Winnipeg—Assiniboine was a federal
electoral district
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in
Manitoba
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1979 to 1988.
This
riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Portage
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,
Winnipeg South and
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 neighb ...
ridings. It was contested at federal elections in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
,
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
, and
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
. 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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
.
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
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
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Former federal electoral districts of Manitoba
Assiniboia, Winnipeg