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Winnipeg—Fort Garry

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Location of Winnipeg—Fort Garry within the Winnipeg area

Winnipeg—Fort Garry was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. It consisted of the Fort Rouge and Fort Garry areas of Winnipeg.

This riding was created in 1976. Most of the territory from the former Winnipeg South riding transferred to this district, except for the River Heights area, which went to Winnipeg—Assiniboine. It was contested at federal elections in 1979, 1980, and 1984. For its entire history, its Member of Parliament was Liberal Lloyd Axworthy.

Boundary redistribution in 1987 abolished Winnipeg—Fort Garry: Fort Garry was reassigned to Winnipeg South and Fort Rouge to Winnipeg South Centre, both of which were re-formed with considerably different territory than prior to the federal election of 1979. Axworthy continued to serve as MP for Winnipeg South Centre from the 1988 federal election until he retired from Parliament in 2000.

Election results

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1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Lloyd Axworthy 18,822 41.13
Progressive Conservative Sidney Spivak 18,337 40.07
New Democratic Vivian Rachlis 8,176 17.87
Social Credit Tony Reznowski 245 0.54
Marxist–Leninist Douglas Michalchuk 90 0.20
Not affiliated Larry E. Johnston 87 0.19
Total valid votes 45,757
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lloyd Axworthy 18,694 46.35 +5.21
Progressive Conservative Inez Trueman 13,854 34.35 -5.73
New Democratic Brad McKenzie 7,293 18.08 +0.21
Rhinoceros Dave Smilin Balderstone 405 1.00
Marxist–Leninist Manuel Gitterman 90 0.22 +0.03
Total valid votes 40,336
Liberal hold Swing +5.47
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lloyd Axworthy 21,286 45.70 -0.64
Progressive Conservative Bud Sherman 18,932 40.65 +6.30
New Democratic Gail Coyston 5,932 12.74 -5.34
Libertarian Clancy Smith 308 0.66
Communist Frank Goldspink 115 0.25
Total valid votes 46,573
Liberal hold Swing -3.47

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