Macdonald (electoral district)

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Macdonald was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1949.

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This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette ridings.

It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Brandon, Lisgar, Portage—Neepawa, Selkirk and Souris ridings.

It consisted of the rural municipalities of South Cypress, South Norfolk, North Norfolk, North Cypress, Langford, Rosedale, Lansdowne, Westbourne and Portage la Prairie, and the towns of Portage la Prairie, Gladstone and Neepawa, and the village of Carberry, together with some unorganised territory lying west of Lake Manitoba and north to the northern boundary of the province of Manitoba.

Election results

1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative BOYD, Nathaniel2,436
Liberal RUTHERFORD, John G.2,038
Patrons of Industry BAITHWAITE, Charles1,259

By-election: On election being declared void, 30 March 1897

By-election on 27 April 1897
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal RUTHERFORD, J.G.2,619
Conservative MCKENZIE, Kenneth2,083
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative BOYD, Nathaniel3,866
Liberal RUTHERFORD, John G.3,710
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative STAPLES, William D.2,737
Liberal RIDDELL, Jas. 2,147
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative STAPLES, William D.2,990
Liberal THOMPSON, Samuel Jacob2,414
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative STAPLES, William D.2,956
Liberal WOODS, James Smith2,795


By-election: On Mr. Staples being appointed Grain Commissioner for Canada, 10 April 1912

By-election on 12 October 1912
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative MORRISON, Alexander3,534
Liberal RICHARDSON, R.L.2,740

By-election: On election being declared void, 10 November 1913

By-election on 13 December 1913
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative MORRISON, Alex.3,855
Liberal MYLES, Andrew Watson2,939
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) HENDERS, Richard Coe5,327
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) WALSH, William Henry1,561
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive LOVIE, William James5,989
Conservative ARGUE, Andrew Starrat2,036
Liberal ROCAN, Joseph1,035
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive LOVIE, William James5,346
Conservative ROBINSON, Herbert Edward3,293
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive LOVIE, William James6,652
Conservative SCHWEITZER, Valmore Eric4,306
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Progressive WEIR, William Gilbert 6,100
Conservative WOODS, John Ernest5,601
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Progressive WEIR, William Gilbert 5,987
Conservative SPINKS, William Hooey 4,072
Liberal MESSNER, Anthony MacDonald1,865
Reconstruction BENNETT, Leslie James1,291
Co-operative Commonwealth MACLEAN, John967
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Progressive WEIR, William Gilbert 7,728
National Government CUDDY, James Anthony4,510
Co-operative Commonwealth LANGTRY, Ivan Andrew2,639
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Progressive WEIR, William Gilbert 6,147
Progressive Conservative CUDDY, James Anthony5,147
Co-operative Commonwealth KENDALL, Harold2,078
Social Credit TINKLER, Wilbert James1,235

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