Portage—Marquette 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

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Marquette

Marquette (electoral district)

Marquette 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 following the creation of the province of Manitoba in 1870....

 and Portage

Portage (electoral district)

Portage was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Neepawa, Selkirk, Springfield, and St...

 ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Brandon—Souris

Brandon—Souris

Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-Demographics:-Geography:The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba...

, Dauphin—Swan River, Lisgar—Marquette

Lisgar—Marquette

Lisgar—Marquette was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar and Portage—Marquette ridings....

 and Portage—Interlake

Portage—Interlake

Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997....

 ridings.

Election results

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|MAYER, Charlie ||align=right|18,824
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|LELOND, Maude ||align=right|6,612
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|SPONARSKI, Joe ||align=right|6,164
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|BAKER, K.F. ||align=right|347
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|MORRISON, Kenneth B. ||align=right|319
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|MAYER, Charlie ||align=right|16,219
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|LELOND, Maude ||align=right|7,221
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|SPONARSKI, Joe ||align=right|6,973
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|MICHALCHUK, Douglas ||align=right|174
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|MAYER, Charles ||align=right|15,378
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|EDMONDSON, Doug ||align=right| 6,957
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|GRANT, Garry ||align=right|4,447
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|SUDERMAN, Abe ||align=right|4,161
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|OWENS, Dennis ||align=right|204

See also

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

External links

• Riding history for Portage—Marquette (1976–1987) from the Library of Parliament
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