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

The riding was created in 1924 and was first used for the [[1925 Canadian federal election|1925 federal election]] when it elected [[J.S. Woodsworth]] of the [[Labour Party (Canada)|Independent Labour Party]] as its first MP. Woodsworth had previously represented Winnipeg Centre since the [[1921 Canadian federal election|1921 election]]. Woodsworth was re-elected there in 1926 and 1930. He held the seat for the party through the [[1935 Canadian federal election|1935 election]] and [[1940 Canadian federal election|1940 election]]s until his death in 1942. In 1932, Woodsworth helped found the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) in 1932 and was named its first leader. 

After Woodsworth's death in 1942, a [[by-election]] held that year was won by [[Stanley Knowles]] of the CCF. Knowles held the seat until the [[1958 Canadian federal election|1958 election]] that returned a landslide for [[John Diefenbaker]]'s [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]] and elected Tory [[John MacLean (Manitoba politician)|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 of Canada|New Democratic Party]] (NDP) in 1961. Knowles won Winnipeg North Centre for the NDP in the [[1962 Canadian federal election|1962 election]], and held the riding until his retirement in 1984.

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

In the [[1997 Canadian federal election|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 Canadian federal election|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 Canadian federal election|2004 election]].

This riding elected the following [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]]:

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! Parliament
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1925 Canadian federal election|15th]]
| 1925–1926
| rowspan="3" {{Canadian party colour|CA|Labour|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="6" | [[J. S. Woodsworth]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Labour Party of Canada|Independent Labour]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1926 Canadian federal election|16th]]
| 1926–1930
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1930 Canadian federal election|17th]]
| 1930–1932
|-
| 1932–1935
| rowspan="3" {{Canadian party colour|CA|CCF|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation|Co-operative Commonwealth]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1935 Canadian federal election|18th]]
| 1935–1940
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1940 Canadian federal election|19th]]
| 1940–1942
|-
| 1942–1945
| rowspan="5" {{Canadian party colour|CA|CCF|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="5" | [[Stanley Knowles]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation|Co-operative Commonwealth]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1945 Canadian federal election|20th]]
| 1945–1949
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1949 Canadian federal election|21st]]
| 1949–1953
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1953 Canadian federal election|22nd]]
| 1953–1957
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1957 Canadian federal election|23rd]]
| 1957–1958
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1958 Canadian federal election|24th]]
| 1958–1962
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| [[John MacLean (Manitoba politician)|John MacLean]]
| [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1962 Canadian federal election|25th]]
| 1962–1963
| rowspan="8" {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="8" | [[Stanley Knowles]]
| rowspan="8" | [[New Democratic Party of Canada|New Democratic]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1963 Canadian federal election|26th]]
| 1963–1965
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1965 Canadian federal election|27th]]
| 1965–1968
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1968 Canadian federal election|28th]]
| 1968–1971
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1972 Canadian federal election|29th]]
| 1972–1974
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1974 Canadian federal election|30th]]
| 1974–1979
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1979 Canadian federal election|31st]]
| 1979–1980
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1980 Canadian federal election|32nd]]
| 1980–1984
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1984 Canadian federal election|33rd]]
| 1984–1988
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| [[Cyril Keeper]]
| [[New Democratic Party of Canada|New Democratic]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1988 Canadian federal election|34th]]
| 1988–1993
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[David Walker (Canadian politician)|David Walker]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1993 Canadian federal election|35th]]
| 1993–1997
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1997 Canadian federal election|36th]]
| 1997–2000
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]]
| rowspan="2" | [[New Democratic Party of Canada|New Democratic]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[2000 Canadian federal election|37th]]
| 2000–2004
|-
|}

