Fort Garry (electoral district)

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Fort Garry
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
Manitoba 2018 Fort Garry.svg
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Mark Wasyliw
Independent
District created1957
First contested 1958
Last contested 2023

Fort Garry is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba that existed from 1958 to 2011 and was re-created in 2019. It was first created by redistribution in 1957 from parts of Iberville, Assiniboia and St. Boniface, and formally existed beginning with the 1958 provincial election. The riding is in the south-central and southwestern region of the city of Winnipeg. It is named for the historical Fort Garry which was occupied by supporters of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1870.

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Fort Garry was bordered to the east by Riel and St. Vital (across the Red River of the North), to the south by St. Norbert, to the north by Lord Roberts, and to the west by Fort Whyte. It was a mostly middle-class residential area, with some small businesses. It contained the University of Manitoba's main campus until electoral redistribution in 2008 took effect at the 2011 Manitoba general election, placing the campus in the new district of Fort Richmond.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,383. In 1999, the average family income was $50,720, and the unemployment rate was 6.40% (though, conversely, it may be noted that 26% of the riding's residents are listed as low-income). Over 16% of Fort Garry's residents were immigrants, with 5% listing German as their ethnic origin. Almost 23% of the riding's residents have a university degree.

The service sector accounted for 17% of Fort Garry's industry, with a further 12% each in the retail trade and educational services.

Historically, Fort Garry was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservatives, who represented the riding from 1958 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 2003. Future Premier Sterling Lyon was Fort Garry's first member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). In the provincial election of 1999, however, the New Democratic Party (NDP) came within only 30 votes of winning the riding. They made it their primary target in the 2003 election, and won it for the first time in their history.

Fort Garry's last MLA before dissolution was Kerri Irvin-Ross of the NDP, who was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election with 53% of the vote.

Following the 2008 electoral boundary redistribution, Fort Garry was abolished. Most of its territory was divided between the new ridings of Fort Garry-Riverview and Fort Richmond, with a smaller portion going to St. Norbert.

Following the 2018 redistribution, the riding was re-created from Fort Garry-Riverview, Fort Rouge, River Heights, and Fort Richmond. Fort Garry was contested in the 2019 provincial election. It is bordered by River Heights to the northwest, Fort Rouge to the northeast, St. Vital to the east, Riel to the southeast, Fort Richmond to the south, Waverley to the southwest, and Fort Whyte to the west. [1]

List of provincial representatives

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Sterling Lyon PC 19581969
Bud Sherman PC 19691984
Charles Birt PC 19841988
Laurie Evans Lib 19881990
Rosemary Vodrey PC 19901999
Joy Smith PC 19992003
Kerri Irvin-Ross NDP 20032011
Riding abolished
Mark Wasyliw NDP (until 2024)
Independent (since 2024)
2019

Election results

1958

1958 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 3,73152.01
Liberal–Progressive Leslie Fennell2,40833.57
Co-operative Commonwealth Nena Woodward1,03514.43
Total valid votes7,17499.39
Total rejected ballots440.61
Turnout7,21861.10
Eligible voters11,813
Source(s)
Source: [2] [3] Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

1959 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 4,84258.69+6.68
Liberal–Progressive Stan Farwell2,03524.67-8.90
Co-operative Commonwealth Nena Woodward1,37316.46+2.22
Total valid votes8,25099.41
Total rejected ballots490.59-0.02
Turnout8,29968.80+7.70
Eligible voters12,062
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.79
Source(s)
Source: [4] [5] Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

1962 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 4,72154.16-4.53
Liberal David Bowles2,82832.44+7.78
New Democratic Cliff Brownridge1,16813.40-3.24
Total valid votes8,71798.81
Total rejected ballots1051.19+0.60
Turnout8,82266.05-2.76
Eligible voters13,357
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.15
Source(s)
Source: [6] [7] Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

1966 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 6,13159.32+5.16
Liberal Peter Stokes2,43523.56-8.88
New Democratic Victor Ratsma1,76917.12+3.72
Total valid votes10,33599.75
Total rejected ballots260.25 -0.94
Turnout10,36166.89+0.84
Eligible voters10,335
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.02
Source(s)
Source: [8] [9] Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969

1969 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 3,57047.17-12.16
New Democratic G. Grant Cosby2,06327.2610.14
Liberal Richard Alan "Dick" Wankling1,93625.582.02
Total valid votes7,569
Rejected20
Eligible voters / Turnout9,90676.619.72
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.

