Winnipeg South

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Winnipeg South (Template:Langx) is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the southernmost part of the city of Winnipeg.

The riding is a bellwether, electing an MP from the party that formed government nationally in every election since it was re-formed in 1988. In its earlier incarnation, it only elected opposition MPs three times, in 1925, 1953, and 1965.

History

The electoral district was created in 1914 from parts of the ridings of Winnipeg, Provencher, and Macdonald. It first elected a Member of Parliament in 1917.

In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into the ridings of Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry, which took effect at the election of 1979.

In 1987, it was re-created from parts of Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry, which were abolished, and has been contested since 1988.

Some observers expected Winnipeg South to be a close race in 2011,<ref>CTV.ca</ref> though these predictions were later proven wrong. This race was close in 2006, when Conservative challenger Rod Bruinooge defeated four-term Liberal incumbent Reg Alcock by just 111 votes. In 2008, Bruinooge improved his plurality to nearly 6,000 votes. His Liberal challenger was businessperson, party activist, and former Winnipeg City Council member Terry Duguid.

This riding lost territory to Winnipeg South Centre and Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, and gained territory from the latter, during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Bruinooge chose not to contest the 2015 election, and Duguid won the seat for the Liberal Party.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will lose the neighbourhood of Minnetonka to St. Boniface—St. Vital and the neighbourhoods of Whyte Ridge and Linden Ridge to Winnipeg South Centre. These changes will come into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Members of Parliament

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

Current member of Parliament

Terry Duguid has represented Winnipeg South since the 2015 election. He was re-elected in 2019, 2021, and 2025.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Winnipeg South (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021<ref name="2021censusB">Template:Cite web</ref>		2016<ref name="2016censusB">Template:Cite web</ref>		2011<ref name="2011censusB">Template:Cite web</ref>
Panethnic group	[[Population\|Template:Abbr]]	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
European Template:Efn	53,420	Template:Percentage	55,645	Template:Percentage	57,055	Template:Percentage
South Asian	16,365	Template:Percentage	10,055	Template:Percentage	6,030	Template:Percentage
East Asian Template:Efn	14,665	Template:Percentage	11,495	Template:Percentage	6,655	Template:Percentage
African	8,645	Template:Percentage	5,725	Template:Percentage	3,090	Template:Percentage
Indigenous	7,430	Template:Percentage	6,770	Template:Percentage	5,345	Template:Percentage
Southeast Asian Template:Efn	5,115	Template:Percentage	3,630	Template:Percentage	2,660	Template:Percentage
Middle Eastern Template:Efn	3,520	Template:Percentage	2,450	Template:Percentage	1,335	Template:Percentage
Latin American	1,240	Template:Percentage	840	Template:Percentage	975	Template:Percentage
Other/multiracial Template:Efn	1,845	Template:Percentage	1,555	Template:Percentage	980	Template:Percentage
Total responses	112,245	Template:Percentage	98,160	Template:Percentage	84,125	Template:Percentage
Total population	113,370	Template:Percentage	99,678	Template:Percentage	85,540	Template:Percentage
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Election results

1988–present

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2021 federal election redistributed results<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour \|	Liberal	19,251	48.15
Template:Canadian party colour \|	Conservative	13,074	32.70
Template:Canadian party colour \|	New Democratic	5,733	14.34
Template:Canadian party colour \|	People's	1,336	3.34
Template:Canadian party colour \|	Green	590	1.48

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2011 federal election redistributed results<ref>Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections</ref>
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour \|	Conservative	20,509	51.73
Template:Canadian party colour \|	Liberal	12,684	32.00
Template:Canadian party colour \|	New Democratic	5,604	14.14
Template:Canadian party colour \|	Green	846	2.13

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1917–1979

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Location of Winnipeg South within Winnipeg between the 1966 and 1976 representation orders

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