==Election results==
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]]|  14,356}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Mary Richard|  6,755}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Myron Troniak|  2,950}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|[[Darrell Rankin]]|525}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]]|  13,663}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Judy Silver|  7,801}}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Mike Wiens|  3,678}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Marni Larkin|  1,742}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Elizabeth Innes|  169}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Sharon Segal|  128}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[David Walker (Canadian politician)|David Walker]]|  13,308   }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Maureen Hemphill]]  |  8,506    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Reg Smith|2,171    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Leslie Zegalski|  1,219   }}
{{CANelec|CA|National|Gene Domine  |  852    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Deborah Shelton|  171   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|James Plewak  |  113   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Canada Party|Cliff Besson |89    }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[David Walker (Canadian politician)|David Walker]]|  12,104   }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Cyril Keeper]]  |  10,580    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Paul Taylor  |  5,334   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Dennis Atamanchuk|417    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|John R. Talarico|  409   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|William Hawryluk  |  242   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Lorne Robson|179}}
{{CANelec|CA|Not affiliated|Glen Michalchuk  |  97   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Cyril Keeper]]  |  10,559    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Du  |6,470   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Frank Bueti  |  5,144   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Monty A. McDonald  |  484   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Don Hogan  |234    }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |12,637    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|A.G.J. Harold Davis|  5,176   }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Kerr|  4,113   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|[[Paula Fletcher]]  |176}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Manjit Singh  |  69   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1979|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |15,121    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Frank Johnson  |  5,428   }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Kerr  |  5,408   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|[[Paula Fletcher]]  |182}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Marnie Frain|  97   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1974|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  12,023    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Frank W. Crockett  |  8,521   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Alan Travers Sweatman  |  5,883   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Ed Storozuk  |  225   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|[[Mary Kardash]]  |198}}
{{CANelec|CA|Not affiliated|Murry Smith  |  79   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Aili C. Waldman |67   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1972|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  13,263    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Frank W. Crockett  |  7,050   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Norman Frederick Turner |  6,984   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Don Hawryluk |  440   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Not affiliated|Don Currie |  186   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Not affiliated|Barry John Carlson |  134   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1968|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  14,880    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Lloyd Axworthy]]  |  11,323   }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joe Kerr  |  4,124   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1965|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  14,056    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|M.M. Wocks |  6,085   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Leo Cholakis  |  5,384   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1963|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  13,619    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|HARTMAN, Erna  |  7,814   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|KRAWCHUK, Barry E.  |  7,077   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|WILLMS, Val. Paul  |  1,026   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1962|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  12,797    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Maclean  |  9,231   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Barry Eugene Krawchuk  |  5,443   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|WEBSTER, David C.  |864   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Don Currie  |649}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1958|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Maclean  |  14,911   }}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  13,536    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Thomas R. Blaine  |  3,552   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1957|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  15,229    }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Maclean  |  5,821   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Harold St. George Stubbs  |  4,813   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Gideon D. Mankey|  1,880   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1953|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  12,713    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Peter Taraska  |  7,535   }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Charles D. Lee  |  1,760   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Labor-Progressive|[[William Cecil Ross]]  |  1,606   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1949|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  15,389    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|William A. Molloy |  9,010   }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Richard R. Pattinson|  3,434   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[Stephen Juba]]  |694   }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1945|Winnipeg North Centre}}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|[[Stanley Knowles]]  |  15,971    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|David M. Graham  |  5,728   }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Mark J. Long |  4,711   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Labor-Progressive|John McNeil |  1,283   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Gordon C. Dodds |  1,077   }}
{{end}}

By-election: On Mr. Woodsworth's death, 21 March 1942  
{{CanElec1-by|30 November 1942}}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|[[Stanley Knowles]]|11,639    }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Konrad Johannesson  |  4,718   }}
{{CANelec|CA|Unknown|Cyril E. Rice |  220   }}
{{end}}

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{{1925 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg North Centre}}

== See also ==
* [[List of Canadian electoral districts]]
* [[Historical federal electoral districts of Canada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{CanRiding|ID=10006|name=Winnipeg North Centre (1924&ndash;1996)}}
*{{CanRiding|ID=10004|name=Winnipeg North Centre (1996&ndash;1997)}}
*{{CanRiding|ID=10004|name=Winnipeg North Centre (1997&ndash;2003)}}

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