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Winnipeg Centre in relation to the other Winnipeg ridings | | Population, 2001 | 80,930 | | Electors | 59,801 | | Area (km2) | | | Population density (people per km2) | | Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997. The riding is the poorest in Western Canada. Image File history File links Winnipeg_Centre. ...
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Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English (French is an official language of the Manitoban legislature and courts) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked...
The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...
History This riding was originally created in 1914 from Winnipeg and Selkirk ridings. Winnipeg was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons. ...
for the provincial electoral district, see Selkirk (provincial electoral district) Selkirk was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Manitoba. ...
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In 1924, it was abolished, and parts transferred to Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre ridings. Winnipeg North Centre is a riding or electoral district that elects a Member of Parliament to the Canadian House of Commons. ...
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In 1997, it was re-created from Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...
1917-1925
1997-present The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. ...
J.S. Woodsworth James Shaver Woodsworth (July 29, 1874 – March 21, 1942) was a pioneer in the Canadian social democratic movement. ...
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction. ...
Patrick Pat Martin (born December 13, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. ...
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ...
Current Member of Parliament Its Member of Parliament is Pat Martin, a former carpenter. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the New Democratic Party and is their critic for Government Operations and Indian Affairs and Northern Development. In the last parliamentary session, he served as vice-chair on the 'Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates' and as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development'. Patrick Pat Martin (born December 13, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. ...
36th Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ...
Election results
1997 - present | Canadian federal election, 2004 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | | | New Democratic Party | Pat Martin | 12,149 | 45.38% | | $51,914 | | | Liberal | David Northcott | 9,285 | 34.68% | | $67,134 | | | Conservative | Robert Eng | 3,631 | 13.56% | | $7,572 | | | Green | Robin (Pilar) Faye | 1,151 | 4.29% | | $2,087 | | | Marijuana | John M. Siedleski | 346 | 1.29% | | | | | Communist | Anna-Celestrya Carr | 114 | 0.42% | | $654 | | | Independent | Douglas Edward Schweitzer | 92 | 0.34% | | | | Total valid votes | 26,768 | 100.00% | | | | Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.70% | | | | Turnout | 26,956 | 45.08% | | | | Canadian federal election, 2000 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | New Democrat | MARTIN, Pat | 11,263 | | | Liberal | LAMOUREUX, Kevin | 9,310 | | | Canadian Alliance | SMITH, Reg | 3,975 | | | Progressive Conservative | ALLARD, Michel | 1,915 | | | Green | MAGNUSSON, Mikel | 698 | | | Communist | DYCK, Harold | 134 | | Canadian federal election, 1997 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | New Democrat | MARTIN, Pat | 10,979 | | | Liberal | WALKER, David | 9,895 | | | Reform | SMITH, Reginald A. | 3,095 | | | Progressive Conservative | ALEXANDER, Campbell | 2,442 | | | Independent | KRAWCHUK, Greg | 148 | | | Marxist-Leninist | MICHALCHUK, Glenn | 136 | | | Independent | RANKIN, Darrell | 108 | | | Independent | ZUZENS, Didz | 44 | The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ...
Patrick Pat Martin (born December 13, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. ...
The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...
RAY ST.GERMAIN Ray St. ...
The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...
The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ...
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. ...
The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ...
Patrick Pat Martin (born December 13, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. ...
The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...
David Northcott is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. ...
The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...
Robert Eng is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ...
The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ...
The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party that aims to end prohibition of cannabis. ...
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. ...
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada. ...
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ...
The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...
The Canadian Alliance, formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance, was a Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ...
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) (In French: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...
The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ...
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. ...
36th Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ...
The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party founded in 1987. ...
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) (In French: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...
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1917 - 1925 | Canadian federal election, 1921 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | Labour | WOODSWORTH, James Shaver | 7,774 | | | Conservative | MCIVOR, Norman Kitson | 4,034 | | | Liberal | WILTON, John W. | 4,032 | | | Independent | DICK, Harriet S. | 2,314 | | | Independent | ANDREW, George William | 1,220 | The Canadian parliament after the 1921 election The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ...
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. ...
The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...
The Canadian parliament after the 1917 election The 1917 Canadian federal election (sometimes referred to as the khaki election) was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...
Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions: the Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to support Canadas involvement in World War I and who were led by former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; and the Liberal Unionists who...
See also This is a list of Canadas 308 electoral districts (also known as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2003 Representation Order, which came into effect on May 23, 2004. ...
This is a list of past arrangements of Canadas electoral districts. ...
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