St. Andrews is an historical provincial electoral division in
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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. It existed on two separate occasions, and was located to the immediate north of
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
, the capital city.
St. Andrews (original constituency)
When Manitoba joined Canadian Confederation in 1870, the St. Andrews region of the province was given two seats: St. Andrews North and St. Andrews South. It was consolidated into a single constituency following redistribution in 1879. In 1899, it was merged with the
Kildonan constituency and
Kildonan and St. Andrews.
The St. Andrews electoral division was initially dominated by anglophone "old settlers", who had resided in the
Red River territory before it was incorporated as a province. Many of the old settlers were known as "mixed-bloods", referring to persons of British and aboriginal descent (the term was not considered offensive at the time).
John Norquay, a "mixed-blood" leader who served as
Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887, represented St. Andrews in the provincial legislature for many years.
Alfred Boyd
Alfred Boyd (September 20, 1835 – August 16, 1908) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and is usually considered to have been the first premier of Manitoba (1870–1871)—though he was not recognized by that title at the time nor was he th ...
, who is sometimes lists as Manitoba's first premier, also represented a St. Andrews constituency from 1870 to 1874.
Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews North
Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews South
Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews
St. Andrews (re-established constituency)
St. Andrews was re-established for the
1949 provincial election, when Kildonan and St. Andrews was eliminated through redistribution. It was eliminated a second time in 1958.
The re-established constituency's first representative was
James McLenaghen
James O. McLenaghen (September 4, 1891 – June 23, 1950) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 until his death, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Bracken, Stuart Gar ...
, who was a Progressive Conservative
cabinet minister
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in a
coalition government
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led by the Liberal-Progressives. McLenaghen was a prominent defender of the coalition within his party, and his death in 1950 hastened its dissolution. He was replaced by
Thomas Hillhouse of the Liberal-Progressives.
Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews (1949-1958)
Election results (St. Andrews)
1879 general election
1883 general election
1886 general election
1888 general election
1892 general election
1896 general election
1949 general election
1950 by-election
1953 general election
Election results (St. Andrews North)
1870 general election
1874 general election
1878 general election
Election results (St. Andrews South)
1870 general election
1874 general election
1875 by-election
1878 general election
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Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba