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Fort Garry (electoral district)

Coordinates: 49°49′48″N 97°09′25″W / 49.830°N 97.157°W / 49.830; -97.157
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Fort Garry
Manitoba electoral district
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Mark Wasyliw
Independent
District created1957
First contested1958
Last contested2023

Fort Garry is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba that existed from 1958 to 2011 and was re-created in 2019. It was first created by redistribution in 1957 from parts of Iberville, Assiniboia and St. Boniface, and formally existed beginning with the 1958 provincial election. The riding is in the south-central and southwestern region of the city of Winnipeg. It is named for the historical Fort Garry which was occupied by supporters of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1870.

Fort Garry was bordered to the east by Riel and St. Vital (across the Red River of the North), to the south by St. Norbert, to the north by Lord Roberts, and to the west by Fort Whyte. It was a mostly middle-class residential area, with some small businesses. It contained the University of Manitoba's main campus until electoral redistribution in 2008 took effect at the 2011 Manitoba general election, placing the campus in the new district of Fort Richmond.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,383. In 1999, the average family income was $50,720, and the unemployment rate was 6.40% (though, conversely, it may be noted that 26% of the riding's residents are listed as low-income). Over 16% of Fort Garry's residents were immigrants, with 5% listing German as their ethnic origin. Almost 23% of the riding's residents have a university degree.

The service sector accounted for 17% of Fort Garry's industry, with a further 12% each in the retail trade and educational services.

Historically, Fort Garry was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservatives, who represented the riding from 1958 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 2003. Future Premier Sterling Lyon was Fort Garry's first member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). In the provincial election of 1999, however, the New Democratic Party (NDP) came within only 30 votes of winning the riding. They made it their primary target in the 2003 election, and won it for the first time in their history.

Fort Garry's last MLA before dissolution was Kerri Irvin-Ross of the NDP, who was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election with 53% of the vote.

Following the 2008 electoral boundary redistribution, Fort Garry was abolished. Most of its territory was divided between the new ridings of Fort Garry-Riverview and Fort Richmond, with a smaller portion going to St. Norbert.

Following the 2018 redistribution, the riding was re-created from Fort Garry-Riverview, Fort Rouge, River Heights, and Fort Richmond. Fort Garry was contested in the 2019 provincial election. It is bordered by River Heights to the northwest, Fort Rouge to the northeast, St. Vital to the east, Riel to the southeast, Fort Richmond to the south, Waverley to the southwest, and Fort Whyte to the west.[1]

List of provincial representatives

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Name Party Took office Left office
Sterling Lyon PC 1958 1969
Bud Sherman PC 1969 1984
Charles Birt PC 1984 1988
Laurie Evans Lib 1988 1990
Rosemary Vodrey PC 1990 1999
Joy Smith PC 1999 2003
Kerri Irvin-Ross NDP 2003 2011
Riding abolished
Mark Wasyliw NDP (until 2024)
Independent (since 2024)
2019

Election results

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1958

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1958 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 3,731 52.01
Liberal–Progressive Leslie Fennell 2,408 33.57
Co-operative Commonwealth Nena Woodward 1,035 14.43
Total valid votes 7,174 99.39
Total rejected ballots 44 0.61
Turnout 7,218 61.10
Eligible voters 11,813
Source(s)
Source:[2][3] Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

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1959 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 4,842 58.69 +6.68
Liberal–Progressive Stan Farwell 2,035 24.67 -8.90
Co-operative Commonwealth Nena Woodward 1,373 16.46 +2.22
Total valid votes 8,250 99.41
Total rejected ballots 49 0.59 -0.02
Turnout 8,299 68.80 +7.70
Eligible voters 12,062
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.79
Source(s)
Source: [4][5]Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

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1962 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 4,721 54.16 -4.53
Liberal David Bowles 2,828 32.44 +7.78
New Democratic Cliff Brownridge 1,168 13.40 -3.24
Total valid votes 8,717 98.81
Total rejected ballots 105 1.19 +0.60
Turnout 8,822 66.05 -2.76
Eligible voters 13,357
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.15
Source(s)
Source:[6][7] Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

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1966 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 6,131 59.32 +5.16
Liberal Peter Stokes 2,435 23.56 -8.88
New Democratic Victor Ratsma 1,769 17.12 +3.72
Total valid votes 10,335 99.75
Total rejected ballots 26 0.25 -0.94
Turnout 10,361 66.89 +0.84
Eligible voters 10,335
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.02
Source(s)
Source:[8][9] Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969

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1969 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 3,570 47.17 -12.16
New Democratic G. Grant Cosby 2,063 27.26 10.14
Liberal Richard Alan "Dick" Wankling 1,936 25.58 2.02
Total valid votes 7,569
Rejected 20
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,906 76.61 9.72
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.

1973

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1973 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 4,783 36.46 -10.71
Liberal Henry Janzen 4,331 33.01 7.43
New Democratic C. G. "Giff" Gifford 4,006 30.53 3.28
Total valid votes 13,120
Rejected 58
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,928 82.73 6.12
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.

1977

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1977 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 10,052 60.44 23.98
New Democratic Ruth Pear 4,157 24.99 -5.54
Liberal Beth Candlish 2,423 14.57 -18.44
Total valid votes 16,632
Rejected 27
Eligible voters / Turnout 21,742 76.62 -6.11
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.

