Lisgar (electoral district)
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Lisgar
was a federal electoral district
in Manitoba
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1871 to 1988. This riding was created following the admission of Manitoba into the Canadian Confederation
in 1870.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Brandon—Souris
, Lisgar—Marquette
and Provencher
ridings.
|-
|John Christian Schultz
||align=right|315
|-
|Colin Inkster ||align=right|65
|-
|John Christian Schultz
||align=right|273
|-
|Edward Hay ||align=right|128
|-
|John Christian Schultz
||align=right|285
|-
|Edward Hay ||align=right|216
|-
|John Christian Schultz
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|Arthur Wellington Ross
||align=right|760
|-
|John Christian Schultz
||align=right|720
|-
|Arthur Wellington Ross
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|Arthur Wellington Ross
||align=right|1,359
|-
|John Taylor ||align=right|1,169
|-
|Robert Lorne Richardson
||align=right|2,657
|-
|R. Rogers ||align=right|2,603
|-
|Robert Lorne Richardson
||align=right|3,392
|-
|Valentine Winkler
||align=right|3,143
By-election: On Mr. Richardson's election being declared void, 20 July 1901
|-
|D.A. Stewart
||align=right|3,370
|-
|Robert Lorne Richardson
||align=right|2,354
|-
|J.M. Toombs ||align=right|1,646
|-
|Thomas Greenway
||align=right|1,657
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
||align=right|1,477
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
||align=right|1,765
|-
|John Franklin Greenway ||align=right|1,660
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
||align=right|1,692
|-
|John Franklin Greenway ||align=right|1,672
|-
|Ferris Bolton
||align=right|3,834
|-
|Ernest Wesley Quinn ||align=right|613
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
||align=right|4,460
|-
|Robert Rogers
||align=right| 3,296
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
||align=right|3,112
|-
|William James Rowe ||align=right|2,736
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
||align=right|4,657
|-
|William James Rowe ||align=right|3,790
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
||align=right|5,162
|-
|Robert Thomas Hewitt ||align=right|4,990
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
||align=right|4,973
|-
|Wallace Conrad Miller ||align=right|4,453
|-
|Eva Nelson ||align=right|767
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
||align=right|5,221
|-
|Reginald Arthur Sprake Follett ||align=right| 2,433
|-
|David Leslie McBrien ||align=right|1,160
|-
|Thomas Eldon McIntyre
||align=right|685
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
||align=right|4,552
|-
|Wallace Conrad Miller ||align=right|4,257
|-
|Edgar James Bailey ||align=right|1,512
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
||align=right|9,190
|-
|Diedrich Heppner ||align=right|5,684
|-
|Gordon Morris Atkins ||align=right|1,470
|-
|William Albert Pommer
||align=right|6,581
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
||align=right|4,780
|-
|Ivan Andrew Langtry ||align=right|3,096
|-
|George Muir
||align=right|8,708
|-
|Ivan Andrew Langtry ||align=right|5,246
|-
|William Albert Pommer
||align=right|4,390
|-
|Howard Russell Pawley ||align=right|443
|-
|Douglas George Gateson ||align=right|205
|-
|George Muir
||align=right|13,072
|-
|Kenneth C. Hartwell ||align=right|4,546
|-
|Wilfred Darling ||align=right|1,445
|-
|Joseph Albert Hamilton ||align=right|520
|-
|George Muir
||align=right|9,352
|-
|Kenneth C. Hartwell ||align=right|5,394
|-
|Roger H. Poiron ||align=right|3,492
|-
|Sidney E. Varcoe ||align=right|449
|-
|George Muir
||align=right|9,698
|-
|Jack Wilton ||align=right|5,167
|-
|George Loeppky ||align=right|4,099
|-
|Magnus Eliason
||align=right|416
|-
|George Muir
||align=right|8,988
|-
|Fred Westwood ||align=right|4,925
|-
|George Loeppky ||align=right|2,711
|-
|Edith Alsop ||align=right|619
|-
|George G. Elias ||align=right|237
|-
|George Muir
||align=right|11,785
|-
|Donald A. Livingston ||align=right|7,748
|-
|Roy E. Esler ||align=right|1,350
|-
|Edith Alsop ||align=right|1,305
|-
|George G. Elias||align=right|614
By-election: On Mr. Muir's death, 26 August 1970
|-
|Jack Murta
||align=right|11,222
|-
|Ken R. Hanssen ||align=right| 4,444
|-
|Garry Enns ||align=right|1,814
|-
|John L. Harms||align=right|1,730
|-
|George G. Elias ||align=right|377
|-
|Jack Murta
||align=right|17,253
|-
|Richard S. Bowles ||align=right|4,469
|-
|John M. Bucklaschuk ||align=right|1,627
|-
|John L. Harms ||align=right|943
|-
|Jack Murta
||align=right|16,465
|-
|Norm Dashevsky ||align=right| 4,414
|-
|Frank Froese ||align=right|1,278
|-
|Jacob M. Froese ||align=right|1,164
|-
|Jack Murta
||align=right|21,366
|-
|Peter Cole
||align=right|6,201
|-
|Keith W.D. Poulson ||align=right|2,920
|-
|Jack Murta
||align=right|18,057
|-
|Peter Cole
||align=right|7,016
|-
|Herman Rempel ||align=right|3,353
|-
|George G. Elias ||align=right| 396
|-
|Jack Murta
||align=right|15,557
|-
|James S. Fallis ||align=right|8,976
|-
|Anne-Marie McEarcern ||align=right|4,423
|-
|Peter Hiebert ||align=right|2,052
|-
|Uncle Bill Harrison ||align=right|437
was a federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1871 to 1988. This riding was created following the admission of Manitoba into the Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
in 1870.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Brandon—Souris
Brandon—Souris
Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-Demographics:-Geography:The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba...
, Lisgar—Marquette
Lisgar—Marquette
Lisgar—Marquette was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar and Portage—Marquette ridings....
and Provencher
Provencher (electoral district)
Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871. It is largely a rural district, the largest community being the city of Steinbach, Manitoba.-Demographics:-History:...
ridings.
Election results
By-election: As a result of Manitoba joining Confederation, 15 July 1870|-
|John Christian Schultz
John Christian Schultz
Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada...
||align=right|315
|-
|Colin Inkster ||align=right|65
|-
|John Christian Schultz
John Christian Schultz
Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada...
||align=right|273
|-
|Edward Hay ||align=right|128
|-
|John Christian Schultz
John Christian Schultz
Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada...
||align=right|285
|-
|Edward Hay ||align=right|216
|-
|John Christian Schultz
John Christian Schultz
Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada...
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|Arthur Wellington Ross
Arthur Wellington Ross
Arthur Wellington Ross was a Canadian politician, educator and lawyer.Born in Nairn, Upper Canada, the son of Donald Ross, he studied at the Toronto Normal School and taught school in Cornwall, becoming headmaster for the local high school and then inspector of schools for Glengarry County...
||align=right|760
|-
|John Christian Schultz
John Christian Schultz
Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada...
||align=right|720
|-
|Arthur Wellington Ross
Arthur Wellington Ross
Arthur Wellington Ross was a Canadian politician, educator and lawyer.Born in Nairn, Upper Canada, the son of Donald Ross, he studied at the Toronto Normal School and taught school in Cornwall, becoming headmaster for the local high school and then inspector of schools for Glengarry County...
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|Arthur Wellington Ross
Arthur Wellington Ross
Arthur Wellington Ross was a Canadian politician, educator and lawyer.Born in Nairn, Upper Canada, the son of Donald Ross, he studied at the Toronto Normal School and taught school in Cornwall, becoming headmaster for the local high school and then inspector of schools for Glengarry County...
||align=right|1,359
|-
|John Taylor ||align=right|1,169
|-
|Robert Lorne Richardson
Robert Lorne Richardson
Robert Lorne Richardson was a Canadian journalist, editor, newspaper owner, author, and politician.Born in Balderson, Lanark County, Upper Canada, the son of Joseph Richardson and Harriet Thompson, Richardson was educated at the Balderson Public School and in 1879 became a journalist working for...
||align=right|2,657
|-
|R. Rogers ||align=right|2,603
|-
|Robert Lorne Richardson
Robert Lorne Richardson
Robert Lorne Richardson was a Canadian journalist, editor, newspaper owner, author, and politician.Born in Balderson, Lanark County, Upper Canada, the son of Joseph Richardson and Harriet Thompson, Richardson was educated at the Balderson Public School and in 1879 became a journalist working for...
||align=right|3,392
|-
|Valentine Winkler
Valentine Winkler
Valentine Winkler was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal from 1892 to 1900, and again from 1900 to 1920. Winkler was a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris...
