Virden (Manitoba Riding)
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Virden is a provincial electoral division in the
Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
. It was created by redistribution in 1903, and was eliminated in 1989, when its territory was combined with
Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...
to create Arthur—Virden. Virden was located in southwestern Manitoba, on the border with
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
. It was bordered to the south by the Arthur constituency.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Virden (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba 1903 establishments in Manitoba 1989 disestablishments in Manitoba