Winnipeg North was a provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. 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.

Winnipeg North was re-established for the elections of 1949 and 1953 as a four-member constituency. In 1958, it was divided into several single-member constituencies.

Winnipeg North (original constituency)

The Winnipeg North constituency was created for the 1883 election, when the original Winnipeg constituency was divided into two sections: Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South. It was a single-member constituency until the 1914 election, when it returned two members. In 1914 and 1915 elections, electors of Winnipeg North were allowed to cast one vote for each of the two seats, which were called "Winnipeg North A" and "Winnipeg North B". This "post" system ended in 1920 when the district was rolled into a new single city wide district electing ten through STV.

In the early 20th century, Winnipeg North became known for its large working-class and immigrant communities. Many electors were recent immigrants from Eastern Europe, who profoundly changed the area's political character.

Solomon Hart Green, elected in 1910, was the first Jewish Canadian to serve in a Canadian provincial legislature. Richard Rigg, returned in 1915 for Winnipeg North "B", was the first Social Democrat elected in Manitoba.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Winnipeg North

  Name Party Took office Left office
  Elias Conklin
Liberal 1883 1886
  Edward Drewry
Conservative 1886 1888
  Lyman Jones
Liberal 1888 1892
  Peter McIntyre
Liberal 1892 1899
  William Neilson
Conservative 1899 1903
  Sampson Walker
Conservative 1903 1907
  John F. Mitchell
Conservative 1907 1910
  Solomon Hart Green
Liberal 1910 1914

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Winnipeg North "A"

  Name Party Took office Left office
  Joseph P. Foley
Conservative 1914 1915
  Robert Newton Lowery
Liberal 1915 1920

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Winnipeg North "B"

  Name Party Took office Left office
  Daniel McLean
Conservative 1914 1915
  Richard Rigg
Social Democrat 1915 1917
  Robert Jacob
Unionist-Liberal 1917 1920

Winnipeg North (re-established)

The single constituency of Winnipeg was divided into three sections for the 1949 election: Winnipeg North, Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South. All three constituencies elected four members to the legislature, with electors choosing members by a single transferable ballot.

Winnipeg North had very prominent Jewish and Ukrainian communities in this period, and was by far the most left-wing section of the city. Bill Kardash, Manitoba's only Communist Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was returned for Winnipeg North in both 1949 and 1953. The socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation was the area's dominant party, and returned two members in both elections.

The constituency was eliminated at the 1958 election, when Manitoba abolished its multi-member seats. Several single-member constituencies were created in its place.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Winnipeg North (1949-1958)

  Name Party Took office Left office
  Morris Gray
CCF 1949 1958
  John Hawryluk
CCF 1949 1958
  Bill Kardash
Communist 1949 1958
  Frank Chester
Liberal–Progressive 1949 1953
  Alexander Turk
Liberal–Progressive 1953 1958

Election results

1883 general election

1883 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalElias George Conklin29957.83
ConservativeAlbert Monkman21842.17
Total valid votes 517
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1886 general election

1886 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeEdward Drewery1,37754.4112.24
LiberalElias George Conklin1,15445.59-12.24
Total valid votes 2,531
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,07341.68
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1888 general election

1888 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLyman Melvin Jones84866.8821.28
ConservativeJustin Joseph Golden42033.12-21.28
Total valid votes 1,268
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1892 general election

1892 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPeter McIntyre84060.00-6.88
ConservativeGeorge Huestis Campbell56040.006.88
Total valid votes 1,400
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,89573.88
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1896 general election

1896 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPeter McIntyre90657.56-2.44
ConservativeThomas William Taylor66842.442.44
Total valid votes 1,574
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 2,16072.87-1.01
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1899 general election

1899 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Neilson1,24755.0612.62
LiberalPeter McIntyre1,01844.94-12.62
Total valid votes 2,265
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 3,45465.58-7.29
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1903 general election

1903 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeSampson Walker1,10640.16-14.90
LiberalJohn Wesley Cockburn1,05738.38-6.56
LabourRobert Thoms59121.46
Total valid votes 2,754
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 3,67574.949.36
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1907 general election

1907 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn F. Mitchell2,24454.4914.33
IndependentAlexander Macdonald1,87445.51
Total valid votes 4,118
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,57689.9915.05
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1910 general election

1910 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSolomon Hart Green2,17547.06
ConservativeJohn F. Mitchell1,55533.64-20.85
SocialistEdmund Fulcher89219.30
Total valid votes 4,622
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,05591.431.44
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1914 general election

Winnipeg North A

1914 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJoseph P. Foley3,13539.82
LiberalJames Willoughby2,81635.77
LabourArthur Beech1,92124.40
Total valid votes 7,872
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,40083.74
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Winnipeg North B

1914 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeDaniel McLean3,26840.95
LiberalRobert Newton Lowery2,64533.14
LabourHerman Saltzman2,06825.91
Total valid votes 7,981
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,40084.90
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1915 general election

Winnipeg North A

1915 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Newton Lowery2,44339.523.75
LabourArthur Beech2,24836.3711.97
ConservativeJoseph P. Foley1,49024.11-15.72
Total valid votes 6,181
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,09376.37-7.37
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Winnipeg North B

1915 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LabourRichard Rigg2,49441.5315.62
LiberalSolomon Hart Green2,26337.694.54
ConservativeElias R. Levinson1,24820.78-20.16
Total valid votes 6,005
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,09374.20-10.70
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1918 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1918
Party Candidate Votes%±%
UnionRobert Jacob2,91255.22
IndependentElias R. Levinson2,36144.78
Total valid votes 5,273
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1949 general election

1949 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveFrank Chester5,66018.34
Co-operative CommonwealthMorris Gray4,91715.94
Labor–ProgressiveBill Kardash4,70415.25
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Hawryluk4,48514.54
Liberal–ProgressiveJohn Michael "Big John" Kozoriz2,8099.10
Liberal–ProgressiveAbraham L. "Abe" Simkin2,4117.81
Independent LiberalWilliam Scraba2,0466.63
Progressive ConservativeStan Carrick1,3844.49
Total valid votes 28,416
Rejected 329
Eligible voters / Turnout 46,64961.62
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1953 general election

1953 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Hawryluk4,78317.08-13.39
Co-operative CommonwealthMorris Gray4,64216.58-13.89
Labor–ProgressiveBill Kardash4,27115.250.01
Liberal–ProgressiveAlexander Turk3,13411.19-24.07
Liberal–ProgressiveJohn Michael "Big John" Kozoriz3,08211.01-24.25
Progressive ConservativeStanley Carrick2,3738.473.99
Independent LiberalErnest A. Brotman2,0427.290.66
Co-operative CommonwealthLeonard Aylen1,3254.73-25.74
Total valid votes 25,652
Rejected 503
Eligible voters / Turnout 44,88758.27-3.35
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.


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