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Winnipeg—Fort Garry was a federal
Winnipeg—Fort Garry 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 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 ...
, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Ca ...
from 1979 to 1988. It consisted of the Fort Rouge and Fort Garry
Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in what is now central Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Fort Garr ...
areas of Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
.
This riding was created in 1976. Most of the territory from the former 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 ...
riding transferred to this district, except for the River Heights area, which went to 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 Ce ...
. 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 Liberal Lloyd Axworthy
Lloyd Norman Axworthy (born December 21, 1939) is a Canadian politician, elder statesman and academic. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Following his retirement from parliament ...
.
Boundary redistribution in 1987 abolished Winnipeg—Fort Garry: Fort Garry was reassigned to Winnipeg South and Fort Rouge to 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 ...
, both of which were re-formed with considerably different territory than prior to the federal election of 1979. Axworthy continued to serve as MP for Winnipeg South Centre from the 1988 federal election until he retired from Parliament in 2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
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.
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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Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winnipeg-Fort Garry Former federal electoral districts of Manitoba Fort Garry, Winnipeg Fort Rouge, Winnipeg