Morris (electoral district)

Morris is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879 and named after the town and municipality of Morris, which in turn are named after Alexander Morris, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1872 to 1877.

Morris
Manitoba electoral district
The 2011 boundaries of Morris highlighted in red
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1879
First contested1879
Last contested2016
Demographics
Population (2011)22,664
Electors (2014)13,782
Census divisionsDivision No. 2, Division No. 3, Division No. 10, Division No. 11,
Census subdivisionsCartier, Hanover, Headingley, Macdonald, Morris (RM), Morris (Town), Niverville, Ritchot, St. François Xavier

Following the redistribution of Manitoba electoral districts in 2011, the riding was bordered to the south by Emerson, to the north by Lakeside, to the west by Midland and Portage la Prairie, and to the east by Steinbach, Dawson Trail, Assiniboia, Kirkfield Park and Charleswood.

The largest communities in the riding were Morris, Niverville, and La Salle. Other communities included Elie, Oak Bluff, Sanford, Starbuck, Ste. Agathe, St. Eustache and St. Francois Xavier.

In 1999, the average family income was $53,719, and the unemployment rate was 3.90%. Agriculture accounted for 23% of the riding's industry, followed by the retail trade at 10%. Eighteen per cent of Morris's residents were of German background, and a further 17% were French. The riding had the third-highest percentage of Francophones in Manitoba.

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba represented Morris from 1954 to 2019, and the riding was generally regarded as safe for the party.

The Morris riding was eliminated ahead of the 2019 Manitoba general election and its territory was redistributed to the Midland, La Verendrye, and newly-formed Springfield-Ritchot ridings.

List of provincial representatives
Name Party Took office Left office
Joseph Taillefer Independent, probably pro-Government 1879 1883
Henry Tennant Cons 1883 1886
Alphonse Martin Lib 1886 1891
Independent/Opposition 1891 1896
Stewart Mulvey Lib 1896 1899
Colin Campbell Cons 1899 1913
Jacques Parent Cons 1914 1918
William Clubb Farmer 1920 1922
UFM 1922 1932
Lib-Prog 1932 1941
John Dryden Independent, pro-coalition 1941 1945
Lib-Prog 1945 1949
Harry Shewman Independent, pro-coalition 1949 1950
Independent 1950 1954(?)
PC 1954(?) 1968
Warner Jorgenson PC 1969 1981
Clayton Manness PC 1981 1995
Frank Pitura PC 1995 2003
Mavis Taillieu PC 2003 2013
Shannon Martin PC 2014 2019

Election results
2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeShannon Martin6,98075.45+5.46
LiberalJohn Falk1,43015.45+4.27
New DemocraticMohamed Alli8409.08-3.85
Total valid votes 9,250100.0  
Eligible voters 15,991
Source: Elections Manitoba[1][2]
Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
  Progressive Conservative Shannon Martin 2,642 69.99 -4.01 14,889.99
New DemocraticDean Harder48812.93-6.445,522.35
LiberalJeremy Barber42211.18+4.554,504.42
  Independent Ray Shaw 138 3.66 - 5,556.36
GreenAlain Landry852.25-143.45
Total valid votes 3775
Rejected and declined votes 17
Turnout 3792 27.51
Electors on the lists 13782
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.21
2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Mavis Taillieu 5,681 74.00 +17.02 $23,120.64
New DemocraticMohamed Alli1,48719.37−13.20$0.00
LiberalJanelle Mailhot5096.63−3.82$0.00
Total valid votes 7,677
Rejected and declined ballots 42
Turnout 7,719 50.69
Electors on the lists 15,228
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +15.11
Source: Elections Manitoba[3]

^ Change not based on redistributed results

2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Mavis Taillieu 4,404 56.98 $20,183.91
New DemocraticKevin Stevenson2,51732.57 $3,146.85
LiberalMichael Sherby80810.45–$340.30
Total valid votes 7,729 99.22
Rejected and declined ballots 61
Turnout 7,790 54.13
Electors on the lists 14,392

