# Fort Garry (electoral district)

Fort Garry is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba that existed from 1958 to 2011 and was re-created in 2019. It was first created by redistribution in 1957 from parts of Iberville, Assiniboia and St. Boniface, and formally existed beginning with the 1958 provincial election. The riding is in the south-central and southwestern region of the city of Winnipeg. It is named for the historical Fort Garry which was occupied by supporters of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1870.
Fort Garry was bordered to the east by Riel and St. Vital (across the Red River of the North), to the south by St. Norbert, to the north by Lord Roberts, and to the west by Fort Whyte. It was a mostly middle-class residential area, with some small businesses. It contained the University of Manitoba's main campus until electoral redistribution in 2008 took effect at the 2011 Manitoba general election, placing the campus in the new district of Fort Richmond.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,383. In 1999, the average family income was $50,720, and the unemployment rate was 6.40% (though, conversely, it may be noted that 26% of the riding's residents are listed as low-income). Over 16% of Fort Garry's residents were immigrants, with 5% listing German as their ethnic origin. Almost 23% of the riding's residents have a university degree.
The service sector accounted for 17% of Fort Garry's industry, with a further 12% each in the retail trade and educational services.
Historically, Fort Garry was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservatives, who represented the riding from 1958 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 2003. Future Premier Sterling Lyon was Fort Garry's first member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). In the provincial election of 1999, however, the New Democratic Party (NDP) came within only 30 votes of winning the riding. They made it their primary target in the 2003 election, and won it for the first time in their history.
Fort Garry's last MLA before dissolution was Kerri Irvin-Ross of the NDP, who was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election with 53% of the vote.
Following the 2008 electoral boundary redistribution, Fort Garry was abolished. Most of its territory was divided between the new ridings of Fort Garry-Riverview and Fort Richmond, with a smaller portion going to St. Norbert.
Following the 2018 redistribution, the riding was re-created from Fort Garry-Riverview, Fort Rouge, River Heights, and Fort Richmond. Fort Garry was contested in the 2019 provincial election. It is bordered by River Heights to the northwest, Fort Rouge to the northeast, St. Vital to the east, Riel to the southeast, Fort Richmond to the south, Waverley to the southwest, and Fort Whyte to the west.

## List of provincial representatives

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Sterling Lyon | PC | 1958 | 1969 |
| Bud Sherman | PC | 1969 | 1984 |
| Charles Birt | PC | 1984 | 1988 |
| Laurie Evans | Lib | 1988 | 1990 |
| Rosemary Vodrey | PC | 1990 | 1999 |
| Joy Smith | PC | 1999 | 2003 |
| Kerri Irvin-Ross | NDP | 2003 | 2011 |
| Riding abolished ||||
| Mark Wasyliw | NDP (until 2024) Independent (since 2024) | 2019 | |

## Election results
### 1958

1958 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sterling Lyon | 3,731 | 52.01 |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Leslie Fennell | 2,408 | 33.57 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Nena Woodward | 1,035 | 14.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,174 | 99.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,218 | 61.10 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,813 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1959

1959 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sterling Lyon | 4,842 | 58.69 | +6.68 |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Stan Farwell | 2,035 | 24.67 | -8.90 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Nena Woodward | 1,373 | 16.46 | +2.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,250 | 99.41 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 49 | 0.59 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,299 | 68.80 | +7.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,062 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.79 |
| Source(s) Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1962

1962 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sterling Lyon | 4,721 | 54.16 | -4.53 |
| | Liberal | David Bowles | 2,828 | 32.44 | +7.78 |
| | New Democratic | Cliff Brownridge | 1,168 | 13.40 | -3.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,717 | 98.81 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 1.19 | +0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,822 | 66.05 | -2.76 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,357 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.15 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1966

1966 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sterling Lyon | 6,131 | 59.32 | +5.16 |
| | Liberal | Peter Stokes | 2,435 | 23.56 | -8.88 |
| | New Democratic | Victor Ratsma | 1,769 | 17.12 | +3.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,335 | 99.75 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.25 | -0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,361 | 66.89 | +0.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,335 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.02 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1969

1969 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bud Sherman | 3,570 | 47.17 | -12.16 |
| | New Democratic | G. Grant Cosby | 2,063 | 27.26 | 10.14 |
| | Liberal | Richard Alan "Dick" Wankling | 1,936 | 25.58 | 2.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,569 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 20 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 9,906 | 76.61 | 9.72 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1973

1973 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bud Sherman | 4,783 | 36.46 | -10.71 |
| | Liberal | Henry Janzen | 4,331 | 33.01 | 7.43 |
| | New Democratic | C. G. "Giff" Gifford | 4,006 | 30.53 | 3.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,120 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 58 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 15,928 | 82.73 | 6.12 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1977

