Fort Garry (electoral district)

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Fort Garry is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada, that existed from 1958 to 2011 and was re-created in 2019. It was first created by redistribution in 1957 from parts of Iberville, Assiniboia and St. Boniface, and formally existed beginning with the 1958 provincial election. The riding is in the south-central and southwestern region of the city of Winnipeg. It is named for the historical Fort Garry which was occupied by supporters of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1870.

Fort Garry was bordered to the east by Riel and St. Vital (across the Red River of the North), to the south by St. Norbert, to the north by Lord Roberts, and to the west by Fort Whyte. It was a mostly middle-class residential area, with some small businesses. It contained the University of Manitoba's main campus until electoral redistribution in 2008 took effect at the 2011 Manitoba general election, placing the campus in the new district of Fort Richmond.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,383. In 1999, the average family income was $50,720, and the unemployment rate was 6.40% (though, conversely, it may be noted that 26% of the riding's residents are listed as low-income). Over 16% of Fort Garry's residents were immigrants, with 5% listing German as their ethnic origin. Almost 23% of the riding's residents have a university degree.

The service sector accounted for 17% of Fort Garry's industry, with a further 12% each in the retail trade and educational services.

Historically, Fort Garry was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservatives, who represented the riding from 1958 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 2003. Future Premier Sterling Lyon was Fort Garry's first member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). In the provincial election of 1999, however, the New Democratic Party (NDP) came within only 30 votes of winning the riding. They made it their primary target in the 2003 election, and won it for the first time in their history.

Fort Garry's last MLA before dissolution was Kerri Irvin-Ross of the NDP, who was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election with 53% of the vote.

Following the 2008 electoral boundary redistribution, Fort Garry was abolished. Most of its territory was divided between the new ridings of Fort Garry-Riverview and Fort Richmond, with a smaller portion going to St. Norbert.

Following the 2018 redistribution, the riding was re-created from Fort Garry-Riverview, Fort Rouge, River Heights, and Fort Richmond. Fort Garry was contested in the 2019 provincial election. It is bordered by River Heights to the northwest, Fort Rouge to the northeast, St. Vital to the east, Riel to the southeast, Fort Richmond to the south, Waverley to the southwest, and Fort Whyte to the west.<ref>Elections Manitoba electoral map of Winnipeg</ref>

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Assembly	Years	Member		Party Template:OntMPP NoData	25th	1958–1959	rowspan=10 Template:Canadian party colour\|	Sterling Lyon	Progressive Conservative
26th	1959–1962
27th	1962–1966
28th	1966–1969
29th	1969–1973	Bud Sherman
30th	1973–1977
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1981
32nd	1984-1986	Charles Birt
33rd	1986–1988	Charles Birt
34th	1988–1990	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Laurie Evans	Liberal
35th	1990–1995	rowspan=3 Template:Canadian party colour\|	Rosemary Vodrey	Progressive Conservative
36th	1995–1999		Rosemary Vodrey
37th	1999–2003	Joy Smith
38th	2003–2007	rowspan=2 Template:Canadian party colour\|	Kerri Irvin-Ross	New Democratic
39th	2007–2011		Kerri Irvin-Ross	New Democratic
42nd	2019–2023	rowspan=2 Template:Canadian party colour\|	Mark Wasyliw	New Democratic
43rd	2023–2024			New Democratic
43rd	2024–present	Template:Canadian party colour\|		Independent