Winnipeg South

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Manitoba


caption = Winnipeg South in relation to other federal electoral districts in Winnipeg
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 46013
fed-created = 1987
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1988
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Rod Bruinooge
fed-rep-link = Rod Bruinooge
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 84424
demo-electors = 60430
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 116
demo-cd = Winnipeg
demo-csd = Winnipeg

Winnipeg South is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the south of the city of Winnipeg. The seat has been held by Rod Bruinooge since the 2006 election.

History

The electoral district was created in 1914 from Winnipeg riding.

In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Provencher, Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry ridings.

In 1987, it was re-created from Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

1917 - 1979
*1917-1921: George William Allan - Unionist
*1921-1925: Albert Hudson - Liberal
*1925-1926: Robert Rogers - Conservative
*1926-1930: Albert Hudson - Liberal
*1930-1935: Robert Rogers - Conservative
*1935-1953: Leslie Hutch - Liberal
*1953-1957: Owen Trainor - Progressive Conservative
*1957-1963: Gordon Chown - Progressive Conservative
*1963-1965: Margaret Konantz - Liberal
*1965-1968: Bud Sherman - Progressive Conservative
*1968-1979: James Richardson - Liberal

1988 - present
*1988-1993: Dorothy Dobbie - Progressive Conservative
*1993-2006: Reg Alcock - Liberal
*2006-present: Rod Bruinooge - Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

Its current Member of Parliament is Rod Bruinooge.

Election results

1988 - present

- bgcolor="white"
align="left" colspan=2|Conservative gain from Liberal
align="right"|Swing
align="right"| -8.79
align="right"

1917 - 1979

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=824 Riding history for Winnipeg South (1914–1976) from the] Library of Parliament

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=977 Riding history for Winnipeg South (1987– ) from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]