||align=right|3,143
By-election: On Mr. Richardson's election being declared void, 20 July 1901
|-
|D.A. Stewart
Duncan Alexander Stewart
Duncan Alexander Stewart was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 1902 to 1904 as a Liberal....
||align=right|3,370
|-
|Robert Lorne Richardson
Robert Lorne Richardson
Robert Lorne Richardson was a Canadian journalist, editor, newspaper owner, author, and politician.Born in Balderson, Lanark County, Upper Canada, the son of Joseph Richardson and Harriet Thompson, Richardson was educated at the Balderson Public School and in 1879 became a journalist working for...
||align=right|2,354
|-
|J.M. Toombs ||align=right|1,646
|-
|Thomas Greenway
Thomas Greenway
For the American character actor , see Tom Greenway.Thomas Greenway was a politician, merchant and farmer. He served as the seventh Premier of Manitoba, Canada, from 1888 to 1900...
||align=right|1,657
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1915 as a Conservative...
||align=right|1,477
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1915 as a Conservative...
||align=right|1,765
|-
|John Franklin Greenway ||align=right|1,660
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1915 as a Conservative...
||align=right|1,692
|-
|John Franklin Greenway ||align=right|1,672
|-
|Ferris Bolton
Ferris Bolton
Ferris Bolton was a politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Unionist Party in the 1917 election to represent the riding of Lisgar...
||align=right|3,834
|-
|Ernest Wesley Quinn ||align=right|613
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown was a Canadian politician, farmer and minister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 election as a Member of the Progressive Party. He moved to the Liberal-Progressives after the 1926 election and was re-elected in 1930....
||align=right|4,460
|-
|Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers (Manitoba politician)
Robert Rogers, PC was a Canadian merchant and politician. He served as a cabinet minister at both the federal and provincial levels....
||align=right| 3,296
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown was a Canadian politician, farmer and minister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 election as a Member of the Progressive Party. He moved to the Liberal-Progressives after the 1926 election and was re-elected in 1930....
||align=right|3,112
|-
|William James Rowe ||align=right|2,736
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown was a Canadian politician, farmer and minister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 election as a Member of the Progressive Party. He moved to the Liberal-Progressives after the 1926 election and was re-elected in 1930....
||align=right|4,657
|-
|William James Rowe ||align=right|3,790
|-
|John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown was a Canadian politician, farmer and minister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 election as a Member of the Progressive Party. He moved to the Liberal-Progressives after the 1926 election and was re-elected in 1930....
||align=right|5,162
|-
|Robert Thomas Hewitt ||align=right|4,990
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Morden, Manitoba and became a farmer by career....
||align=right|4,973
|-
|Wallace Conrad Miller ||align=right|4,453
|-
|Eva Nelson ||align=right|767
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Morden, Manitoba and became a farmer by career....
||align=right|5,221
|-
|Reginald Arthur Sprake Follett ||align=right| 2,433
|-
|David Leslie McBrien ||align=right|1,160
|-
|Thomas Eldon McIntyre
Thomas Eldon McIntyre
Thomas Eldon McIntyre was born in Carleton County, Ontario, and moved to Manitoba as a child in 1880. He settled in the Burnside district, and operated an implement business in Oakville from 1911 to 1949 before moving to Winnipeg...
||align=right|685
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Morden, Manitoba and became a farmer by career....
||align=right|4,552
|-
|Wallace Conrad Miller ||align=right|4,257
|-
|Edgar James Bailey ||align=right|1,512
|-
|Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler
Howard Waldemar Winkler was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Morden, Manitoba and became a farmer by career....
||align=right|9,190
|-
|Diedrich Heppner ||align=right|5,684
|-
|Gordon Morris Atkins ||align=right|1,470
|-
|William Albert Pommer
William Albert Pommer
William Albert Pommer was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Virden, Manitoba....
||align=right|6,581
|-
|William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe
William Henry Sharpe was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1915 as a Conservative...
||align=right|4,780
|-
|Ivan Andrew Langtry ||align=right|3,096
|-
|George Muir
George Muir
George Robson Muir was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Margaret, Manitoba and became a farmer and seed grower by career....
||align=right|8,708
|-
|Ivan Andrew Langtry ||align=right|5,246
|-
|William Albert Pommer
William Albert Pommer
William Albert Pommer was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Virden, Manitoba....
