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Springfield (provincial Electoral District)

Springfield was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by the province's first electoral redistribution in 1874 and existed until 2011, except for the period from 1914 to 1920.

Springfield was located to the immediate east of the City of Winnipeg. It was bordered to the north by Selkirk and Gimli, to the east by Lac Du Bonnet and to the south by La Verendrye. The riding included the municipalities of Springfield and East St. Paul, as well as Anola, Dugald, Birds Hill and Oakbank. Before 1989, the riding stretched as far as the Ontario border.

The riding's population in 1996 was 18,599. In 1999, the average family income was $67,794, and the unemployment rate was 4.50%. Manufacturing accounted for 12% of all industry in the riding, followed by 11% in the service sector. Springfield had significant Ukrainian and German populations, at 9% and 8% respectively.

Springfield was represented by various political parties over its long history, without any one party dominating for an extended period of time. This pattern hd begun to change, as the riding had been represented by the Progressive Conservatives since 1990, and the last member, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ron Schuler, was re-elected with over 60% of the vote in 2003. The seat was considered safe for the Progressive Conservatives.

Following the 2008 electoral redistribution, the riding was dissolved into La Verendrye and the new riding of St. Paul. This took effect for the 2011 election.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took office Left office
William Dick Opposition 1874 1878
Arthur Ross Opposition/Liberal 1878 1879
Government/Liberal 1879 1882
Charles Edie Conservative 1882 1883
John Bell Independent Liberal 1883 1886
Thomas Smith Liberal-Conservative 1886 1888(?)
Independent 1888(?) 1889(?)
Liberal 1889(?) 1903
W.H. Corbett Conservative 1903 1907
Donald Ross Liberal 1907 1914
Arthur Moore Dominion Labour 1920 1920
Independent Labour Party 1920 1922
Clifford Barclay Progressive 1922 1927
Murdoch Mackay Liberal 1927 1932
Clifford Barclay Independent Farmer-Labour 1932 1936
Evelyn Shannon Liberal-Progressive 1936 1945
George Olive Co-operative Commonwealth 1945 1949
William Lucko Liberal-Progressive 1949 1959
Fred Klym Progressive Conservative 1959 1969
Rene Toupin New Democrat 1969 1977
Bob Anderson Progressive Conservative 1977 1981
Andy Anstett New Democrat 1981 1986
Gilles Roch Progressive Conservative 1986 1988
Gilles Roch Liberal 1988 1990
Glen Findlay Progressive Conservative 1990 1999
Ron Schuler Progressive Conservative 1999 2011

Electoral results

1874

1874 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Undeclared William Dick 84 62.69
Undeclared John Scott 50 37.31
Total valid votes 134
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 233 57.51
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1878

1878 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Undeclared Arthur Wellington Ross 117 45.35 -54.65
Undeclared A. D. Irish 110 42.64 -57.36
Undeclared A. Bray 31 12.02 -87.98
Total valid votes 258
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 274 94.16 36.65
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1879

1879 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Wellington Ross 222 98.67
Undeclared A. Barnard 3 1.33 -98.67
Total valid votes 225
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1882 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Bruce Edie 179 60.47
Unknown John Matheson 117 39.53
Total valid votes 296
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1883

1883 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hedley Bell 169 51.06
Conservative Charles Bruce Edie 162 48.94 -11.53
Total valid votes 331
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1886

1886 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Henry Smith 204 51.13 2.19
Liberal J. B. McArthur 195 48.87 -2.19
Total valid votes 399
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 652 61.20
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1888

1888 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Henry Smith 0.00
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1892

1892 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Smith 298 64.92
Conservative R. S. Conklin 161 35.08
Total valid votes 459
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 827 55.50
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1896

1896 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Smith 0.00 -64.92
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 852 0.00 -55.50
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1899

1899 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Henry Smith 406 52.12
Conservative Elisha Frederick Hutchings 373 47.88
Total valid votes 779
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,266 61.53 61.53
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1903

