Winnipeg North Centre
Encyclopedia
Winnipeg North Centre was a federal electoral district
in Manitoba
, Canada
, that was represented by a Member of Parliament
(MP) in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 2004. It is a largely working class riding in Winnipeg and has traditionally had a large Jewish and immigrant population.
The riding was created in 1924 and was first used for the 1925 federal election
when it elected J.S. Woodsworth of the Independent Labour Party as its first MP. Woodsworth had previously represented Winnipeg Centre since the 1921 election
. In 1932, Woodsworth became the leader of the newly created Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
(CCF), and he held the seat for the party through the 1935 election
and 1940 election
s until his death in 1942.
A by-election
held that year was won by Stanley Knowles
of the CCF. Knowles held the seat until the 1958 election
that returned a landslide for John George Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
and elected Tory John MacLean
in Winnipeg North Centre.
Out of parliament, Knowles went to work for the Canadian Labour Congress
, and played a leading role in creating the alliance between the CLC and the CCF that led to the creation of the New Democratic Party
(NDP) in 1961. Knowles won Winnipeg North Centre for the NDP in the 1962 election
, and held the riding until his retirement in 1984.
In the 1984 election
, the riding stayed in NDP hands with the election of Cyril Keeper
. The NDP lost the riding in the 1988 election
, however, when David Walker
of the Liberal Party of Canada
took the seat. Walker was re-elected in the 1993 election
.
In the 1997 election
, the NDP retook the riding (which since had its name changed to Winnipeg Centre
) with Pat Martin
becoming the MP. Martin retained the seat in the 2000 election
.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Winnipeg North
, Winnipeg Centre
and Kildonan—St. Paul
ridings.
Martin was re-elected to Parliament in Winnipeg Centre riding in the 2004 election
.
|WASYLYCIA-LEIS, Judy
|align="right"| 14,356
|-
|RICHARD, Mary
|align="right"| 6,755
|-
|TRONIAK, Myron
|align="right"| 2,950
|-
|RANKIN, Darrell
|align="right"| 525
|-
|WASYLYCIA-LEIS, Judy
|align="right"| 13,663
|-
|SILVER, Judy
|align="right"| 7,801
|-
|WIENS, Mike
|align="right"| 3,678
|-
|LARKIN, Marni
|align="right"| 1,742
|-
|INNES, Elizabeth
|align="right"| 169
|-
|SEGAL, Sharon
|align="right"| 128
|-
|WALKER, David
|align="right"| 13,308
|-
|HEMPHILL, Maureen
|align="right"| 8,506
|-
|SMITH, Reg
|align="right"|2,171
|-
|ZEGALSKI, Leslie
|align="right"| 1,219
|-
|DOMINE, Gene
|align="right"| 852
|-
|SHELTON, Deborah
|align="right"| 171
|-
|PLEWAK, James
|align="right"| 113
|-
|BESSON, Cliff
|align="right"|89
|-
|WALKER, David
|align="right"| 12,104
|-
|KEEPER, Cyril
|align="right"| 10,580
|-
|TAYLOR, Paul
|align="right"| 5,334
|-
|ATAMANCHUK, Dennis
|align="right"|417
|-
|TALARICO, John R.
|align="right"| 409
|-
|HAWRYLUK, William
|align="right"| 242
|-
|ROBSON, Lorne
|align="right"| 179
|-
|MICHALCHUK, Glen
|align="right"| 97
|-
|KEEPER, Cyril
|align="right"| 10,559
|-
|DU, Joe
|align="right"|6,470
|-
|BUETI, Frank
|align="right"| 5,144
|-
|MCDONALD, Monty A.
|align="right"| 484
|-
|HOGAN, Don
|align="right"|234
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley
|align="right"|12,637
|-
|DAVIS, A.G.J. Harold
|align="right"| 5,176
|-
|KERR, Joe
|align="right"| 4,113
|-
|FLETCHER, Paula
|align="right"| 176
|-
|SINGH, Manjit
|align="right"| 69
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley
|align="right"|15,121
|-
|JOHNSON, Frank
|align="right"| 5,428
|-
|KERR, Joe
|align="right"| 5,408
|-
|FLETCHER, Paula
|align="right"| 182
|-
|FRAIN, Marnie
|align="right"| 97
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 12,023
|-
|CROCKETT, Frank W.
