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Winnipeg Centre was a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada. It existed in three separate periods, using different boundaries and different election systems: 1888–1914 single-member district using first past the post; 1914–1920 two seats but each elected separately using first past the post; 1949 to 1958 (when it covered a third of Winnipeg) four-member district using STV; 1958 to 1981 single-member district using First Past The Post. In 1981, it was eliminated through redistribution.

1914 Manitoba general election1914 Manitoba general electionThe 1914 Manitoba general election was held on July 10, 1914 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party, led by premierRodmond Roblin. The result, however, was much closer than in the previous general elections of 1903, 1907 and 1910.Winnipeg South (provincial electoral district)Winnipeg South (provincial electoral district)Winnipeg South was a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, which existed on two separate occasions. It was initially created for the 1883 provincial election, and abolished with the 1920 election and merged with Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg North into a single ten-member constituency known as Winnipeg.Winnipeg (provincial electoral district)Winnipeg (provincial electoral district)Winnipeg was a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. This district covered the whole city of Winnipeg. The district was existed in two different periods -- 1870-1883 and 1920-1949. From 1870 to 1883, the district of Winnipeg returned a single member to the assembly. The district was named Winnipeg and St. John for the election of 1870 only, and Winnipeg thereafter.Winnipeg North (provincial electoral district)Winnipeg North (provincial electoral district)Winnipeg North was a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, covering part of the city of Winnipeg. It existed on two separate occasions. It was initially created for the 1883 provincial election, and abolished with the 1920 election when Winnipeg became a single, ten-member constituency. At first it had one MLA elected using first past the post. In 1914 and 1915 it elected two MLAs in separate contests using first past the post.1953 Manitoba general election1953 Manitoba general electionThe 1953 Manitoba general election was held on June 8, 1953 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The election produced a majority government for the Liberal-Progressive party led by Douglas Campbell. His party won thirty-two of fifty-seven seats although with but 39 per cent of the vote overall. To date this is the last election in which the Liberal Party won a majority of seats in Manitoba.1949 Manitoba general election1949 Manitoba general electionThe 1949 Manitoba general election was held on November 10, 1949, to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. This election pitted the province's coalition government, made up of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party, against a variety of opponents.1920 Manitoba general electionThe 1920 Manitoba general election was held on June 29, 1920 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. This was the first election since the Winnipeg General Strike, which had violently divided the people of Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city, into two camps.Electoral district (Canada)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.First-past-the-post votingFirst-past-the-post votingPlurality voting systemCountries that primarily use a first-past-the-post voting system for national legislative electionsFirst-past-the-post (FPTP) — also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality — is a single-winner voting rule.1888 Manitoba general election1888 Manitoba general electionThe 1888 Manitoba general election was held on July 11, 1888.WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg ( ) 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.ManitobaManitobaManitoba 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.

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