Portage la Prairie (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
Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | CRAWFORD, John | 3,048 | ||||||
Conservative | BOYD, Nathaniel | 2,663 |
Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | MEIGHEN, Arthur | 3,144 | ||||||
Liberal | CRAWFORD, John | 2,894 |
Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
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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 | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Conservative | MEIGHEN, Hon. Arthur | acclaimed |
Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Government (Unionist) | MEIGHEN, Hon. Arthur | 4,611 | ||||||
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | SHIRTLIFF, Frederick | 976 |
Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive | LEADER, Harry | 4,314 | ||||||
Conservative | MEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur | 4,137 | ||||||
Independent | BANNERMAN, Alexander Melville | 139 |
Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | MEIGHEN, Rt. Hon. Arthur | 5,817 | ||||||
Progressive | LEADER, Harry | 4,966 |
Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | MCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander | 6,394 | ||||||
Conservative | MEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur | 5,966 |
Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | BURNS, William Herbert | 6,372 | ||||||
Liberal | MCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander | 6,230 |
Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | LEADER, Harry | 5,516 | ||||||
Conservative | BURNS, William Herbert | 4,043 | ||||||
Reconstruction | METCALFE, Wilfred | 1,375 |
Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | LEADER, Harry | 7,442 | ||||||
National Government | JONES, George Herbert | 4,835 |
Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
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Party | 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 | |||
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Progressive Conservative | MILLER, Calvert Charlton | 4,805 | |||
Unknown | WOOD, Jaffray Smith | 4,137 | |||
Unknown | COULTHARD, Sidney | 2,821 |
See also
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Parliament of Canada | ||
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Preceded by Kings |
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1920-1921 |
Succeeded by York North |
Preceded by Prince Albert |
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1926 |
Succeeded by Prince Albert |
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