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Winnipeg—Assiniboine
Winnipeg—Assiniboine was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Portage, Winnipeg South and Winnipeg South Centre ridings. It was contested at federal elections in 1979, 1980, and 1984. For its entire history, its Member of Parliament was Progressive Conservative Dan McKenzie. He had served as the MP for Winnipeg South Centre since 1972. It was abolished in 1987 through boundary redistribution. Its territory went to the Winnipeg South, Winnipeg South Centre, and Winnipeg—St. James ridings; the first two were re-established with considerably different territory than prior to the 1979 election. McKenzie retired from Parliament at the 1988 federal election when Winnipeg—Assiniboine's abolition took effect. Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg South
Winnipeg South () is a electoral district (Canada), Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the southernmost part of the city of Winnipeg. The riding is a bellwether, electing an MP from the party that formed government nationally in every election since it was re-formed in 1988. In its earlier incarnation, it only elected opposition MPs three times, in 1925 Canadian federal election, 1925, 1953 Canadian federal election, 1953, and 1965 Canadian federal election, 1965. History The electoral district was created in 1914 from parts of the electoral district (Canada), ridings of Winnipeg (federal electoral district), Winnipeg, Provencher, and Macdonald (electoral district), Macdonald. It first elected a Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament in 1917 Canadian federal election, 1917. In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into the rid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg—Assiniboine (electoral District)
Winnipeg—Assiniboine was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Portage, Winnipeg South and Winnipeg South Centre ridings. It was contested at federal elections in 1979, 1980, and 1984. For its entire history, its Member of Parliament was Progressive Conservative Dan McKenzie. He had served as the MP for Winnipeg South Centre since 1972. It was abolished in 1987 through boundary redistribution. Its territory went to the Winnipeg South, Winnipeg South Centre, and Winnipeg—St. James ridings; the first two were re-established with considerably different territory than prior to the 1979 election. McKenzie retired from Parliament at the 1988 federal election when Winnipeg—Assiniboine's abolition took effect. Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg South Centre
Winnipeg South Centre () is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1979 and since 1988. Geography The district includes the neighbourhoods of Beaumont, Brockville, Buffalo, Chevrier, Crescent Park, Crescentwood, Winnipeg, Crescentwood, Earl Grey, Ebby-Wentworth, Edgeland, Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Fort Garry, Grant Park, Winnipeg, Grant Park, J.B. Mitchell, Linden Woods, Winnipeg, Linden Woods, Lord Roberts, Mathers, Maybank, McMillan, Osborne Village, Parker, Winnipeg Route 42, Pembina Strip, Point Road, River Heights, Winnipeg, River Heights, Riverview, Rockwood, Winnipeg, Rockwood, Roslyn, Sir John Franklin, Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg, Wellington Crescent and Wildwood Park, Winnipeg, Wildwood Park in the city of Winnipeg. The Liberal Party of Canada, Liberals tend to win their most votes in River Heights and adjacent neighbourhoods like Wellington Crescent. They ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Matas
David Matas (born 29 August 1943) is the senior legal counsel of B'nai Brith Canada who currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has maintained a private practice in refugee, immigration, and human rights law since 1979, and has published various books and manuscripts. Criticizing impunity for human rights abuses, Matas stated: "Nothing emboldens a criminal so much as the knowledge he can get away with a crime." Early life and education David Matas was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba; his grandparents were immigrants from Ukraine and Romania. He obtained a B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1964, and a Master of Arts from Princeton University in 1965. In 1967, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence) from the University of Oxford, England, and in 1968 he obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law. In 1969, he became a Middle Temple United Kingdom Barrister, and he joined the Bar of Manitoba in 1971. Career Government work Matas served as a Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage (electoral District)
Portage was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Neepawa, Selkirk, Springfield, and St. Boniface ridings. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Lisgar, Portage—Marquette, Winnipeg North, Selkirk—Interlake, Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg—Assiniboine ridings. Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ... References External links * {{coord missing, Manitoba Former federal electoral districts of Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; ) was a Centrism, centre to centre-right List of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names. In 1942, its name was changed to the Progressive Conservative Party under the request of newly elected party leader Premier of Manitoba, Premier John Bracken of Manitoba, a former member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba. In the 1957 Canadian federal election, 1957 federal election, John Diefenbaker carried the party to their first victory in 27 years and 1958 Canadian federal election, the following year, led the party to the largest federal electoral landslide in history. During his tenure, human rights initiatives were achieved, most notably the Canadian Bill of Rights, Bill of Righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Federal Electoral Districts Of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees, including the use of a grandfather clause, for Quebec, the Central Canadian Prairies, Prairies and the Maritimes, Maritime provinces, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments approved by seven out of ten provinces with two-thirds of the population to ratify constitutional changes allowing changes in the existing imbalance of seats between various provinces. During the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 federal electoral redistribution, an attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2025 federal election on April 28, 2025. There are four districts established by the ''British North America Act 1867'' that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These districts, however, have undergone territorial changes since their inception. Alberta – 37 seats * Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Canadian Federal Election
The 1988 Canadian federal election was held on November 21, 1988, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 34th Canadian Parliament, 34th Parliament of Canada following the dissolution of the House on October 1. It was an election largely fought on a single issue, the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA); the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party campaigned in favour of it, whereas the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party (NDP) campaigned against it. The incumbent Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party, led by Brian Mulroney, was reelected with a second majority government, although based on less than half the votes cast. Mulroney was the party's first leader since John A. Macdonald to win a second consecutive majority government. Additionally, this election was the last election in which the Progressive Conservatives would poll over 40 percent of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Canadian Federal Election
The 1972 Canadian federal election was held on October 30, 1972, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 29th Canadian Parliament, 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party led by Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservatives led by Robert Stanfield. Trudeau's Liberals experienced a decline in support as a result of rising unemployment. A further 48 seats were won by other parties and independents. On election night, the results appeared to give 109 seats to the Tories, but once the counting had finished the next day, the final results gave the Liberals a minority government and left the New Democratic Party (Canada), New Democratic Party led by David Lewis (Canadian politician), David Lewis holding the Balance of power (parliament), balance of power. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Canadian Federal Election
The 1984 Canadian federal election was held on September 4, 1984, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons of the 33rd Canadian Parliament, 33rd Parliament of Canada, following the dissolution of the House on July 9. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party, led by Brian Mulroney, won a landslide victory, defeating the incumbent governing Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party led by Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister John Turner. The Progressive Conservatives won 211 seats, the most seats in the House in Canadian political history, and regained power for the first time since 1979 Canadian federal election, 1979. This was the first election since 1958 Canadian federal election, 1958 in which the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government, and is also the only time since 1958 that Canada's governing party received an actual majority of votes cast. Mulroney's victory came as a result of his building of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
