Lansdowne (electoral district)

Lansdowne is a former provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada. It was created for the 1888 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1958 election.

Lansdowne was a rural constituency in the province's southwestern corner. For almost its entire history, it was considered safe for the Liberal Party and its successor, the Liberal-Progressive Party. Only two non-Liberals were ever elected for the division, and both were defeated after a single term. Tobias Norris, who served as Premier of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922, represented Lansdowne in the provincial legislature for twenty-one years.

After its elimination, Lansdowne was redistributed into the new constituency of Souris-Lansdowne, as well as into Virden, Arthur, Minnedosa, and Hamiota.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

	Name	Party	Took office	Left office
	Edward Dickson [1]	Liberal	1888	1896
	Tobias Norris	Liberal	1896	1903
	Harvey Hicks	Conservative	1903	1907
	Tobias Norris	Liberal	1907	1928
	Donald McKenzie	Liberal–Progressive	1928	1936
	Matthew R. Sutherland [2]	Liberal–Progressive	1936	1949
	Thomas Seens [3]	Progressive Conservative	1949	1953
	Matthew R. Sutherland	Liberal–Progressive	1953	1958

See also

• List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

1. "Edward Dickson (1854-1903)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
2. "Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1941)". Manitoba Historical Society.
3. "Thomas Henry Seens (1895-?)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society . Retrieved August 2, 2013.