Winnipeg North (provincial electoral district)

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Winnipeg North was a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, covering part of the city of Winnipeg. It existed on two separate occasions.

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It was initially created for the 1883 provincial election, and abolished with the 1920 election when Winnipeg became a single, ten-member constituency. At first it had one MLA elected using first past the post. In 1914 and 1915 it elected two MLAs in separate contests using first past the post.

Winnipeg North was re-established for the elections of 1949 and 1953 as a four-member constituency electing MLAs using STV. In 1958, it was divided into several single-member constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Original constituency

The Winnipeg North constituency was created for the 1883 election, when the original Winnipeg constituency was divided into two sections: Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South. It was a single-member constituency until the 1914 election, when it returned two members. In 1914 and 1915 elections, electors of Winnipeg North were allowed to cast one vote for each of the two seats, which were called "Winnipeg North A" and "Winnipeg North B". This "post" system ended in 1920 when the district was rolled into a new single city wide district electing ten through STV.

In the early 20th century, Winnipeg North became known for its large working-class and immigrant communities. Many electors were recent immigrants from Eastern Europe, who profoundly changed the area's political character.

Solomon Hart Green, elected in 1910, was the first Jewish Canadian to serve in a Canadian provincial legislature. Richard Rigg, returned in 1915 for Winnipeg North "B", was the first Social Democrat elected in Manitoba.

Winnipeg North

 NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  Elias Conklin
Liberal 18831886
  Edward Drewry
Conservative 18861888
  Lyman Jones
Liberal18881892
  Peter McIntyre
Liberal 18921899
  William Neilson
Conservative18991903
  Sampson Walker
Conservative 19031907
  John F. Mitchell
Conservative 19071910
  Solomon Hart Green
Liberal 19101914

Winnipeg North A

 NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  Joseph P. Foley
Conservative 19141915
  Robert Newton Lowery
Liberal 19151920

Winnipeg North B

 NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  Daniel McLean
Conservative 19141915
  Richard Rigg
Social Democrat 19151917
  Robert Jacob
Unionist-Liberal 19171920

Re-established constituency

The single constituency of Winnipeg was divided into three sections for the 1949 election: Winnipeg North, Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South. All three constituencies elected four members to the legislature, with electors choosing members by a single transferable ballot.

Winnipeg North had very prominent Jewish and Ukrainian communities in this period, and was by far the most left-wing section of the city. Bill Kardash, Manitoba's only Communist Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was returned for Winnipeg North in both 1949 and 1953. The socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation was the area's dominant party, and returned two members in both elections.

The constituency was eliminated at the 1958 election, when Manitoba abolished its multi-member seats. Several single-member constituencies were created in its place.

Winnipeg North (1949–1958)

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  Morris Gray [1] [2]
CCF 19491958
  John Hawryluk [1] [2]
CCF 19491958
  Bill Kardash [1] [2]
Communist 19491958
  Frank Chester [1]
Liberal–Progressive 19491953
  Alexander Turk [2]
Liberal–Progressive 19531958

Election results

1883

1883 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Elias George Conklin 29957.83
Conservative Albert Monkman21842.17
Total valid votes517
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.

1886

1886 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Drewery 1,37754.4112.24
Liberal Elias George Conklin 1,15445.59-12.24
Total valid votes2,531
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout6,07341.68
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.

1888

1888 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lyman Melvin Jones 84866.8821.28
Conservative Justin Joseph Golden42033.12-21.28
Total valid votes1,268
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.

1892

1892 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McIntyre 84060.00-6.88
Conservative George Huestis Campbell56040.006.88
Total valid votes1,400
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,89573.88
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.

1896

1896 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McIntyre 90657.56-2.44
Conservative Thomas William Taylor 66842.442.44
Total valid votes1,574
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout2,16072.87-1.01
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.

1899

1899 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Neilson 1,24755.0612.62
Liberal Peter McIntyre 1,01844.94-12.62
Total valid votes2,265
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout3,45465.58-7.29
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.

1903

1903 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sampson Walker 1,10640.16-14.90
Liberal John Wesley Cockburn1,05738.38-6.56
Labour Robert Thoms59121.46
Total valid votes2,754
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout3,67574.949.36
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.

1907

1907 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John F. Mitchell 2,24454.4914.33
Independent Alexander Macdonald 1,87445.51
Total valid votes4,118
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout4,57689.9915.05
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.

1910

1910 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Solomon Hart Green 2,17547.06
Conservative John F. Mitchell 1,55533.64-20.85
SocialistEdmund Fulcher89219.30
Total valid votes4,622
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout5,05591.431.44
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.

1914

Winnipeg North A

1914 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Joseph P. Foley 3,13539.82
Liberal James Willoughby2,81635.77
Labour Arthur Beech1,92124.40
Total valid votes7,872
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout9,40083.74
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.

Winnipeg North B

1914 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Daniel McLean 3,26840.95
Liberal Robert Newton Lowery 2,64533.14
Labour Herman Saltzman2,06825.91
Total valid votes7,981
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout9,40084.90
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.

1915

Winnipeg North A

1915 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Newton Lowery 2,44339.523.75
Labour Arthur Beech2,24836.3711.97
Conservative Joseph P. Foley 1,49024.11-15.72
Total valid votes6,181
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout8,09376.37-7.37
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.

Winnipeg North B

1915 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Rigg 2,49441.5315.62
Liberal Solomon Hart Green 2,26337.694.54
Conservative Elias R. Levinson1,24820.78-20.16
Total valid votes6,005
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout8,09374.20-10.70
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.

1918 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Union Robert Jacob 2,91255.22
Independent Elias R. Levinson2,36144.78
Total valid votes5,273
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.

1949

1949 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive Frank Chester 5,66018.34
Co-operative Commonwealth Morris Gray 4,91715.94
Labor–Progressive Bill Kardash 4,70415.25
Co-operative Commonwealth John Hawryluk 4,48514.54
Liberal–Progressive John Michael "Big John" Kozoriz2,8099.10
Liberal–Progressive Abraham L. "Abe" Simkin2,4117.81
Independent Liberal William Scraba 2,0466.63
Progressive Conservative Stan Carrick1,3844.49
Total valid votes28,416
Rejected329
Eligible voters / Turnout46,64961.62
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.

1953

1953 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Co-operative Commonwealth John Hawryluk 4,78317.08-13.39
Co-operative Commonwealth Morris Gray 4,64216.58-13.89
Labor–Progressive Bill Kardash 4,27115.250.01
Liberal–Progressive Alexander Turk 3,13411.19-24.07
Liberal–Progressive John Michael "Big John" Kozoriz3,08211.01-24.25
Progressive Conservative Stanley Carrick2,3738.473.99
Independent LiberalErnest A. Brotman2,0427.290.66
Co-operative Commonwealth Leonard Aylen1,3254.73-25.74
Total valid votes25,652
Rejected503
Eligible voters / Turnout44,88758.27-3.35
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.

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