitoba was abolished. In 1874, representatives of the provincial government requested additional funding from the federal government in Ottawa. The federal cabinet agreed on the condition that the legislative council be abolished. The council itself rejected two bills calling for its abolition. Finally, in 1876, a sufficient number of members of the council were persuaded by the lieutenant-governor to support the bill.
Joseph Dubuc served as speaker for the assembly.
There were four sessions of the 2nd Legislature: SessionStartEnd 1st March 31, 1875 May 14, 1875 2nd January 18, 1876 February 4, 1876 3rd January 30, 1877 February 28, 1877 4th January 10, 1878 February 2, 1878
Alexander Morris was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until October 8, 1877, when Joseph-Édouard Cauchon became lieutenant governor.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1874: MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)NotesFelix ChenierBaie St. PaulIndependent18741st termJohn TaylorHeadinglyIndependent1870, 18742nd term*James CowanHigh BluffOpposition18741st termJohn SutherlandKildonanOpposition18702nd termAngus McKayLake ManitobaIndependent18702nd termJames McKay (1877)Independent18771st termFrancis Evans CornishPoplar PointOpposition18741st termKenneth McKenziePortage la PrairieOpposition18741st termWilliam Fisher LuxtonRockwoodOpposition18741st termJohn GunnSt. Andrews NorthIndependent18741st termJohn NorquaySt. Andrews SouthGovernment18702nd termMarc-Amable GirardSt. BonifaceGovernment18702nd termAlexander MurraySt. CharlesIndependent18741st termThomas HowardSt. ClementsIndependent18702nd termMaxime LépineSt. Francois Xavier EastGovernment18741st termJoseph RoyalSt. Francois Xavier WestGovernment18702nd termEdwin BourkeSt. JamesGovernment18702nd termJoseph DubucSt. NorbertGovernment18702nd termCurtis BirdSt. PaulsIndependent18702nd termAlexander Black (1876)Government18761st termJoseph LemaySt. VitalGovernment18702nd termAlphonse-Fortunat MartinSte. AgatheOpposition18741st termCharles NolinSte. AnneGovernment18741st termWilliam DickSpringfieldIndependent18741st termCorydon Partlow BrownWestbourneIndependent18741st termRobert Atkinson DavisWinnipegGovernment18742nd term
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By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonKildonanJohn SutherlandOppositionApril 1875New Writ issued due to a tie.St. PaulsAlexander BlackGovernmentNovember 25, 1876CJ Bird died on June 13, 1876Lake ManitobaJames McKayOppositionJanuary 17, 1877A McKay resigned in December 1876
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