Portage was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1968 to 1979.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lisgar

Lisgar (electoral district)

Lisgarwas a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1988. This riding was created following the admission of Manitoba into the Canadian Confederation in 1870....

, Portage—Neepawa

Portage—Neepawa

Portage—Neepawa was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Macdonald, Neepawa and Portage La Prairie ridings....

, Selkirk

Selkirk (electoral district)

Selkirk was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979.This riding was created in 1871 when the province of Manitoba was created....

, Springfield

Springfield (electoral district)

Springfield was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Selkirk riding....

, and St. Boniface  ridings

It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Lisgar, Portage—Marquette

Portage—Marquette

Portage—Marquette was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Marquette and Portage ridings....

, Winnipeg North

Winnipeg North

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, Selkirk—Interlake

Selkirk—Interlake

Selkirk—Interlake is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997....

, Winnipeg North Centre

Winnipeg North Centre

Winnipeg North Centre was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented by a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 2004...

 and Winnipeg—Assiniboine

Winnipeg—Assiniboine

Winnipeg—Assiniboine was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Portage, Winnipeg South and Winnipeg South Centre ridings...

 ridings.

Election results

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|COBBE, Gerald Richard ||align=right| 8,415
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|ENNS, Sig J. ||align=right|8,025
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|ROSCHUK, Kazmir ||align=right|3,184
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|MASNIUK, Peter P. ||align=right|9,781
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|COBBE, Gerry ||align=right|7,474
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|MANCHUR, Nick ||align=right| 4,036
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|FITCH, Travis I. ||align=right|199
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|MASNIUK, Peter ||align=right|11,829
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|OMINCHINSKI, J.G. ||align=right|6,671
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|RENOOY, Rens ||align=right| 2,857
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|BEZAN, Ted ||align=right| 179
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|FITCH, Travis ||align=right|97

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for Portage (1966–1976) from the Library of Parliament
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