Lisgar—Marquette was a federal

electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

in the

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar,

Portage—Marquette Portage—Marquette 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 Marquette and Portage ridings. It was abolished ...

Brandon—Souris Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Demographics :''According to the 2011 Canadian census'' Languages: 85.8% English, 4.3% German, 2.3 ...

and Dauphin—Swan River ridings. Lisgar—Marquette consisted of an area bordering on the city of

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between

, Dauphin—Swan River and

Portage—Lisgar Portage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Demographics :''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' ''Ethnic groups:'' 82.3% White, 11.5% Ind ...

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