Macdonald (electoral district)
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Macdonald was a federal electoral district
in Manitoba
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1892 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette
ridings.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Brandon
, Lisgar
, Portage—Neepawa
, Selkirk
and Souris
ridings.
It consisted of the rural municipalities of South Cypress, South Norfolk, North Norfolk, North Cypress, Langford, Rosedale, Lansdowne, Westbourne and Portage la Prairie, and the towns of Portage la Prairie, Gladstone and Neepawa, and the village of Carberry, together with some unorganised territory lying west of Lake Manitoba and north to the northern boundary of the province of Manitoba.
|BOYD, Nathaniel ||align=right| 2,436
|-
|RUTHERFORD, John G. ||align=right| 2,038
|-
|BAITHWAITE, Charles ||align=right|1,259
By-election: On election being declared void, 30 March 1897
|-
|RUTHERFORD, J.G. ||align=right| 2,619
|-
|MCKENZIE, Kenneth ||align=right|2,083
|-
|BOYD, Nathaniel ||align=right| 3,866
|-
|RUTHERFORD, John G. ||align=right| 3,710
|-
|STAPLES, William D. ||align=right|2,737
|-
|RIDDELL, Jas. ||align=right|2,147
|-
|STAPLES, William D. ||align=right|2,990
|-
|THOMPSON, Samuel Jacob||align=right|2,414
|-
|STAPLES, William D. ||align=right|2,956
|-
|WOODS, James Smith ||align=right|2,795
By-election: On Mr. Staples being appointed Grain Commissioner for Canada, 10 April 1912
|-
|MORRISON, Alexander ||align=right|3,534
|-
|RICHARDSON, R.L.||align=right|2,740
By-election: On election being declared void, 10 November 1913
|-
|MORRISON, Alex. ||align=right|3,855
|-
|MYLES, Andrew Watson ||align=right|2,939
|-
|HENDERS, Richard Coe ||align=right| 5,327
|-
|WALSH, William Henry ||align=right|1,561
|-
|LOVIE, William James ||align=right|5,989
|-
|ARGUE, Andrew Starrat ||align=right|2,036
|-
|ROCAN, Joseph ||align=right|1,035
|-
|LOVIE, William James ||align=right|5,346
|-
|ROBINSON, Herbert Edward ||align=right|3,293
|-
|LOVIE, William James ||align=right|6,652
|-
|SCHWEITZER, Valmore Eric ||align=right|4,306
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
||align=right|6,100
|-
|WOODS, John Ernest ||align=right|5,601
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
||align=right|5,987
|-
|SPINKS, William Hosey ||align=right|4,072
|-
|MESSNER, Anthony MacDonald ||align=right|1,865
|-
|BENNETT, Leslie James ||align=right|1,291
|-
|MACLEAN, John ||align=right|967
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
||align=right|7,728
|-
|CUDDY, James Anthony ||align=right|4,510
|-
|LANGTRY, Ivan Andrew ||align=right|2,639
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
||align=right|6,147
|-
|CUDDY, James Anthony ||align=right|5,147
|-
|KENDALL, Harold ||align=right|2,078
|-
|TINKLER, Wilbert James ||align=right|1,235
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 1892 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette
Marquette (electoral district)
Marquette was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979.This riding was created in 1871 following the creation of the province of Manitoba in 1870....
ridings.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Brandon
Brandon (electoral district)
Brandon was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1896 to 1953.It was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette and Selkirk ridings....
, Lisgar
Lisgar (electoral district)
Lisgarwas 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....
, Portage—Neepawa
Portage—Neepawa
Portage—Neepawa was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Macdonald, Neepawa and Portage La Prairie ridings....
, Selkirk
Selkirk (electoral district)
Selkirk was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979.This riding was created in 1871 when the province of Manitoba was created....
and Souris
Souris (electoral district)
Souris was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1953.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Brandon and Lisgar ridings....
ridings.
It consisted of the rural municipalities of South Cypress, South Norfolk, North Norfolk, North Cypress, Langford, Rosedale, Lansdowne, Westbourne and Portage la Prairie, and the towns of Portage la Prairie, Gladstone and Neepawa, and the village of Carberry, together with some unorganised territory lying west of Lake Manitoba and north to the northern boundary of the province of Manitoba.
Election results
|-|BOYD, Nathaniel ||align=right| 2,436
|-
|RUTHERFORD, John G. ||align=right| 2,038
|-
|BAITHWAITE, Charles ||align=right|1,259
By-election: On election being declared void, 30 March 1897
|-
|RUTHERFORD, J.G. ||align=right| 2,619
|-
|MCKENZIE, Kenneth ||align=right|2,083
|-
|BOYD, Nathaniel ||align=right| 3,866
|-
|RUTHERFORD, John G. ||align=right| 3,710
|-
|STAPLES, William D. ||align=right|2,737
|-
|RIDDELL, Jas. ||align=right|2,147
|-
|STAPLES, William D. ||align=right|2,990
|-
|THOMPSON, Samuel Jacob||align=right|2,414
|-
|STAPLES, William D. ||align=right|2,956
|-
|WOODS, James Smith ||align=right|2,795
By-election: On Mr. Staples being appointed Grain Commissioner for Canada, 10 April 1912
|-
|MORRISON, Alexander ||align=right|3,534
|-
|RICHARDSON, R.L.||align=right|2,740
By-election: On election being declared void, 10 November 1913
|-
|MORRISON, Alex. ||align=right|3,855
|-
|MYLES, Andrew Watson ||align=right|2,939
|-
|HENDERS, Richard Coe ||align=right| 5,327
|-
|WALSH, William Henry ||align=right|1,561
|-
|LOVIE, William James ||align=right|5,989
|-
|ARGUE, Andrew Starrat ||align=right|2,036
|-
|ROCAN, Joseph ||align=right|1,035
|-
|LOVIE, William James ||align=right|5,346
|-
|ROBINSON, Herbert Edward ||align=right|3,293
|-
|LOVIE, William James ||align=right|6,652
|-
|SCHWEITZER, Valmore Eric ||align=right|4,306
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
William Gilbert Weir
William Gilbert Weir was a Canadian politician and was the longest serving Liberal-Progressive Member of Parliament in Canadian history sitting in the Canadian House of Commons for 27 years....
||align=right|6,100
|-
|WOODS, John Ernest ||align=right|5,601
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
William Gilbert Weir
William Gilbert Weir was a Canadian politician and was the longest serving Liberal-Progressive Member of Parliament in Canadian history sitting in the Canadian House of Commons for 27 years....
||align=right|5,987
|-
|SPINKS, William Hosey ||align=right|4,072
|-
|MESSNER, Anthony MacDonald ||align=right|1,865
|-
|BENNETT, Leslie James ||align=right|1,291
|-
|MACLEAN, John ||align=right|967
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
William Gilbert Weir
William Gilbert Weir was a Canadian politician and was the longest serving Liberal-Progressive Member of Parliament in Canadian history sitting in the Canadian House of Commons for 27 years....
||align=right|7,728
|-
|CUDDY, James Anthony ||align=right|4,510
|-
|LANGTRY, Ivan Andrew ||align=right|2,639
|-
|WEIR, William Gilbert
William Gilbert Weir
William Gilbert Weir was a Canadian politician and was the longest serving Liberal-Progressive Member of Parliament in Canadian history sitting in the Canadian House of Commons for 27 years....
||align=right|6,147
|-
|CUDDY, James Anthony ||align=right|5,147
|-
|KENDALL, Harold ||align=right|2,078
|-
|TINKLER, Wilbert James ||align=right|1,235
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Macdonald (1892–1947) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...