||align=right|4,390
|-
|Howard Russell Pawley ||align=right|443
|-
|Douglas George Gateson ||align=right|205
|-
|George Muir
George Muir
George Robson Muir was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Margaret, Manitoba and became a farmer and seed grower by career....
||align=right|13,072
|-
|Kenneth C. Hartwell ||align=right|4,546
|-
|Wilfred Darling ||align=right|1,445
|-
|Joseph Albert Hamilton ||align=right|520
|-
|George Muir
George Muir
George Robson Muir was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Margaret, Manitoba and became a farmer and seed grower by career....
||align=right|9,352
|-
|Kenneth C. Hartwell ||align=right|5,394
|-
|Roger H. Poiron ||align=right|3,492
|-
|Sidney E. Varcoe ||align=right|449
|-
|George Muir
George Muir
George Robson Muir was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Margaret, Manitoba and became a farmer and seed grower by career....
||align=right|9,698
|-
|Jack Wilton ||align=right|5,167
|-
|George Loeppky ||align=right|4,099
|-
|Magnus Eliason
Magnus Eliason
Magnus Eliason was a founding member of the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation. From 1969 to 1989, he was a Winnipeg City Councillor.He was born in Arnes, Manitoba, the son of Icelandic immigrants....
||align=right|416
|-
|George Muir
George Muir
George Robson Muir was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Margaret, Manitoba and became a farmer and seed grower by career....
||align=right|8,988
|-
|Fred Westwood ||align=right|4,925
|-
|George Loeppky ||align=right|2,711
|-
|Edith Alsop ||align=right|619
|-
|George G. Elias ||align=right|237
|-
|George Muir
George Muir
George Robson Muir was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Margaret, Manitoba and became a farmer and seed grower by career....
||align=right|11,785
|-
|Donald A. Livingston ||align=right|7,748
|-
|Roy E. Esler ||align=right|1,350
|-
|Edith Alsop ||align=right|1,305
|-
|George G. Elias||align=right|614
By-election: On Mr. Muir's death, 26 August 1970
|-
|Jack Murta
Jack Murta
Jack Burnett Murta, is a former Canadian politician.Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964....
||align=right|11,222
|-
|Ken R. Hanssen ||align=right| 4,444
|-
|Garry Enns ||align=right|1,814
|-
|John L. Harms||align=right|1,730
|-
|George G. Elias ||align=right|377
|-
|Jack Murta
Jack Murta
Jack Burnett Murta, is a former Canadian politician.Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964....
||align=right|17,253
|-
|Richard S. Bowles ||align=right|4,469
|-
|John M. Bucklaschuk ||align=right|1,627
|-
|John L. Harms ||align=right|943
|-
|Jack Murta
Jack Murta
Jack Burnett Murta, is a former Canadian politician.Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964....
||align=right|16,465
|-
|Norm Dashevsky ||align=right| 4,414
|-
|Frank Froese ||align=right|1,278
|-
|Jacob M. Froese ||align=right|1,164
|-
|Jack Murta
Jack Murta
Jack Burnett Murta, is a former Canadian politician.Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964....
||align=right|21,366
|-
|Peter Cole
Peter Cole
Peter Cole is an American Jewish poet who lives in Jerusalem and New Haven.-Early life:Cole was born in 1957 in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended Williams College and Hampshire College, and moved to Jerusalem in 1981.-Literary career:...
||align=right|6,201
|-
|Keith W.D. Poulson ||align=right|2,920
|-
|Jack Murta
Jack Murta
Jack Burnett Murta, is a former Canadian politician.Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964....
||align=right|18,057
|-
|Peter Cole
Peter Cole
Peter Cole is an American Jewish poet who lives in Jerusalem and New Haven.-Early life:Cole was born in 1957 in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended Williams College and Hampshire College, and moved to Jerusalem in 1981.-Literary career:...
||align=right|7,016
|-
|Herman Rempel ||align=right|3,353
|-
|George G. Elias ||align=right| 396
|-
|Jack Murta
Jack Murta
Jack Burnett Murta, is a former Canadian politician.Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964....
||align=right|15,557
|-
|James S. Fallis ||align=right|8,976
|-
|Anne-Marie McEarcern ||align=right|4,423
|-
|Peter Hiebert ||align=right|2,052
|-
|Uncle Bill Harrison ||align=right|437
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
- John Christian SchultzJohn Christian SchultzSir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada...
External links
- Riding history for Lisgar (1871–1987) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...