Winnipeg South (provincial electoral district)

Winnipeg South was a provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada, which existed on two separate occasions.

It was initially created for the 1883 provincial election, and abolished with the 1920 election and merged with Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg North into a single ten-member constituency known as Winnipeg. It was re-established out of Winnipeg for the elections of 1949 and 1953 as a four-member constituency, and was divided into the ridings of River Heights, Fort Rouge, Osborne, Wolseley, and Winnipeg Centre in 1958.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Original constituency

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The original Winnipeg South constituency was created for the 1883 election, when the Winnipeg constituency was divided into two sections: Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South. It was created a single-member constituency, and remained this way until the 1914 election when it returned two members. From 1914 to 1920, electors were allowed to cast ballots for two seats, which were called "Winnipeg South A" and "Winnipeg South B".

Winnipeg South covered the most affluent and middle-class areas of Winnipeg, and usually supported the winning party in provincial elections. Premier Hugh John Macdonald represented the constituency from 1899 to 1900.

Winnipeg South

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  Albert Killam
Liberal 1883 1885
  Charles Hamilton
Conservative 1885 1886
  William Luxton
Liberal 1886 1888
  Isaac Campbell
Liberal 1888 1891
  John Cameron
Liberal 1891 1899
  Hugh John Macdonald
Conservative 1899 1900
  James Thomas Gordon
Conservative 1900 1910
  Lendrum McMeans
Conservative 1910 1914

Winnipeg South A

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  Albert B. Hudson
Liberal 1914 1920

Winnipeg South B

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  William L. Parrish
Liberal 1914 1920

Re-established constituency

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The single constituency of Winnipeg was divided into three sections for the 1949 election: Winnipeg North, Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South. All three constituencies elected four members to the legislature, with electors choosing members by a single transferable ballot.

By this time, Winnipeg South had become well-established as the most conservative and middle-class section of Winnipeg. It was dominated by the Civic Election Committee at the municipal level, and regularly returned pro-business candidates at the provincial level. The division returned a total of five representatives, all of whom were prominent figures. Liberal-Progressives John Stewart McDiarmid and Ronald Turner served as cabinet ministers in the administration of Douglas Campbell. Dufferin Roblin became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1954 and Premier of Manitoba in 1958, and included Gurney Evans in his cabinet. Lloyd Stinson was Winnipeg South's sole representative from the left, winning election for the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in both 1949 and 1953. He was named as the Manitoba CCF's leader in 1953.

The constituency was eliminated at the 1958 election, when Manitoba abolished its multi-member seats. Several single-member constituencies were created in its place.

Winnipeg South (1949–1958)

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  John Stewart McDiarmid
Liberal–Progressive 1949 1953
  Ronald Turner
Liberal–Progressive 1949 1958
  Lloyd Stinson
CCF 1949 1958
  Dufferin Roblin
Independent Progressive Conservative 1949 1950
  Progressive Conservative 1950 1958
  Gurney Evans
Progressive Conservative 1953 1958

Election results

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1883

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1883 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Albert Clements Killam 259 56.92
Conservative Charles Richard Tuttle 196 43.08
Total valid votes 455
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1885 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, 1885
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Edward Hamilton 606 53.39 10.32
Liberal William Luxton 529 46.61 -10.32
Total valid votes 1,135
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1886

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1886 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Luxton 1,012 50.98 4.37
Conservative William Bain Scarth 973 49.02 -4.37
Total valid votes 1,985
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,512 43.99
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1888

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1888 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isaac Campbell 693 60.63 9.65
Conservative Gilbert McMicken 450 39.37 -9.65
Total valid votes 1,143
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1892 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, 1892
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Donald Cameron 766 53.42 -7.21
Conservative Daniel Emes Sprague 668 46.58 7.21
Total valid votes 1,434
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1892

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1892 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Donald Cameron 874 54.52 1.11
Conservative Daniel Emes Sprague 729 45.48 -1.11
Total valid votes 1,603
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 2,142 74.84
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1896

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1896 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Donald Cameron Acclaimed
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 2,464
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1899

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1899 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh John Macdonald 1,283 51.20
Liberal John Donald Cameron 1,223 48.80
Total valid votes 2,506
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 3,336 75.12 75.12
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1900 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Government Hugh John Macdonald Acclaimed
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1901 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Government James Thomas Gordon Acclaimed
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1903

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1903 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas Gordon 1,807 52.53
Liberal John Donald Cameron 1,633 47.47
Total valid votes 3,440
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,251 80.92
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1907

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1907 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Thomas Gordon 2,122 51.63 -0.90
Liberal Benjamin Elswood Chaffey 1,988 48.37 0.90
Total valid votes 4,110
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,823 85.22 4.29
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1910

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1910 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lendrum McMeans 2,548 50.51 -1.12
Liberal Edward Brown 2,497 49.49 1.12
Total valid votes 5,045
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,011 83.93 -1.29
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1914

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Winnipeg South A

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1914 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Albert Hudson 5,861 54.65
Conservative Lendrum McMeans 4,863 45.35
Total valid votes 10,724
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,453 86.12
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Winnipeg South B

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1914 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William Parrish 5,812 54.25
Conservative Henry Walter Whitla 4,902 45.75
Total valid votes 10,714
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,453 86.04
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1915

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Winnipeg South A

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1915 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Hudson 5,986 74.85 20.20
Conservative William J. Boyd 2,011 25.15 -20.20
Total valid votes 7,997
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,025 72.54 -13.58
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Winnipeg South B

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1915 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Parrish 5,635 70.99 16.74
Conservative Lendrum McMeans 2,303 29.01 -16.74
Total valid votes 7,938
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,025 72.00 -14.04
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1949

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1949 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive John Stewart McDiarmid 6,466 19.69
Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd Stinson 6,346 19.32
Independent Conservative Dufferin Roblin 5,557 16.92
Liberal–Progressive Ronald Turner 5,526 16.82
Independent L. F. Greene 3,959 12.05
Liberal–Progressive John Gurzon Harvey 3,003 9.14
Progressive Conservative Alexander John Stringer 1,990 6.06
Total valid votes 32,847
Rejected 155
Eligible voters / Turnout 53,742 61.41
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1953

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The election in this district used single transferable vote. Shown here is the first round of voting only, as the official report only shows this round.

1953 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Elected
Liberal–Progressive Ronald Turner 8,007 27.49 +7.47  Y
Progressive Conservative Dufferin Roblin 6,045 20.75 +8.28  Y
Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd Stinson 4,934 16.94 -6.05  Y
Progressive Conservative Gurney Evans 4,221 14.49  Y
Progressive Conservative Jane Dagg McGovern "Maude" McCreery 1,820 6.25
Liberal–Progressive George Peterkin MacLeod 1,806 6.20
Co-operative Commonwealth Abraham Montague "Monty" Israels 1,117 3.83
Social Credit Doreen Benjamin 612 2.10
Social Credit Jemina Webster 566 1.94
Total valid votes 29,128 98.92
Rejected 319 1.08 +0.52
Turnout 29,447 52.52 +0.87
Eligible voters 56,065
Source(s)
Source: Sayers, A.M. (2017). "1953 Manitoba Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

References

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