Arthur (electoral district)

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Arthur is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1903, [1] and was eliminated by redistribution in 1989, when its territory was combined with that of the neighbouring Virden riding to create the new constituency of Arthur-Virden. [2] [3]

The riding was located in the province's southwestern tip, and was primarily agrarian.[ citation needed ] From 1953 until its abolition, it was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservative Party. [1] [4]

List of provincial representatives

Name [1] PartyTook officeLeft office
Allen Thompson Cons 19031907
John Williams Lib 19071910
Amos Lyle Cons 19101914
John Williams Lib 19141922
Duncan McLeod Prog 19221932
Lib-Prog 19321936
John Pitt Lib-Prog 19361953
J. Arthur Ross PC 19531958
John Cobb PC 19581962
J. Douglas Watt PC 19621977
James Downey [4] [5] PC 19771990

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. "Arthur-Virden." CBC News. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. "Manitoba Election 2016: Arthur-Virden riding - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "MLA Biographies - Living". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/hansard/34th_2nd/hansardpdf/4.pdf. p. 73.