Arthur (electoral district)

Arthur is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1903,[1] and was eliminated by redistribution in 1989, when its territory was combined with that of the neighbouring Virden riding to create the new constituency of Arthur-Virden.[2][3]

The riding was located in the province's southwestern tip, and was primarily agrarian. From 1953 until its abolition, it was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservative Party.[1][4]

List of provincial representatives
Name[1] Party Took office Left office
Allen Thompson Cons 1903 1907
John Williams Lib 1907 1910
Amos Lyle Cons 1910 1914
John Williams Lib 1914 1922
Duncan McLeod Prog 1922 1932
Lib-Prog 1932 1936
John Pitt Lib-Prog 1936 1953
J. Arthur Ross PC 1953 1958
John Cobb PC 1958 1962
J. Douglas Watt PC 1962 1977
James Downey[4][5] PC 1977 1990

References
  1. "MLA Biographies - Deceased". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. "Arthur-Virden." CBC News. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. "Manitoba Election 2016: Arthur-Virden riding - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  4. "MLA Biographies - Living". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/hansard/34th_2nd/hansardpdf/4.pdf. p. 73.


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