Winnipeg (federal electoral district)

For the Canadian city, see Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Winnipeg was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1917.

This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Selkirk riding.

It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Winnipeg Centre, Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South ridings.

It consisted of the city of Winnipeg and the municipality of Fort Rouge.

Election results

1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas Scott	491
	Liberal	Elias George Conklin^[1]	385
	Independent Conservative	Col. William Osborne Smith^[2]	73

1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	SCARTH, W.B.	1,754
	Liberal	SUTHERLAND, Hugh	1,746

1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	MACDONALD, H.J.	2,131
	Liberal	CAMPBELL, Isaac	1,622

By-election: On Mr. Macdonald's resignation, 4 May 1893

By-election on 2 November 1893
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MARTIN, Joseph	acclaimed

1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	MACDONALD, Hon. Hugh J.	2,961
	Liberal	MARTIN, Joseph	2,835

By-election: On election being declared void, 29 March 1897

By-election on 27 April 1897
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	JAMESON, Richard Willis	2,326
	Conservative	TAYLOR, E.L.	1,209

By-election: On Mr. Jameson's death, 3 February 1899

By-election on 25 January 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	PUTTEE, A.W.	2,431
	Liberal	MARTIN, E.D.	2,423

1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent Labour	PUTTEE, Arthur W.	3,441
	Independent	MARTIN, Ed. Daniel	2,258

1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BOLE, D.W.	4,308
	Conservative	EVANS, W.S.	4,032
	Labour	PUTTEE, Arthur W.	1,290

1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	HAGGART, Alexander	8,747
	Liberal	CAMERON, Douglas C.	6,729
	Socialist	HOUSTON, John Donald	1,977

1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	HAGGART, Alexander	12,754
	Liberal	ASHDOWN, James Henry	8,049
	Socialist	RIGG, Richard Arthur	2,325

By-election: On Mr. Haggart's resignation, 11 October 1911

By-election on 27 October 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	ROGERS, Hon. R.	acclaimed

Boundaries

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  1882 representation order

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  1892 representation order

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  1903 representation order

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

1. "Our Winnipeg Letter". Montreal Gazette. May 30, 1882. p. 8. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
2. "Winnipeg". Montreal Gazette. June 2, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

External links

• Riding history for Winnipeg (1882–1914) from the Library of Parliament