# Portage la Prairie (federal electoral district)

Portage la Prairie was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Macdonald riding. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Norquay, Portage—Neepawa and Selkirk ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
* John Crawford, Liberal (1904–1908)
* Arthur Meighen, Conservative (1908–1921)
* Harry Leader, Progressive (1921–1925)
* Arthur Meighen, Conservative (1925–1926)
* Ewan McPherson, Liberal (1926–1930)
* William Herbert Burns, Conservative (1930–1935)
* Harry Leader, Liberal (1935–1946)
* Calvert Charlton Miller, Progressive Conservative (1946–1949)

## Election results

1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | CRAWFORD, John | 3,048 |
| | Conservative | BOYD, Nathaniel | 2,663 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | MEIGHEN, Arthur | 3,144 |
| | Liberal | CRAWFORD, John | 2,894 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | MEIGHEN, Arthur | 3,267 |
| | Liberal | PATERSON, Robert | 2,592 |
By-election: On Mr. Meighen being appointed Solicitor General, 26 June 1913
By-election on 19 July 1913 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | MEIGHEN, Hon. Arthur | acclaimed |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | MEIGHEN, Hon. Arthur | 4,611 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | SHIRTLIFF, Frederick | 976 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | LEADER, Harry | 4,314 |
| Conservative | MEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur | 4,137 |
| Independent | BANNERMAN, Alexander Melville | 139 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | MEIGHEN, Rt. Hon. Arthur | 5,817 |
| | Progressive | LEADER, Harry | 4,966 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | MCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander | 6,394 |
| | Conservative | MEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur | 5,966 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | BURNS, William Herbert | 6,372 |
| | Liberal | MCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander | 6,230 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | LEADER, Harry | 5,516 |
| Conservative | BURNS, William Herbert | 4,043 |
| Reconstruction | METCALFE, Wilfred | 1,375 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | LEADER, Harry | 7,442 |
| | National Government | JONES, George Herbert | 4,835 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | LEADER, Harry | 5,457 |
| Progressive Conservative | MCCALLISTER, Allen | 3,592 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | OGLETREE, Charles Francis | 2,306 |
| Social Credit | BAILEY, Charles Eric | 857 |
By-election: On Mr. Leader's death, 9 May 1946
By-election on 21 October 1946 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | MILLER, Calvert Charlton | 4,805 |
| Unknown | WOOD, Jaffray Smith | 4,137 |
| Unknown | COULTHARD, Sidney | 2,821 |