1981

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1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 6,227 55.71 -4.73
New Democratic Hans Wittich 3,705 33.15 8.15
Liberal Lil Haus 1,042 9.32 -5.25
Progressive James Goodridge 203 1.82
Total valid votes 11,177
Rejected 12
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,346 72.91 -3.71
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.

1984 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, October 2, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Charlie Birt 3,561 44.59 -11.12
Liberal Sharon Carstairs 1,993 24.96 15.63
New Democratic Shirley Lord 1,211 15.16 -17.98
Progressive Sidney Green 1,035 12.96 11.14
WCC Fred Cameron 186 2.33
Total valid votes 7,986
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.

1986

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1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Charlie Birt 5,146 48.45 3.86
New Democratic Nora Losey 3,158 29.73 14.57
Liberal Ian Band 2,114 19.90 -5.05
WCC Ivan Merritt 204 1.92 -0.41
Total valid votes 10,622
Rejected 23
Eligible voters / Turnout 16,072 66.23
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.

1988

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1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie Evans 6,055 46.58 26.68
Progressive Conservative Charlies Birt 5,173 39.80 -8.65
New Democratic Brian Pannell 1,553 11.95 -17.78
Western Independence Ivan Merritt 173 1.33 -0.60
Communist Millie Lamb 45 0.35
Total valid votes 12,999
Rejected 12
Eligible voters / turnout 16,634 78.22 11.99
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.67
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.

1990

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1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,105 47.07 7.27
Liberal Laurie Evans 3,992 36.81 -9.77
New Democratic Shirley Lord 1,500 13.83 1.88
Western Independence Jan Mandseth 249 2.30 0.96
Total valid votes 10,846
Rejected 17
Eligible voters / turnout 14,890 72.96 -5.26
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.52
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.

1995

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1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,959 48.29 1.22 $32,899.54
Liberal Jim Woodman 4,434 35.93 -0.88 $34,086.38
New Democratic Brock Holowachuk 1,857 15.05 1.22 $1,399.00
Libertarian Alex Pressey 91 0.74 $124.74
Total valid votes 12,341
Rejected 53
Eligible voters / turnout 17,418 71.16 -1.80
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.

1999

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1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Joy Smith 4,436 43.92 -4.37 $28,543.84
New Democratic Lawrie Cherniack 4,406 43.62 28.57 $29,325.00
Liberal Ted Gilson 1,143 11.32 -24.61 $9,808.98
Manitoba Denise Van Rooyen 116 1.15 $1,032.59
Total valid votes 10,101
Rejected 37
Eligible voters / turnout 13,502 75.09 3.93
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.

2003

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2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Kerri Irvin-Ross 3,852 46.75 3.13 $21,049.74
Progressive Conservative Joy Smith 3,765 45.69 1.78 $29,935.35
Liberal Taran Malik 562 6.82 -4.50 $13,984.00
Independent Didz Zuzens 61 0.74 $395.34
Total valid votes 8,240
Rejected 55
Eligible voters / turnout 13,066 63.49 -11.60
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

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2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Kerri Irvin-Ross 4,291 52.60 5.85 $28,543.84
Progressive Conservative Shaun McCaffrey 2,101 25.75 -19.94 $16,517.08
Liberal Craig Hildahl 1,500 18.39 11.57 $14,094.14
Green Alon Weinberg 266 3.26 $55.55
Total valid votes 8,158
Rejected 36
Eligible voters / turnout 12,404 66.06 2.57
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2019

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2016 provincial election redistributed results[10]
Party %
  Progressive Conservative 37.7
  New Democratic 35.9
  Liberal 13.5
  Green 12.5
  Others 0.4


2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Mark Wasyliw 4,003 42.35 +6.5 $23,569.90
Progressive Conservative Nancy Cooke 3,007 31.81 -5.9 $29,491.08
Liberal Craig Larkins 1,719 18.19 +4.7 $5,839.65
Green Casey Fennessy 723 7.65 -4.8 $15.08
Total valid votes 9,452
Rejected 47
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,399 61.69 -4.37
New Democratic notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.2
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023

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2023 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Mark Wasyliw 5,319 58.82 +16.47 $26,232.97
Progressive Conservative Rick Shone 2,405 26.60 -5.22 $7,032.45
Liberal Shandi Strong 1,082 11.97 -6.22 $11,604.00
Green Aaron Kowal 237 2.62 -5.03 $749.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit 9,043 99.46 $60,307.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 49 0.54
Turnout 9,092 58.75 -2.94
Eligible voters 15,476
New Democratic hold Swing +10.84

References

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  1. ^ Elections Manitoba electoral map of Winnipeg
  2. ^ "1958 Manitoba Election: Fort Garry". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Province of Manitoba Twenty-Fifth General Election Held June 16, 1958 Summary of Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "1959 Manitoba Election: Fort Garry". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Province of Manitoba Twenty-Sixth General Election Held May 14, 1959 Summary of Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "1962 Manitoba Election: Fort Garry". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Province of Manitoba Twenty-Seventh General Election Held December 14, 1962 Summary of Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "1966 Manitoba Election: Fort Garry". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Province of Manitoba Twenty-Eighth General Election Held June 23, 1966 Summary of Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Marcoux, Jacques (August 27, 2019). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

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