Winnipeg—Assiniboine 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

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Portage

Portage (electoral district)

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, Winnipeg South

Winnipeg South

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 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

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Winnipeg South, Wnnipeg South Centre and Winnipeg—St. James

Winnipeg—St. James

Winnipeg—St. James was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the north end of city of Winnipeg...

  ridings.

Election results

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|MCKENZIE, Dan ||align=right|28,192
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|MATAS, David

David Matas

David Matas is the senior legal counsel of B'nai Brith Canada. He has maintained a private practice in refugee, immigration and human rights law since 1979. He has published various books and manuscripts and currently resides in Winnipeg....

 ||align=right|13,668
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|MELNYK, Max ||align=right|7,949
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|STEVENS, Peter ||align=right| 150
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|SEGAL, Anne ||align=right| 72
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|MCKENZIE, Dan ||align=right|22,160
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|MATAS, David

David Matas

David Matas is the senior legal counsel of B'nai Brith Canada. He has maintained a private practice in refugee, immigration and human rights law since 1979. He has published various books and manuscripts and currently resides in Winnipeg....

 ||align=right|15,424
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|MELNYK, Max ||align=right|7,304
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|PENNER, Peter ||align=right|201
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|KANTOROVIH, Rubin ||align=right|45
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|MCKENZIE, Dan ||align=right|27,567
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|MATAS, John ||align=right|16,200
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|JOHANNSON, Robert ||align=right| 7,067
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|STEVENS, Lillian ||align=right|1,344
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|KENZIE, Stephen ||align=right|472

See also

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

External links

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