Winnipeg South (provincial electoral district)

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Winnipeg South was a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, which existed on two separate occasions.

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It was initially created for the 1883 provincial election, and abolished with the 1920 election and merged with Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg North into a single ten-member constituency known as Winnipeg. It was re-established out of Winnipeg for the elections of 1949 and 1953 as a four-member constituency, and was divided into the ridings of River Heights, Fort Rouge, Osborne, Wolseley, and Winnipeg Centre in 1958.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Original constituency

The original Winnipeg South constituency was created for the 1883 election, when the Winnipeg constituency was divided into two sections: Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South. It was created a single-member constituency, and remained this way until the 1914 election when it returned two members. From 1914 to 1920, electors were allowed to cast ballots for two seats, which were called "Winnipeg South A" and "Winnipeg South B".

Winnipeg South covered the most affluent and middle-class areas of Winnipeg, and usually supported the winning party in provincial elections. Premier Hugh John Macdonald represented the constituency from 1899 to 1900.

Winnipeg South

 NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  Albert Killam
Liberal 18831885
  Charles Hamilton
Conservative 18851886
  William Luxton
Liberal 18861888
  Isaac Campbell
Liberal18881891
  John Cameron
Liberal18911899
  Hugh John Macdonald
Conservative 18991900
  James Thomas Gordon
Conservative 19001910
  Lendrum McMeans
Conservative 19101914

Winnipeg South A

 NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  Albert B. Hudson
Liberal 19141920

Winnipeg South B

 NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  William L. Parrish
Liberal 19141920

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.

By this time, Winnipeg South had become well-established as the most conservative and middle-class section of Winnipeg. It was dominated by the Civic Election Committee at the municipal level, and regularly returned pro-business candidates at the provincial level. The division returned a total of five representatives, all of whom were prominent figures. Liberal-Progressives John Stewart McDiarmid and Ronald Turner served as cabinet ministers in the administration of Douglas Campbell. Dufferin Roblin became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1954 and Premier of Manitoba in 1958, and included Gurney Evans in his cabinet. Lloyd Stinson was Winnipeg South's sole representative from the left, winning election for the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in both 1949 and 1953. He was named as the Manitoba CCF's leader in 1953.

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 South (1949–1958)

 NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  John Stewart McDiarmid
Liberal–Progressive 19491953
  Ronald Turner
Liberal–Progressive 19491958
  Lloyd Stinson
CCF 19491958
  Dufferin Roblin
Independent Progressive Conservative19491950
 Progressive Conservative19501958
  Gurney Evans
Progressive Conservative19531958

Election results

1883

1883 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Albert Clements Killam 25956.92
Conservative Charles Richard Tuttle19643.08
Total valid votes455
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.

1885 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1885
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Edward Hamilton 60653.3910.32
Liberal William Luxton 52946.61-10.32
Total valid votes1,135
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%±%
Liberal William Luxton 1,01250.984.37
Conservative William Bain Scarth 97349.02-4.37
Total valid votes1,985
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout4,51243.99
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 Isaac Campbell 69360.639.65
Conservative Gilbert McMicken 45039.37-9.65
Total valid votes1,143
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 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1892
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Donald Cameron 76653.42-7.21
Conservative Daniel Emes Sprague66846.587.21
Total valid votes1,434
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 John Donald Cameron 87454.521.11
Conservative Daniel Emes Sprague72945.48-1.11
Total valid votes1,603
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout2,14274.84
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 John Donald Cameron Acclaimed
Total valid votes
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout2,464
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 Hugh John Macdonald 1,28351.20
Liberal John Donald Cameron 1,22348.80
Total valid votes2,506
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout3,33675.1275.12
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.

1900 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Government Hugh John Macdonald Acclaimed
Total valid votes
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.

1901 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1901
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Government James Thomas Gordon Acclaimed
Total valid votes
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.

1903

1903 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Thomas Gordon 1,80752.53
Liberal John Donald Cameron 1,63347.47
Total valid votes3,440
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout4,25180.92
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 James Thomas Gordon 2,12251.63-0.90
Liberal Benjamin Elswood Chaffey1,98848.370.90
Total valid votes4,110
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout4,82385.224.29
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.

1910

1910 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lendrum McMeans 2,54850.51-1.12
Liberal Edward Brown 2,49749.491.12
Total valid votes5,045
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout6,01183.93-1.29
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.

1914

Winnipeg South A

1914 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Albert Hudson 5,86154.65
Conservative Lendrum McMeans 4,86345.35
Total valid votes10,724
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout12,45386.12
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.

Winnipeg South B

1914 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Parrish 5,81254.25
Conservative Henry Walter Whitla4,90245.75
Total valid votes10,714
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout12,45386.04
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 South A

1915 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Albert Hudson 5,98674.8520.20
Conservative William J. Boyd2,01125.15-20.20
Total valid votes7,997
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout11,02572.54-13.58
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 South B

1915 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Parrish 5,63570.9916.74
Conservative Lendrum McMeans 2,30329.01-16.74
Total valid votes7,938
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout11,02572.00-14.04
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 John Stewart McDiarmid 6,46619.69
Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd Stinson 6,34619.32
Independent Conservative Dufferin Roblin 5,55716.92
Liberal–Progressive Ronald Turner 5,52616.82
Independent L. F. Greene3,95912.05
Liberal–Progressive John Gurzon Harvey3,0039.14
Progressive Conservative Alexander John Stringer 1,9906.06
Total valid votes32,847
Rejected155
Eligible voters / Turnout53,74261.41
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

The election in this district used single transferable vote. Shown here is the first round of voting only, as the official report only shows this round.

1953 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Liberal–Progressive Ronald Turner 8,00727.49+7.47Yes check.svgY
Progressive Conservative Dufferin Roblin 6,04520.75+8.28Yes check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd Stinson 4,93416.94-6.05Yes check.svgY
Progressive Conservative Gurney Evans 4,22114.49Yes check.svgY
Progressive Conservative Jane Dagg McGovern "Maude" McCreery1,8206.25
Liberal–Progressive George Peterkin MacLeod1,8066.20
Co-operative Commonwealth Abraham Montague "Monty" Israels1,1173.83
Social Credit Doreen Benjamin6122.10
Social Credit Jemina Webster5661.94
Total valid votes29,12898.92
Rejected3191.08+0.52
Turnout29,44752.52+0.87
Eligible voters56,065
Source(s)
Source: Sayers, A.M. (2017). "1953 Manitoba Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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