St. Vital (electoral district)Jamie MosesNew DemocraticDistrict created1957First contested1958Last contested2023St. Vital (French: Saint-Vital) is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was originally established in 1870, disestablished in 1879, and re-established by redistribution in 1957 into the modern riding. Historical ridingThe original St. Vital riding was established at the time of the province's creation in 1870, as one of twelve "francophone" constituencies.Riel (electoral district)Mike MoyesNew DemocraticFirst contested1969Last contested2023Riel is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is in the south-central region of Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city, and is named after Louis Riel, the leader of the 1870 Red River Rebellion.St. Boniface (provincial electoral district)Robert LoiselleNew DemocraticDistrict created1870First contested1870Last contested2023DemographicsCensus divisionDivision No. 11Census subdivisionWinnipegSt. Boniface (French: Saint-Boniface) is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral division of the same name, which includes most of the provincial riding's territory but has expanded boundaries and a larger population base.Assiniboia (provincial electoral district)Nellie KennedyNew DemocraticFirst contested1888Last contested2023Assiniboia is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was first created for the 1879 provincial election, was eliminated in 1888, and was re-established in 1903. It is located in the westernmost tip of the city of Winnipeg. Assiniboia is bordered on the east by St. James and Lakeside, to the south by Kirkfield Park, to the north by Lakeside, and to the west by Morris.
List of Manitoba provincial electoral districtsProvincial electoral divisions (also known as constituencies or ridings) in Manitoba are currently single-member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. The individual who is elected thereby becomes a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Electoral boundaries are reviewed every 10 years by the Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission.
Electoral district (Canada)An electoral district in Canada is a geographical division upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a circonscription but frequently called a comté ('county'). In Canadian English, it is also colloquially, and more commonly known as a riding or constituency.
1958 Manitoba general electionThe 1958 Manitoba general election was held on June 16, 1958 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The election resulted in a minority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin. This election was the first in Manitoba after a comprehensive electoral redistribution in 1956. The redistribution saw the city of Winnipeg abandon its three four-member districts.
Fort GarryFort 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 Garry was established in 1822, although its first iteration was destroyed in 1826 by severe flooding. The trading post was rebuilt in 1836 and served as the administrative centre for the Red River Colony.
ManitobaManitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's fifth-most populous province, with an estimated population of 1,517,379 as of 2026. Manitoba is bordered by Nunavut and the Northwest Territories to the north, Hudson Bay to the northeast, Ontario to the east, the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south, and Saskatchewan to the west.
Red River RebellionBelligerentsCanadaCanadian PartyCommanders and leadersLouis RielJohn BruceAmbroise-Dydime LépineJohn A. MacdonaldWilliam McDougallJohn Christian SchultzGarnet WolseleyCasualties and losses 3 (Elzear Goulet) 1 (Thomas Scott)The Red River Rebellion (French: Rébellion de la rivière Rouge), also known as the Red River Resistance, Red River uprising, or First Riel Rebellion, was the sequence of events that led up to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Colony, in the early stages of establishing today's Canadian province of Manitoba.
WinnipegWinnipeg ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. As of 2021, Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it Canada's sixth-largest city and eighth-largest metropolitan area. In 2025, Winnipeg surpassed 850,000 residents, the city's estimated population reaching 850,260.
Louis RielLouis Riel (; French:; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald. Riel fought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.