|align="right"| 8,521
|-
|SWEATMAN, Alan Travers
|align="right"| 5,883
|-
|STOROZUK, Ed
|align="right"| 225
|-
|KARDASH, Mary
|align="right"| 198
|-
|SMITH, Murry
|align="right"| 79
|-
|WALDMAN, Aili C.
|align="right"|67
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 13,263
|-
|CROCKETT, Frank W.
|align="right"| 7,050
|-
|TURNER, Norman Frederick
|align="right"| 6,984
|-
|HAWRYLUK, Don
|align="right"| 440
|-
|CURRIE, Don
|align="right"| 186
|-
|CARLSON, Barry John
|align="right"| 134
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 14,880
|-
|AXWORTHY, Lloyd
|align="right"| 11,323
|-
|KERR, Joe
|align="right"| 4,124
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 14,056
|-
|WOCKS, M.M. general
|align="right"| 6,085
|-
|CHOLAKIS, Leo
|align="right"| 5,384
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 13,619
|-
|HARTMAN, Erna
|align="right"| 7,814
|-
|KRAWCHUK, Barry E.
|align="right"| 7,077
|-
|WILLMS, Val. Paul
|align="right"| 1,026
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 12,797
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 9,231
|-
|KRAWCHUK, Barry Eugene
|align="right"| 5,443
|-
|WEBSTER, David C.
|align="right"|864
|-
|CURRIE, Don
|align="right"| 649
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 14,911
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 13,536
|-
|BLAINE, Thomas R.
|align="right"| 3,552
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 15,229
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 5,821
|-
|STUBBS, Harold St. George
|align="right"| 4,813
|-
|MANKEY, Gideon D.
|align="right"| 1,880
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 12,713
|-
|TARASKA, Peter
|align="right"| 7,535
|-
|LEE, Charles D.
|align="right"| 1,760
|-
|ROSS, William Cecil
|align="right"| 1,606
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 15,389
|-
|MOLLOY, William A.
|align="right"| 9,010
|-
|PATTINSON, Richard R.
|align="right"| 3,434
|-
|JUBA, Stephen
|align="right"|694
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 15,971
|-
|GRAHAM, David M.
|align="right"| 5,728
|-
|LONG, Mark J.
|align="right"| 4,711
|-
|MCNEIL, John
|align="right"| 1,283
|-
|DODDS, Gordon C.
|align="right"| 1,077
By-election: On Mr. Woodsworth's death, 21 March 1942
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"|11,639
|-
|JOHANNESSON, Konrad
|align="right"| 4,718
|-
|RICE, Cyril E.
|align="right"| 220
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 11,324
|-
|MCDONNELL, Ambrose Roy
|align="right"| 11,199
|-
|STEFANSSON, Bjorn
|align="right"| 5,412
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 10,052
|-
|HERMANSON, H.P. Albert
|align="right"|6,025
|-
|PATTINSON, Richard Randolph
|align="right"| 4,657
|-
|KILSHAW, Thomas William
|align="right"|2,490
|-
|HUFFMAN, Charles Wesley
|align="right"| 1,035
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 8,265
|-
|GARGAN, Thomas
|align="right"| 2,028
|-
|FORKIN, Martin Joseph
|align="right"| 492
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 7,221
|-
|BANFIELD, Jose Alexander
|align="right"| 4,220
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 4,794
|-
|BRAID, Joseph Edwin
|align="right"| 3,578
|-
|LOWERY, Edward Wesley
|align="right"| 1,689
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
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, Canada
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, that was represented by a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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from 1925 to 2004. It is a largely working class riding in Winnipeg and has traditionally had a large Jewish and immigrant population.
The riding was created in 1924 and was first used for the 1925 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1925
The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...
when it elected J.S. Woodsworth of the Independent Labour Party as its first MP. Woodsworth had previously represented Winnipeg Centre since the 1921 election
Canadian federal election, 1921
The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...
. In 1932, Woodsworth became the leader of the newly created Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
(CCF), and he held the seat for the party through the 1935 election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
and 1940 election
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
s until his death in 1942.
