Winnipeg—Fort Garry

Winnipeg—Fort Garry was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. It consisted of the Fort Rouge and Fort Garry areas of Winnipeg.

Location of Winnipeg—Fort Garry within the Winnipeg area

This riding was created in 1976. Most of the territory from the former Winnipeg South riding went to this district, the exception being the River Heights area, which went to the Winnipeg—Assiniboine riding. It was contested at federal elections in 1979, 1980, and 1984. For its entire history, its Member of Parliament was Lloyd Axworthy.

Boundary redistribution in 1987 abolished Winnipeg—Fort Garry: Fort Garry was reassigned to Winnipeg South and Fort Rouge to Winnipeg South Centre, both of which were re-formed with considerably different territory than prior to the federal election of 1979. Axworthy continued to represent Winnipeg South Centre from the 1988 federal election until he retired from Parliament in 2000.

Election results

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLloyd Axworthy18,82241.13
Progressive ConservativeSidney Spivak18,33740.07
New DemocraticVivian Rachlis8,17617.87
Social CreditTony Reznowski2450.54
Marxist–LeninistDouglas Michalchuk900.20
Not affiliatedLarry E. Johnston870.19
Total valid votes 45,757
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLloyd Axworthy18,69446.35+5.21
Progressive ConservativeInez Trueman13,85434.35-5.73
New DemocraticBrad McKenzie7,29318.08+0.21
RhinocerosDave Smilin Balderstone4051.00
Marxist–LeninistManuel Gitterman900.22+0.03
Total valid votes 40,336
Liberal hold Swing +5.47
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLloyd Axworthy21,28645.70-0.64
Progressive ConservativeBud Sherman18,93240.65+6.30
New DemocraticGail Coyston5,93212.74-5.34
LibertarianClancy Smith3080.66
CommunistFrank Goldspink1150.25
Total valid votes 46,573
Liberal hold Swing -3.47

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