Winnipeg North Centre

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Winnipeg North Centre was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented by a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 2004. It is a largely working class riding in Winnipeg and has traditionally had a large Jewish and immigrant population.

The riding was created in 1924 and was first used for the 1925 federal election when it elected J.S. Woodsworth of the Independent Labour Party as its first MP. Woodsworth had previously represented Winnipeg Centre since the 1921 election. In 1932, Woodsworth became the leader of the newly created Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and he held the seat for the party through the 1935 election and 1940 elections until his death in 1942.

A by-election held that year was won by Stanley Knowles of the CCF. Knowles held the seat until the 1958 election that returned a landslide for John George Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and elected Tory John MacLean in Winnipeg North Centre.

Out of parliament, Knowles went to work for the Canadian Labour Congress, and played a leading role in creating the alliance between the CLC and the CCF that led to the creation of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1961. Knowles won Winnipeg North Centre for the NDP in the 1962 election, and held the riding until his retirement in 1984.

In the 1984 election, the riding stayed in NDP hands with the election of Cyril Keeper. The NDP lost the riding in the 1988 election, however, when David Walker of the Liberal Party of Canada took the seat. Walker was re-elected in the 1993 election.

In the 1997 election, the NDP retook the riding (which since had its name changed to Winnipeg Centre) with Pat Martin becoming the MP. Martin retained the seat in the 2000 election.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Winnipeg North, Winnipeg Centre and Kildonan—St. Paul ridings.

Martin was re-elected to Parliament in Winnipeg Centre riding in the 2004 election.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	WALKER, David	13,308
	New Democrat	HEMPHILL, Maureen	8,506
	Reform	SMITH, Reg	2,171
	Progressive Conservative	ZEGALSKI, Leslie	1,219
	National	DOMINE, Gene	852
	Natural Law	SHELTON, Deborah	171
	Independent	PLEWAK, James	113
	Canada Party	BESSON, Cliff	89

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	WALKER, David	12,104
	New Democrat	KEEPER, Cyril	10,580
	Progressive Conservative	TAYLOR, Paul	5,334
	Reform	ATAMANCHUK, Dennis	417
	Libertarian	TALARICO, John R.	409
	Independent	HAWRYLUK, William	242
	Communist	ROBSON, Lorne	179
	Not affiliated	MICHALCHUK, Glen	97

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KEEPER, Cyril	10,559
	Progressive Conservative	DU, Joe	6,470
	Liberal	BUETI, Frank	5,144
	Independent	MCDONALD, Monty A.	484
	Independent	HOGAN, Don	234

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley	12,637
	Liberal	DAVIS, A.G.J. Harold	5,176
	Progressive Conservative	KERR, Joe	4,113
	Communist	FLETCHER, Paula	176
	Marxist-Leninist	SINGH, Manjit	69

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley	15,121
	Liberal	JOHNSON, Frank	5,428
	Progressive Conservative	KERR, Joe	5,408
	Communist	FLETCHER, Paula	182
	Marxist-Leninist	FRAIN, Marnie	97

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	12,023
	Progressive Conservative	CROCKETT, Frank W.	8,521
	Liberal	SWEATMAN, Alan Travers	5,883
	Social Credit	STOROZUK, Ed	225
	Communist	KARDASH, Mary	198
	Not affiliated	SMITH, Murry	79
	Marxist-Leninist	WALDMAN, Aili C.	67

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	13,263
	Progressive Conservative	CROCKETT, Frank W.	7,050
	Liberal	TURNER, Norman Frederick	6,984
	Social Credit	HAWRYLUK, Don	440
	Not affiliated	CURRIE, Don	186
	Not affiliated	CARLSON, Barry John	134

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	14,880
	Liberal	AXWORTHY, Lloyd	11,323
	Progressive Conservative	KERR, Joe	4,124

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	14,056
	Progressive Conservative	WOCKS, M.M. general	6,085
	Liberal	CHOLAKIS, Leo	5,384

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	13,619
	Progressive Conservative	HARTMAN, Erna	7,814
	Liberal	KRAWCHUK, Barry E.	7,077
	Social Credit	WILLMS, Val. Paul	1,026

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	12,797
	Progressive Conservative	MACLEAN, John	9,231
	Liberal	KRAWCHUK, Barry Eugene	5,443
	Social Credit	WEBSTER, David C.	864
	Communist	CURRIE, Don	649

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MACLEAN, John	14,911
	Co-operative Commonwealth	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	13,536
	Liberal	BLAINE, Thomas R.	3,552

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	15,229
	Progressive Conservative	MACLEAN, John	5,821
	Liberal	STUBBS, Harold St. George	4,813
	Social Credit	MANKEY, Gideon D.	1,880

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	12,713
	Liberal	TARASKA, Peter	7,535
	Progressive Conservative	LEE, Charles D.	1,760
	Labour-Progressive	ROSS, William Cecil	1,606

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	15,389
	Liberal	MOLLOY, William A.	9,010
	Progressive Conservative	PATTINSON, Richard R.	3,434
	Independent	JUBA, Stephen	694

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	15,971
	Liberal	GRAHAM, David M.	5,728
	Progressive Conservative	LONG, Mark J.	4,711
	Labour-Progressive	MCNEIL, John	1,283
	Social Credit	DODDS, Gordon C.	1,077

By-election: On Mr. Woodsworth's death, 21 March 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 30 November 1942
	Co-operative Commonwealth	KNOWLES, Stanley H.	11,639
	Liberal	JOHANNESSON, Konrad	4,718
	Unknown	RICE, Cyril E.	220

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	WOODSWORTH, James Shaver	11,324
	Liberal	MCDONNELL, Ambrose Roy	11,199
	National Government	STEFANSSON, Bjorn	5,412

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	WOODSWORTH, James Shaver	10,052
	Liberal	HERMANSON, H.P. Albert	6,025
	Conservative	PATTINSON, Richard Randolph	4,657
	Reconstruction	KILSHAW, Thomas William	2,490
	Social Credit	HUFFMAN, Charles Wesley	1,035