Lisgar (electoral district)

Last updated February 15, 2025

Lisgar was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 to 1988. This riding was created following the admission of Manitoba into the Canadian Confederation in 1870.

Election results

By-election: As a result of Manitoba joining Confederation, 15 July 1870

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 2 March 1871
	Conservative	John Christian Schultz	315
	Unknown	Colin Inkster	65

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Christian Schultz	273
	Unknown	Edward Hay	128
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Christian Schultz	285
	Unknown	Edward Hay	216
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v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Christian Schultz	acclaimed

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Arthur Wellington Ross	760
	Unknown	John Christian Schultz	720

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Arthur Wellington Ross	acclaimed

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Arthur Wellington Ross	1,359
	Liberal	John Taylor	1,169

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Robert Lorne Richardson	2,657
	Conservative	R. Rogers	2,603

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Robert Lorne Richardson	3,392
	Liberal	Valentine Winkler	3,143

By-election: On Mr. Richardson's election being declared void, 20 July 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 18 February 1902
	Liberal	D.A. Stewart	3,370
	Independent Liberal	Robert Lorne Richardson	2,354
	Conservative	J.M. Toombs	1,646

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Greenway	1,657
	Conservative	William Henry Sharpe	1,477

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Henry Sharpe	1,765
	Liberal	John Franklin Greenway	1,660

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Henry Sharpe	1,692
	Liberal	John Franklin Greenway	1,672

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Government (Unionist)	Ferris Bolton	3,834
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Ernest Wesley Quinn	613

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	John Livingstone Brown	4,460
	Conservative	Robert Rogers	3,296

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	John Livingstone Brown	3,112
	Conservative	William James Rowe	2,736

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Progressive	John Livingstone Brown	4,657
	Conservative	William James Rowe	3,790

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Progressive	John Livingstone Brown	5,162
	Conservative	Robert Thomas Hewitt	4,990

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Howard Winkler	4,973
	Conservative	Wallace C. Miller	4,453
	Reconstruction	Eva Nelson	767

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Howard Winkler	5,221
	National Government	Reginald Arthur Sprake Follett	2,433
	Co-operative Commonwealth	David Leslie McBrien	1,160
	New Democracy	Thomas Eldon McIntyre	685

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Howard Winkler	4,552
	Progressive Conservative	Wallace C. Miller	4,257
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Edgar James Bailey	1,512

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Howard Winkler	9,190
	Progressive Conservative	Diedrich Heppner	5,684
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gordon Morris Atkins	1,470

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Albert Pommer	6,581
	Progressive Conservative	William Henry Sharpe	4,780
	Social Credit	Ivan Andrew Langtry	3,096

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	George Muir	8,708
	Social Credit	Ivan Andrew Langtry	5,246
	Liberal	William Albert Pommer	4,390
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Howard Russell Pawley	443
	Independent	Douglas George Gateson	205

v t e 1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	George Muir	13,072
	Liberal	Kenneth C. Hartwell	4,546
	Social Credit	Wilfred Darling	1,445
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Joseph Albert Hamilton	520

v t e 1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	George Muir	9,352
	Liberal	Kenneth C. Hartwell	5,394
	Social Credit	Roger H. Poiron	3,492
	New Democratic	Sidney E. Varcoe	449

v t e 1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	George Muir	9,698
	Liberal	Jack Wilton	5,167
	Social Credit	George Loeppky	4,099
	New Democratic	Magnus Eliason	416

v t e 1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	George Muir	8,988
	Liberal	Fred Westwood	4,925
	Social Credit	George Loeppky	2,711
	New Democratic	Edith Alsop	619
	Independent	George G. Elias	237

v t e 1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	George Muir	11,785
	Liberal	Donald A. Livingston	7,748
	Social Credit	Roy E. Esler	1,350
	New Democratic	Edith Alsop	1,305
	Independent	George G. Elias	614

By-election: On Mr. Muir's death, 26 August 1970

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 16 November 1970
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Murta	11,222
	Liberal	Ken R. Hanssen	4,444
	New Democratic	Garry Enns	1,814
	Social Credit	John L. Harms	1,730
	Independent	George G. Elias	377

v t e 1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Murta	17,253
	Liberal	Richard Spink Bowles	4,469
	New Democratic	John Bucklaschuk	1,627
	Social Credit	John L. Harms	943

v t e 1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Murta	16,465
	Liberal	Norm Dashevsky	4,414
	New Democratic	Frank Froese	1,278
	Social Credit	Jacob Froese	1,164

v t e 1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Murta	21,366
	Liberal	Peter Cole	6,201
	New Democratic	Keith W.D. Poulson	2,920

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Murta	18,029
	Liberal	Peter Cole	7,016
	New Democratic	Herman Rempel	3,353
	Not affiliated	George G. Elias	396

v t e 1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Murta	15,557
	Confederation of Regions	James S. Fallis	8,976
	Liberal	Anne-Marie McEarcern	4,423
	New Democratic	Peter Hiebert	2,052
	Rhinoceros	Uncle Bill Harrison	437

References

↑ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

External links

Riding history for Lisgar (1871–1987) from the Library of Parliament

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[1] Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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v t e Federal ridings in Manitoba
Conservative	Brandon—Souris Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Kildonan—St. Paul Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman
Liberal	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre
New Democratic	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Elmwood—Transcona Winnipeg Centre

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