A by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held that year was won by Stanley Knowles
Stanley Knowles
Stanley Howard Knowles, PC, OC was a Canadian parliamentarian. Knowles represented the riding of Winnipeg North Centre from 1942 to 1958 on behalf of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and again from 1962 to 1984 representing the CCF's successor, the New Democratic Party .Knowles was widely...
of the CCF. Knowles held the seat until the 1958 election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
that returned a landslide for John George Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
and elected Tory John MacLean
John MacLean (Manitoba politician)
John Douglas Campbell MacLean was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a barrister by career....
in Winnipeg North Centre.
Out of parliament, Knowles went to work for the Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in English Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.- Formation :...
, and played a leading role in creating the alliance between the CLC and the CCF that led to the creation of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
(NDP) in 1961. Knowles won Winnipeg North Centre for the NDP in the 1962 election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
, and held the riding until his retirement in 1984.
In the 1984 election
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
, the riding stayed in NDP hands with the election of Cyril Keeper
Cyril Keeper
Cyril Keeper is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1980 to 1988, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party....
. The NDP lost the riding in the 1988 election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
, however, when David Walker
David Walker (Canadian politician)
David Walker is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997, as a member of the Liberal Party....
of the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
took the seat. Walker was re-elected in the 1993 election
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
.
In the 1997 election
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, the NDP retook the riding (which since had its name changed to Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997...
) with Pat Martin
Pat Martin
Patrick "Pat" Martin is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, representing the riding of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party.-Career:...
becoming the MP. Martin retained the seat in the 2000 election
Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Winnipeg North
Winnipeg North
For information on the historical provincial constituency, see Winnipeg North .Winnipeg North is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917...
, Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997...
and Kildonan—St. Paul
Kildonan—St. Paul
Kildonan—St. Paul is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It consists of the far northern end of Winnipeg and the rural municipalities of East St. Paul and West St. Paul....
ridings.
Martin was re-elected to Parliament in Winnipeg Centre riding in the 2004 election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
.
Election results
|-|WASYLYCIA-LEIS, Judy
|align="right"| 14,356
|-
|RICHARD, Mary
|align="right"| 6,755
|-
|TRONIAK, Myron
|align="right"| 2,950
|-
|RANKIN, Darrell
|align="right"| 525
|-
|WASYLYCIA-LEIS, Judy
|align="right"| 13,663
|-
|SILVER, Judy
|align="right"| 7,801
|-
|WIENS, Mike
|align="right"| 3,678
|-
|LARKIN, Marni
|align="right"| 1,742
|-
|INNES, Elizabeth
|align="right"| 169
|-
|SEGAL, Sharon
|align="right"| 128
|-
|WALKER, David
|align="right"| 13,308
|-
|HEMPHILL, Maureen
|align="right"| 8,506
|-
|SMITH, Reg
|align="right"|2,171
|-
|ZEGALSKI, Leslie
|align="right"| 1,219
|-
|DOMINE, Gene
|align="right"| 852
|-
|SHELTON, Deborah
|align="right"| 171
|-
|PLEWAK, James
|align="right"| 113
|-
|BESSON, Cliff
|align="right"|89
|-
|WALKER, David
|align="right"| 12,104
|-
|KEEPER, Cyril
|align="right"| 10,580
|-
|TAYLOR, Paul
|align="right"| 5,334
|-
|ATAMANCHUK, Dennis
|align="right"|417
|-
|TALARICO, John R.
|align="right"| 409
|-
|HAWRYLUK, William
|align="right"| 242
|-
|ROBSON, Lorne
|align="right"| 179
|-
|MICHALCHUK, Glen
|align="right"| 97
|-
|KEEPER, Cyril
|align="right"| 10,559
|-
|DU, Joe
|align="right"|6,470
|-
|BUETI, Frank
|align="right"| 5,144
|-
|MCDONALD, Monty A.