1903 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Henry Corbett 353 44.63 -3.25
Liberal Thomas Henry Smith 245 30.97 -21.14
Independent Donald A. Ross 193 24.40
Total valid votes 791
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 962 82.22 20.69
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1907

1907 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald A. Ross 540 60.07 29.09
Conservative John Little 359 39.93 -4.69
Total valid votes 899
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,254 71.69 -10.53
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1910

1910 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald A. Ross 807 54.97 -5.09
Conservative Charles Percy Fullerton 661 45.03 5.09
Total valid votes 1,468
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,943 75.55 3.86
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1920

1920 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Moore 987 41.30
Farmer Isaac Cook 928 38.83
Liberal Edgar Douglas Richmond Bissett 352 14.73 -40.24
Farmer E. R. Dugard 123 5.15
Total valid votes 2,390
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 3,869 61.77 -13.78
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1922

1922 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers Clifford Barclay 1,014 45.41
Liberal William James Black 854 38.24 23.52
Conservative Samuel Leonard Henry 365 16.35
Total valid votes 2,233
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,100 54.46 -7.31
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1927

1927 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Murdoch Mackay 1,507 43.22 4.97
Progressive Clifford Barclay 1,489 42.70
Conservative Theodore Stefanik 491 14.08 -2.26
Total valid votes 3,487
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,140 67.84 13.38
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1932

1932 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Farmer–Labour Clifford Barclay 3,192 43.56
Liberal–Progressive Murdoch Mackay 2,540 34.66
Conservative W. B. K. McRury 1,113 15.19 1.11
Labour James Grant 251 3.43
Liberal John A. Matheson 232 3.17 -40.05
Total valid votes 7,328
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,697 75.57 7.73
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1936

1936 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Evelyn Shannon 2,637 42.03 7.37
Social Credit L. J. Pulfer 2,261 36.04
Independent Labour George Henry Barefoot 1,376 21.93
Total valid votes 6,274
Rejected 173
Eligible voters / Turnout 10,843 59.46 -16.11
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1941

1941 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Evelyn Shannon 2,061 35.23 -6.80
Social Credit Alexander McLeod 1,786 30.53 -5.51
Independent M. J. H. Hoban 1,044 17.85
Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Small 959 16.39
Total valid votes 5,850
Rejected 167
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,411 52.73 -6.73
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1945

1945 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth George Olive 3,106 44.53 28.14
Liberal–Progressive Murdoch Mackay 1,992 28.56 -6.67
Independent Liberal Michael John Hoban 1,393 19.97
Labor–Progressive Joseph Ilchena 484 6.94
Total valid votes 6,975
Rejected 88
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,150 58.13 5.40
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1949

1949 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive William Lucko 2,062 55.30 26.74
Independent George A. Newton 860 23.06
Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Small 807 21.64 -22.89
Total valid votes 3,729
Rejected 93
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,013 47.70 -10.43
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1953

1953 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive William Lucko 1,965 46.90 -8.40
Social Credit William Storsley 1,571 37.49
Progressive Conservative Albert Hugh Watt 654 15.61
Total valid votes 4,190
Rejected 215
Eligible voters / Turnout 7,855 56.08 8.38
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1958

1958 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive William Lucko 1,351 35.76 -11.14
Progressive Conservative Oscar Russell 1,269 33.59 17.98
Co-operative Commonwealth Ed Kanarowski 875 23.16
Social Credit William G. Storsley 283 7.49 -30.00
Total valid votes 3,778
Rejected 14
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,139 61.77 5.69
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

1959 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Fred Klym 1,878 45.18 11.59
Liberal–Progressive William Lucko 1,507 36.25 0.49
Co-operative Commonwealth Richard Loeb 772 18.57 -4.59
Total valid votes 4,157
Rejected 60
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,143 68.65 6.88
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