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2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
  Progressive Conservative Mavis Taillieu 3,996 57.16 $30,319.43
New DemocraticJohn Auger1,58822.71$859.97
LiberalMichael Van Walleghem1,40720.13$9,781.96
Total valid votes 6,991
Rejected and declined ballots 28
Turnout 7,019 52.56
Electors on the lists 13,355

2003[5]

1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeFrank Pitura4,67353.10$20,807.00
LiberalHerm Martens2,17924.76$9,869.40
New DemocraticPaul Hagen1,74620.41$2,805.00
LibertarianDennis Rice1071.22$341.37
Total valid votes 8,753 99.40
Rejected and declined ballots 47
Turnout 8,800 52.56
Electors on the lists 13,120

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1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Frank Pitura 5,662 60.99
LiberalBill Roth2,32925.09
New DemocraticGlenn Hallick1,15812.47
LibertarianDennis Rice1351.45
Total valid votes 9,284
Rejected and declined ballots 26
Turnout 9,310 71.05
Electors on the lists 13,104
1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Manness 5,353 63.64
LiberalBill Roth2,03624.20
New DemocraticGary Nelson7218.57
Confederation of RegionsMark Edmondson3023.59
Total valid votes 8,412
Rejected and declined ballots 15
Turnout 8,427 65.77
Electors on the lists 12,812
1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Manness 4,578 60.93
LiberalBarbara Plas1,83224.38
Confederation of RegionsRaymond Switzer5977.95
New DemocraticClifford Hodgins4494.98
  Independent Jeffrey Plas 57 0.76
Total valid votes 7,513
Rejected and declined ballots 11
Turnout 7,524 69.24
Electors on the lists 10,867
1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Manness 4,378 68.78 -2.77
New DemocraticAudreen House1,14017.91-10.54
LiberalCalvin Knaggs84713.31n/a
Turnout 6,382 59.73 -5.09
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.89
Source: Elections Manitoba[7]
1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Manness 4,579 71.55
New DemocraticPeter Francis1,82128.45
Total valid votes 6,400
Rejected and declined ballots 35
Turnout 6,435 64.82
Electors on the lists 9,927
1977 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Warner Jorgenson 4,484 71.55
New DemocraticAlphonse Lenz1,15218.73
LiberalDonald Macgillivray5168.39
Total valid votes 6,152
Rejected and declined ballots 10
Turnout 6,162 68.84
Electors on the lists 8,951
1973 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Warner Jorgenson 3,650 60.06
New DemocraticLawrence Lewco1,60226.36
LiberalNorm Dashevsky82513.58
Total valid votes 6,077
Rejected and declined ballots 25
Turnout 6,102 74.54
Electors on the lists 8,186
1969 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%
     Progressive Conservative Warner Jorgenson 2,472 53.76
LiberalJoseph Legault1,18325.73
New DemocraticWilliam T. Loftus71215.48
Social CreditHenry Funk2315.02
Total valid votes 4,598 100.00
Rejected and discarded votes 15
Turnout 4,613 61.20
Electors on the lists 7,537
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Warner Jorgenson 2,146 65.77 $966.85
LiberalRalph Rasmussen84125.77–$526.56
New DemocraticWilliam T. Loftus2768.46$770.61
Total valid votes 3,263 100
Rejected and discarded votes 17
Turnout 3,280 62.07
Electors on the lists 5,284
1966 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
     Progressive Conservative Harry Shewman 1,518 47.80
LiberalBruce McKenzie1,28840.55
New DemocraticWilliam T. Loftus37011.65
Total valid votes 3,176 100.00
Rejected and discarded votes 33
Turnout 3,209 60.83
Electors on the lists 5,275

Previous boundaries
The 1998-2011 boundaries of the Morris electoral district highlighted in red

References
  1. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 2007 results
  5. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/PDF_Summary_GE2003.pdf
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 1999 Results
  7. "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-11-28.

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