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, 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 in 2011.

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 the first member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). In the provincial election of 1999, however, the 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 largely divided between the new ridings of Fort Garry-Riverview and Fort Richmond, with a 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 north; Fort Rouge to the north and east; St. Vital and Riel to the east; Fort Richmond and Waverley to the south; and Fort Whyte to the west.[1]

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 2019

Electoral results
2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMark Wasyliw3,99442.35+6.5
Progressive ConservativeNancy Cooke2,99831.79-5.9
LiberalCraig Larkins1,71618.20+4.7
GreenKevin Nichols7227.66-4.8
Total valid votes 9,430100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 63.8
Eligible voters
New Democratic notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.2
2016 provincial election redistributed results[2]
Party %
  Progressive Conservative37.7
  New Democratic35.9
  Liberal13.5
  Green12.5
  Others0.4
2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKerri Irvin-Ross4,29152.60+5.62$28,543.84
     Progressive Conservative Shaun McCaffrey 2,101 25.75 −20.05 $16,517.08
LiberalCraig Hildahl1,50018.39+11.49$14,094.14
GreenAlon Weinberg2663.26+3.25$55.55
Total valid votes 8,158 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 36
Turnout 8,194 66.06 +2.57
Electors on the lists 12,404

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2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKerri Irvin-Ross3,85246.75+3.29$21,049.74
     Progressive Conservative Joy Smith 3,765 45.69 +1.93 $29,935.35
LiberalTaran Malik5626.82−4.45$13,984.00
     Independent Didz Zuzens 61 0.74 +0.74 $395.34
Total valid votes 8,240 99.34
Rejected and declined votes 55
Turnout 8,295 63.49 −11.60
Electors on the lists 13,066
1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Joy Smith 4,436 43.76 $28,543.84
New DemocraticLawrie Cherniack4,40643.46 $29,325.00
LiberalTed Gilson1,14311.27–$9,808.98
     Manitoba Party Denise Van Rooyen 116 1.14 $1,032.59
Total valid votes 10,101 99.64
Rejected and declined votes 37
Turnout 10,138 75.09
Electors on the lists 13,502
1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,959 48.29 +1.22 $32,899.54
LiberalJim Woodman4,43435.93−0.88$34,086.38
New DemocraticBrock Holowachuk1,85715.05+1.22$1,399.00
LibertarianAlexander Pressey910.74$124.74
Total valid votes 12,341 100.00
Rejected ballots 53
Turnout 12,394 71.16 −1.80
Registered voters 17,418
1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRosemary Vodrey5,10547.07+7.27
LiberalLaurie Evans3,99236.81-9.77
New DemocraticShirley Lord1,50013.83+1.88
Western IndependenceJan Mandseth2492.30+0.98
Total valid votes 10,846 100.00
Rejected ballots 17
Turnout 10,863 72.96
Registered voters 14,890
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.52
1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLaurie Evans6,05546.58+26.68
Progressive ConservativeCharlie Birt5,17339.80-8.65
New DemocraticBrian Pannell1,55311.95-17.78
Western IndependenceIvan Merritt1721.32-0.60
CommunistMillie Lamb450.35n/a
Total valid votes 12,998100.00
Rejected ballots 12
Turnout 13,01178.22
Eligible voters 16,634
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.67
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]
1984 Fort Garry By- election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Birt3,56144.59-11.12
LiberalSharon Carstairs1,99324.96+15.64
New DemocraticShirley Lord1,21115.16-17.99
ProgressiveSidney Green1,03512.96+11.14
Western IndependenceFred Cameron1862.33
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References
  1. Elections Manitoba electoral map of Winnipeg
  2. Marcoux, Jacques (2019-08-27). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

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