1962 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Fred Klym 1,993 50.03 4.85
Liberal William Lucko 1,562 39.21 2.96
Social Credit Harold L. Patzer 429 10.77
Total valid votes 3,984
Rejected 15
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,719 59.52 -9.13
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

1966 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Fred Klym 1,697 41.55 -8.47
New Democratic Richard Loeb 1,274 31.19
Liberal William Lucko 1,113 27.25 -11.95
Total valid votes 4,084
Rejected 27
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,761 60.80 1.29
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969

1969 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rene Toupin 2,724 53.60 22.41
Progressive Conservative George Mulder 1,551 30.52 -11.03
Liberal Hector Bahuaud 807 15.88 -11.37
Total valid votes 5,082
Rejected 14
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,214 62.04 1.24
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1973

1973 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rene Toupin 3,611 45.81 -7.79
Progressive Conservative John Vaags 3,245 41.16 10.65
Liberal Len Mendes 694 8.80 -7.08
Independent Harry Meronek 333 4.22
Total valid votes 7,883
Rejected 39
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,825 80.63 18.59
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1977

1977 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bob Anderson 5,843 55.45 14.28
New Democratic Rene Toupin 3,995 37.91 -7.90
Liberal Rita Roeland 700 6.64 -2.16
Total valid votes 10,538
Rejected 23
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,952 81.54 0.91
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1981

1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Andy Anstett 5,303 50.14 12.23
Progressive Conservative Bob Anderson 4,833 45.70 -9.75
Liberal Peter Sanderson 327 3.09 -3.55
Progressive Dennis Sweatman 113 1.07
Total valid votes 10,576
Rejected 24
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,880 76.37 -5.17
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986

1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gilles Roch 5,094 44.26 -1.44
New Democratic Andy Anstett 5,039 43.78 -6.36
Liberal Laurie Evans 1,376 11.96 8.86
Total valid votes 11,509
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,732 73.33 -3.03
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +2.46
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988

1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gilles Roch 5,815 43.49 -0.77
Liberal Lance Laufer 3,806 28.47 16.51
New Democratic Andy Anstett 3,749 28.04 -15.74
Total valid votes 13,370
Rejected 40
Eligible voters / Turnout 17,251 77.73 4.40
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990

1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Glen Findlay 5,146 49.11 5.62
New Democratic D. Barron McNabb 3,374 32.20 4.16
Liberal Bob Strong 1,958 18.69 -9.78
Total valid votes 10,478
Rejected 26
Eligible voters / Turnout 14,311 73.40 -4.34
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995

1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Glen Findlay 6,355 52.15 3.03
New Democratic Steve Pochuk 4,275 35.08 2.88
Liberal Bob Singh 1,461 11.99 -6.70
Libertarian Francis Trueman 96 0.79
Total valid votes 12,187
Rejected 50
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,809 77.41 4.01
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999

1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Ron Schuler 4,969 49.69 -2.46 $25,718.76
New Democratic Leonard Kimacovich 4,058 40.58 5.50 $26,227.00
Liberal Patricia Aitken 771 7.71 -4.28 $13,962.00
Manitoba Roger Woloshyn 203 2.03 $2,703.08
Total valid votes 10,001
Rejected 44
Eligible voters / turnout 13,026 77.12 -0.29
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Ron Schuler 4,917 60.62 10.94 $18,435.49
New Democratic Georgine Spooner 2,512 30.97 -9.61 $9,788.75
Liberal Vince Boileau 682 8.41 0.70 $11,096.08
Total valid votes 8,111
Rejected 34
Eligible voters / Turnout 14,599 55.79 -21.32
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Ron Schuler 5,165 58.46 -2.16 $25,538.14
New Democratic Ernest Muswagon 2,656 30.06 -0.91 $7,505.06
Liberal James Johnston 1,014 11.48 3.07 $4,606.05
Total valid votes 8,835
Rejected 46
Eligible voters / turnout 15,641 56.78 0.99
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

References

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