1973

1973 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 4,78336.46-10.71
Liberal Henry Janzen4,33133.017.43
New Democratic C. G. "Giff" Gifford4,00630.533.28
Total valid votes13,120
Rejected58
Eligible voters / Turnout15,92882.736.12
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.

1977

1977 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 10,05260.4423.98
New Democratic Ruth Pear4,15724.99-5.54
Liberal Beth Candlish2,42314.57-18.44
Total valid votes16,632
Rejected27
Eligible voters / Turnout21,74276.62-6.11
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.

1981

1981 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 6,22755.71-4.73
New Democratic Hans Wittich3,70533.158.15
Liberal Lil Haus1,0429.32-5.25
Progressive James Goodridge2031.82
Total valid votes11,177
Rejected12
Eligible voters / Turnout15,34672.91-3.71
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.

1984 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, October 2, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Charlie Birt 3,56144.59-11.12
Liberal Sharon Carstairs 1,99324.9615.63
New Democratic Shirley Lord1,21115.16-17.98
Progressive Sidney Green 1,03512.9611.14
WCCFred Cameron1862.33
Total valid votes7,986
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/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.

1986

1986 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Charlie Birt 5,14648.453.86
New Democratic Nora Losey3,15829.7314.57
Liberal Ian Band2,11419.90-5.05
WCCIvan Merritt2041.92-0.41
Total valid votes10,622
Rejected23
Eligible voters / Turnout16,07266.23
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.

1988

1988 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Laurie Evans 6,05546.5826.68
Progressive Conservative Charlies Birt5,17339.80-8.65
New Democratic Brian Pannell1,55311.95-17.78
Western Independence Ivan Merritt1731.33-0.60
Communist Millie Lamb450.35
Total valid votes12,999
Rejected12
Eligible voters / turnout16,63478.2211.99
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.67
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.

1990

1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,10547.077.27
Liberal Laurie Evans 3,99236.81-9.77
New Democratic Shirley Lord1,50013.831.88
Western Independence Jan Mandseth2492.300.96
Total valid votes10,846
Rejected17
Eligible voters / turnout14,89072.96-5.26
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.52
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.

1995

1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,95948.291.22$32,899.54
Liberal Jim Woodman4,43435.93-0.88$34,086.38
New Democratic Brock Holowachuk1,85715.051.22$1,399.00
Libertarian Alex Pressey910.74$124.74
Total valid votes12,341
Rejected53
Eligible voters / turnout17,41871.16-1.80
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.

1999

1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Joy Smith 4,43643.92-4.37$28,543.84
New Democratic Lawrie Cherniack4,40643.6228.57$29,325.00
Liberal Ted Gilson1,14311.32-24.61$9,808.98
Manitoba Denise Van Rooyen1161.15$1,032.59
Total valid votes10,101
Rejected37
Eligible voters / turnout13,50275.093.93
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.

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Kerri Irvin-Ross 3,85246.753.13$21,049.74
Progressive Conservative Joy Smith 3,76545.691.78$29,935.35
Liberal Taran Malik5626.82-4.50$13,984.00
Independent Didz Zuzens610.74$395.34
Total valid votes8,240
Rejected55
Eligible voters / turnout13,06663.49-11.60
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Kerri Irvin-Ross 4,29152.605.85$28,543.84
Progressive Conservative Shaun McCaffrey2,10125.75-19.94$16,517.08
Liberal Craig Hildahl1,50018.3911.57$14,094.14
Green Alon Weinberg2663.26$55.55
Total valid votes8,158
Rejected36
Eligible voters / turnout12,40466.062.57
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2019

2016 provincial election redistributed results [10]
Party %
  Progressive Conservative 37.7
  New Democratic 35.9
  Liberal 13.5
  Green 12.5
 Others0.4
2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mark Wasyliw 4,00342.35+6.5$23,569.90
Progressive Conservative Nancy Cooke3,00731.81-5.9$29,491.08
Liberal Craig Larkins1,71918.19+4.7$5,839.65
Green Casey Fennessy7237.65-4.8$15.08
Total valid votes9,452
Rejected47
Eligible voters / Turnout15,39961.69-4.37
New Democratic notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.2
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023

2023 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mark Wasyliw 5,31958.82+16.47$26,232.97
Progressive Conservative Rick Shone2,40526.60-5.22$7,032.45
Liberal Shandi Strong1,08211.97-6.22$11,604.00
Green Aaron Kowal2372.62-5.03$749.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit9,04399.46$60,307.00
Total rejected and declined ballots490.54
Turnout9,09258.75-2.94
Eligible voters15,476
New Democratic hold Swing +10.84
Source(s)

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