1977 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bud Sherman | 10,052 | 60.44 | 23.98 |
| | New Democratic | Ruth Pear | 4,157 | 24.99 | -5.54 |
| | Liberal | Beth Candlish | 2,423 | 14.57 | -18.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,632 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 27 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 21,742 | 76.62 | -6.11 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bud Sherman | 6,227 | 55.71 | -4.73 |
| | New Democratic | Hans Wittich | 3,705 | 33.15 | 8.15 |
| | Liberal | Lil Haus | 1,042 | 9.32 | -5.25 |
| | Progressive | James Goodridge | 203 | 1.82 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,177 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 12 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 15,346 | 72.91 | -3.71 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1984 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, October 2, 1984 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charlie Birt | 3,561 | 44.59 | -11.12 |
| | Liberal | Sharon Carstairs | 1,993 | 24.96 | 15.63 |
| | New Democratic | Shirley Lord | 1,211 | 15.16 | -17.98 |
| | Progressive | Sidney Green | 1,035 | 12.96 | 11.14 |
| | WCC | Fred Cameron | 186 | 2.33 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,986 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1986

1986 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charlie Birt | 5,146 | 48.45 | 3.86 |
| | New Democratic | Nora Losey | 3,158 | 29.73 | 14.57 |
| | Liberal | Ian Band | 2,114 | 19.90 | -5.05 |
| | WCC | Ivan Merritt | 204 | 1.92 | -0.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,622 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 23 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 16,072 | 66.23 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1988

vte1988 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Laurie Evans | 6,055 | 46.58 | 26.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charlies Birt | 5,173 | 39.80 | -8.65 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Pannell | 1,553 | 11.95 | -17.78 |
| | Western Independence | Ivan Merritt | 173 | 1.33 | -0.60 |
| | Communist | Millie Lamb | 45 | 0.35 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,999 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 12 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 16,634 | 78.22 | 11.99 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +17.67 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1990

vte1990 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rosemary Vodrey | 5,105 | 47.07 | 7.27 |
| | Liberal | Laurie Evans | 3,992 | 36.81 | -9.77 |
| | New Democratic | Shirley Lord | 1,500 | 13.83 | 1.88 |
| | Western Independence | Jan Mandseth | 249 | 2.30 | 0.96 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,846 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 17 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 14,890 | 72.96 | -5.26 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.52 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1995

vte1995 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rosemary Vodrey | 5,959 | 48.29 | 1.22 | $32,899.54 |
| | Liberal | Jim Woodman | 4,434 | 35.93 | -0.88 | $34,086.38 |
| | New Democratic | Brock Holowachuk | 1,857 | 15.05 | 1.22 | $1,399.00 |
| | Libertarian | Alex Pressey | 91 | 0.74 | – | $124.74 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,341 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 53 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 17,418 | 71.16 | -1.80 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1999

vte1999 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joy Smith | 4,436 | 43.92 | -4.37 | $28,543.84 |
| | New Democratic | Lawrie Cherniack | 4,406 | 43.62 | 28.57 | $29,325.00 |
| | Liberal | Ted Gilson | 1,143 | 11.32 | -24.61 | $9,808.98 |
| | Manitoba | Denise Van Rooyen | 116 | 1.15 | – | $1,032.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,101 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 37 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 13,502 | 75.09 | 3.93 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2003

vte2003 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Kerri Irvin-Ross | 3,852 | 46.75 | 3.13 | $21,049.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joy Smith | 3,765 | 45.69 | 1.78 | $29,935.35 |
| | Liberal | Taran Malik | 562 | 6.82 | -4.50 | $13,984.00 |
| | Independent | Didz Zuzens | 61 | 0.74 | – | $395.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,240 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 55 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 13,066 | 63.49 | -11.60 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2007

vte2007 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Kerri Irvin-Ross | 4,291 | 52.60 | 5.85 | $28,543.84 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shaun McCaffrey | 2,101 | 25.75 | -19.94 | $16,517.08 |
| | Liberal | Craig Hildahl | 1,500 | 18.39 | 11.57 | $14,094.14 |
| | Green | Alon Weinberg | 266 | 3.26 | – | $55.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,158 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 36 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 12,404 | 66.06 | 2.57 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2019

2016 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Progressive Conservative | 37.7 |
| New Democratic | 35.9 |
| Liberal | 13.5 |
| Green | 12.5 |
| Others | 0.4 |
vte2019 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Mark Wasyliw | 4,003 | 42.35 | +6.5 | $23,569.90 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nancy Cooke | 3,007 | 31.81 | -5.9 | $29,491.08 |
| | Liberal | Craig Larkins | 1,719 | 18.19 | +4.7 | $5,839.65 |
| | Green | Casey Fennessy | 723 | 7.65 | -4.8 | $15.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,452 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 47 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 15,399 | 61.69 | -4.37 |
| | New Democratic notional gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +6.2 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020. |||||||

### 2023

vte2023 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Mark Wasyliw | 5,319 | 58.82 | +16.47 | $26,232.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Shone | 2,405 | 26.60 | -5.22 | $7,032.45 |
| | Liberal | Shandi Strong | 1,082 | 11.97 | -6.22 | $11,604.00 |
| | Green | Aaron Kowal | 237 | 2.62 | -5.03 | $749.43 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 9,043 | 99.46 | – | $60,307.00 |
| Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | 49 | 0.54 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,092 | 58.75 | -2.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,476 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +10.84 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||