Running as an independent , he was declared elected without opposition .
Morrison was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by - election on September 16 , 1916 , in the newly created northern constituency of Rupertsland .
Running as an independent , Morrison was declared elected without opposition .
Morrison was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by - election on September 16 , 1916 , in the newly created northern constituency of Rupertsland .