|align="right"| 484
|-
|HOGAN, Don
|align="right"|234
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley
|align="right"|12,637
|-
|DAVIS, A.G.J. Harold
|align="right"| 5,176
|-
|KERR, Joe
|align="right"| 4,113
|-
|FLETCHER, Paula
|align="right"| 176
|-
|SINGH, Manjit
|align="right"| 69
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley
|align="right"|15,121
|-
|JOHNSON, Frank
|align="right"| 5,428
|-
|KERR, Joe
|align="right"| 5,408
|-
|FLETCHER, Paula
|align="right"| 182
|-
|FRAIN, Marnie
|align="right"| 97
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 12,023
|-
|CROCKETT, Frank W.
|align="right"| 8,521
|-
|SWEATMAN, Alan Travers
|align="right"| 5,883
|-
|STOROZUK, Ed
|align="right"| 225
|-
|KARDASH, Mary
|align="right"| 198
|-
|SMITH, Murry
|align="right"| 79
|-
|WALDMAN, Aili C.
|align="right"|67
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 13,263
|-
|CROCKETT, Frank W.
|align="right"| 7,050
|-
|TURNER, Norman Frederick
|align="right"| 6,984
|-
|HAWRYLUK, Don
|align="right"| 440
|-
|CURRIE, Don
|align="right"| 186
|-
|CARLSON, Barry John
|align="right"| 134
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 14,880
|-
|AXWORTHY, Lloyd
|align="right"| 11,323
|-
|KERR, Joe
|align="right"| 4,124
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 14,056
|-
|WOCKS, M.M. general
|align="right"| 6,085
|-
|CHOLAKIS, Leo
|align="right"| 5,384
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 13,619
|-
|HARTMAN, Erna
|align="right"| 7,814
|-
|KRAWCHUK, Barry E.
|align="right"| 7,077
|-
|WILLMS, Val. Paul
|align="right"| 1,026
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 12,797
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 9,231
|-
|KRAWCHUK, Barry Eugene
|align="right"| 5,443
|-
|WEBSTER, David C.
|align="right"|864
|-
|CURRIE, Don
|align="right"| 649
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 14,911
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 13,536
|-
|BLAINE, Thomas R.
|align="right"| 3,552
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 15,229
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 5,821
|-
|STUBBS, Harold St. George
|align="right"| 4,813
|-
|MANKEY, Gideon D.
|align="right"| 1,880
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 12,713
|-
|TARASKA, Peter
|align="right"| 7,535
|-
|LEE, Charles D.
|align="right"| 1,760
|-
|ROSS, William Cecil
|align="right"| 1,606
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 15,389
|-
|MOLLOY, William A.
|align="right"| 9,010
|-
|PATTINSON, Richard R.
|align="right"| 3,434
|-
|JUBA, Stephen
|align="right"|694
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"| 15,971
|-
|GRAHAM, David M.
|align="right"| 5,728
|-
|LONG, Mark J.
|align="right"| 4,711
|-
|MCNEIL, John
|align="right"| 1,283
|-
|DODDS, Gordon C.
|align="right"| 1,077
By-election: On Mr. Woodsworth's death, 21 March 1942
|-
|KNOWLES, Stanley H.
|align="right"|11,639
|-
|JOHANNESSON, Konrad
|align="right"| 4,718
|-
|RICE, Cyril E.
|align="right"| 220
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 11,324
|-
|MCDONNELL, Ambrose Roy
|align="right"| 11,199
|-
|STEFANSSON, Bjorn
|align="right"| 5,412
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 10,052
|-
|HERMANSON, H.P. Albert
|align="right"|6,025
|-
|PATTINSON, Richard Randolph
|align="right"| 4,657
|-
|KILSHAW, Thomas William
|align="right"|2,490
|-
|HUFFMAN, Charles Wesley
|align="right"| 1,035
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 8,265
|-
|GARGAN, Thomas
|align="right"| 2,028
|-
|FORKIN, Martin Joseph
|align="right"| 492
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 7,221
|-
|BANFIELD, Jose Alexander
|align="right"| 4,220
|-
|WOODSWORTH, James Shaver
|align="right"| 4,794
|-
|BRAID, Joseph Edwin
|align="right"| 3,578
|-
|LOWERY, Edward Wesley
|align="right"| 1,689
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Winnipeg North Centre (1924–1996) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history for Winnipeg North Centre (1996–1997) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history for Winnipeg North Centre (1997–2003) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...