Winnipeg—Fort Garry 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

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, 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 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Winnipeg South

Winnipeg South

Winnipeg South is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the south of the city of Winnipeg...

 riding.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Winnipeg South and Winnipeg South Centre

Winnipeg South Centre

Winnipeg South Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1979 and since 1988.-Geography:...

 ridings.

Election results

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|AXWORTHY, Lloyd

Lloyd Axworthy

Lloyd Norman Axworthy, PC, OC, OM is a prominent Canadian politician, statesman and University President from Manitoba. He is best known for having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien...

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|SPIVAK, Sidney

Sidney Spivak

Sidney Spivak was a Manitoba politician. He was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon, and was himself leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1971 to 1975.Spivak was born to a Jewish family in Winnipeg, and was educated at...

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|RACHLIS, Vivian ||align=right| 8,176
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|REZNOWSKI, Tony ||align=right|245
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|MICHALCHUK, Douglas ||align=right| 90
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|JOHNSTON, Larry E. ||align=right| 87
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|AXWORTHY, Lloyd

Lloyd Axworthy

Lloyd Norman Axworthy, PC, OC, OM is a prominent Canadian politician, statesman and University President from Manitoba. He is best known for having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien...

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|TRUEMAN, Inez ||align=right|13,854
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|MCKENZIE, Brad ||align=right|7,293
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|BALDERSTONE, Dave Smilin ||align=right|405
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|GITTERMAN, Manuel ||align=right|90
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|AXWORTHY, Lloyd

Lloyd Axworthy

Lloyd Norman Axworthy, PC, OC, OM is a prominent Canadian politician, statesman and University President from Manitoba. He is best known for having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien...

  ||align=right|21,286
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|SHERMAN, Bud

Bud Sherman

Louis Ralph Sherman is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Canadian House of Commons during the 1960s, and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1984, serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling...

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|COYSTON, Gail ||align=right|5,932
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|SMITH, Clangy ||align=right|308
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|GOLDSPINK, Frank ||align=right|115

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for Winnipeg—Fort Garry (1976–1987) from the Library of Parliament
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