# Winnipeg South (provincial electoral district)

Winnipeg South was a provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada, which existed on two separate occasions.
It was initially created for the 1883 provincial election, and abolished with the 1920 election and merged with Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg North into a single ten-member constituency known as Winnipeg. It was re-established out of Winnipeg for the elections of 1949 and 1953 as a four-member constituency, and was divided into the ridings of River Heights, Fort Rouge, Osborne, Wolseley, and Winnipeg Centre in 1958.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Original constituency

The original Winnipeg South constituency was created for the 1883 election, when the Winnipeg constituency was divided into two sections: Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South. It was created a single-member constituency, and remained this way until the 1914 election when it returned two members. From 1914 to 1920, electors were allowed to cast ballots for two seats, which were called "Winnipeg South A" and "Winnipeg South B".
Winnipeg South covered the most affluent and middle-class areas of Winnipeg, and usually supported the winning party in provincial elections. Premier Hugh John Macdonald represented the constituency from 1899 to 1900.

#### Winnipeg South

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Albert Killam | Liberal | 1883 | 1885 |
| Charles Hamilton | Conservative | 1885 | 1886 |
| William Luxton | Liberal | 1886 | 1888 |
| Isaac Campbell | Liberal | 1888 | 1891 |
| John Cameron | Liberal | 1891 | 1899 |
| Hugh John Macdonald | Conservative | 1899 | 1900 |
| James Thomas Gordon | Conservative | 1900 | 1910 |
| Lendrum McMeans | Conservative | 1910 | 1914 |

#### Winnipeg South A

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Albert B. Hudson | Liberal | 1914 | 1920 |

#### Winnipeg South B

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| William L. Parrish | Liberal | 1914 | 1920 |

### Re-established constituency

The single constituency of Winnipeg was divided into three sections for the 1949 election: Winnipeg North, Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South. All three constituencies elected four members to the legislature, with electors choosing members by a single transferable ballot.
By this time, Winnipeg South had become well-established as the most conservative and middle-class section of Winnipeg. It was dominated by the Civic Election Committee at the municipal level, and regularly returned pro-business candidates at the provincial level. The division returned a total of five representatives, all of whom were prominent figures. Liberal-Progressives John Stewart McDiarmid and Ronald Turner served as cabinet ministers in the administration of Douglas Campbell. Dufferin Roblin became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1954 and Premier of Manitoba in 1958, and included Gurney Evans in his cabinet. Lloyd Stinson was Winnipeg South's sole representative from the left, winning election for the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in both 1949 and 1953. He was named as the Manitoba CCF's leader in 1953.
The constituency was eliminated at the 1958 election, when Manitoba abolished its multi-member seats. Several single-member constituencies were created in its place.

#### Winnipeg South (1949–1958)

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| John Stewart McDiarmid | Liberal–Progressive | 1949 | 1953 |
| Ronald Turner | Liberal–Progressive | 1949 | 1958 |
| Lloyd Stinson | CCF | 1949 | 1958 |
| Dufferin Roblin | Independent Progressive Conservative | 1949 | 1950 |
| Dufferin Roblin | Progressive Conservative | 1950 | 1958 |
| Gurney Evans | Progressive Conservative | 1953 | 1958 |

## Election results
### 1883

1883 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Albert Clements Killam | 259 | 56.92 |
| | Conservative | Charles Richard Tuttle | 196 | 43.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 455 | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1885 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1885 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton | 606 | 53.39 | 10.32 |
| | Liberal | William Luxton | 529 | 46.61 | -10.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,135 | – | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1886

1886 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Luxton | 1,012 | 50.98 | 4.37 |
| | Conservative | William Bain Scarth | 973 | 49.02 | -4.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,985 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,512 | 43.99 | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1888

1888 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Isaac Campbell | 693 | 60.63 | 9.65 |
| | Conservative | Gilbert McMicken | 450 | 39.37 | -9.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,143 | – | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1892 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1892 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Donald Cameron | 766 | 53.42 | -7.21 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Emes Sprague | 668 | 46.58 | 7.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,434 | – | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1892

1892 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Donald Cameron | 874 | 54.52 | 1.11 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Emes Sprague | 729 | 45.48 | -1.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,603 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 2,142 | 74.84 | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1896

1896 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Donald Cameron | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 2,464 | – | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1899

1899 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh John Macdonald | 1,283 | 51.20 | – |
| | Liberal | John Donald Cameron | 1,223 | 48.80 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,506 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 3,336 | 75.12 | 75.12 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1900 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1900 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government | Hugh John Macdonald | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | – | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1901 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1901 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government | James Thomas Gordon | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | – | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1903

1903 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Thomas Gordon | 1,807 | 52.53 | – |
| | Liberal | John Donald Cameron | 1,633 | 47.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,440 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,251 | 80.92 | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1907

1907 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Thomas Gordon | 2,122 | 51.63 | -0.90 |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Elswood Chaffey | 1,988 | 48.37 | 0.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,110 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,823 | 85.22 | 4.29 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1910

1910 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lendrum McMeans | 2,548 | 50.51 | -1.12 |
| | Liberal | Edward Brown | 2,497 | 49.49 | 1.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,045 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 6,011 | 83.93 | -1.29 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1914
#### Winnipeg South A

1914 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Albert Hudson | 5,861 | 54.65 |
| | Conservative | Lendrum McMeans | 4,863 | 45.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,724 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,453 | 86.12 |
| 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. |||||||

#### Winnipeg South B

1914 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Parrish | 5,812 | 54.25 |
| | Conservative | Henry Walter Whitla | 4,902 | 45.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,714 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,453 | 86.04 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1915
#### Winnipeg South A

1915 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Hudson | 5,986 | 74.85 | 20.20 |
| | Conservative | William J. Boyd | 2,011 | 25.15 | -20.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,997 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,025 | 72.54 | -13.58 |
| 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. |||||||

#### Winnipeg South B

1915 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Parrish | 5,635 | 70.99 | 16.74 |
| | Conservative | Lendrum McMeans | 2,303 | 29.01 | -16.74 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,938 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,025 | 72.00 | -14.04 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1949

1949 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | John Stewart McDiarmid | 6,466 | 19.69 | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Stinson | 6,346 | 19.32 | – |
| | Independent Conservative | Dufferin Roblin | 5,557 | 16.92 | – |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Ronald Turner | 5,526 | 16.82 | – |
| | Independent | L. F. Greene | 3,959 | 12.05 | – |
| | Liberal–Progressive | John Gurzon Harvey | 3,003 | 9.14 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alexander John Stringer | 1,990 | 6.06 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,847 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 155 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 53,742 | 61.41 | – |
| 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. |||||||

### 1953

The election in this district used single transferable vote. Shown here is the first round of voting only, as the official report only shows this round.
1953 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Ronald Turner | 8,007 | 27.49 | +7.47 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dufferin Roblin | 6,045 | 20.75 | +8.28 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Stinson | 4,934 | 16.94 | -6.05 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gurney Evans | 4,221 | 14.49 | | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jane Dagg McGovern "Maude" McCreery | 1,820 | 6.25 | |
| | Liberal–Progressive | George Peterkin MacLeod | 1,806 | 6.20 | |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Abraham Montague "Monty" Israels | 1,117 | 3.83 | |
| | Social Credit | Doreen Benjamin | 612 | 2.10 | – |
| | Social Credit | Jemina Webster | 566 | 1.94 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,128 | 98.92 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 319 | 1.08 | +0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,447 | 52.52 | +0.87 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 56,065 |
| Source(s) Source: Sayers, A.M. (2017). "1953 Manitoba Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved June 12, 2024. |||||||