Winnipeg—Birds Hill

Winnipeg—Birds Hill was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Selkirk and St. Boniface ridings. For its entire history, its Member of Parliament was Bill Blaikie.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Provencher, Selkirk and Winnipeg Transcona ridings.

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBill Blaikie23,90345.81−8.46
     Progressive Conservative John Hare 20,644 39.56 +10.12
LiberalLil Johnson5,44710.44−5.00
Confederation of RegionsAl MacDonald1,0692.05
RhinocerosHonest Don Bergen5691.09+0.38
     Independent Edward G. Price 549 1.05
Total valid votes 52,181 100.00
Total rejected ballots 163
Turnout 52,344 76.70 +7.32
Electors on the lists 68,248
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBill Blaikie24,67254.27+4.11
     Progressive Conservative John Froese 13,385 29.44 −9.00
LiberalRon Wally7,02015.44+4.28
RhinocerosHonest Don Bergen3220.71
Marxist–LeninistKaren Naylor600.13+0.02
Total valid votes 45,459 100.00
Total rejected ballots 84
Turnout 45,543 69.38 −12.28
Electors on the lists 65,647
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBill Blaikie25,49250.16
     Progressive Conservative Dean Whiteway 19,536 38.44
LiberalRonald Wally5,67411.16
CommunistHarold J. Dyck620.12
Marxist–LeninistKaren Naylor560.11
Total valid votes 50,820 100.00
Total rejected ballots 107
Turnout 50,927 81.66
Electors on the lists 62,361
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