Portage la Prairie (electoral district)

For the current provincial electoral district, see Portage la Prairie (provincial electoral district).

Portage la Prairie was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949.

This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Macdonald riding.

It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Norquay, Portage—Neepawa and Selkirk ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. John Crawford, Liberal (1904–1908)
  2. Arthur Meighen, Conservative (1908–1921)
  3. Harry Leader, Progressive (1921–1925)
  4. Arthur Meighen, Conservative (1925–1926)
  5. Ewen Alexander McPherson, Liberal (1926–1930)
  6. William Herbert Burns, Conservative (1930–1935)
  7. Harry Leader, Liberal (1935–1946)
  8. Calvert Charlton Miller, Progressive Conservative (1946–1949)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCRAWFORD, John 3,048
ConservativeBOYD, Nathaniel 2,663
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Arthur 3,144
LiberalCRAWFORD, John 2,894
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Arthur 3,267
LiberalPATERSON, Robert 2,592

By-election: On Mr. Meighen being appointed Solicitor General, 26 June 1913

By-election on 19 July 1913
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Hon. Arthur acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)MEIGHEN, Hon. Arthur 4,611
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)SHIRTLIFF, Frederick 976
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveLEADER, Harry 4,314
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur 4,137
IndependentBANNERMAN, Alexander Melville 139
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Rt. Hon. Arthur 5,817
ProgressiveLEADER, Harry 4,966
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander 6,394
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur 5,966
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeBURNS, William Herbert 6,372
LiberalMCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander 6,230
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLEADER, Harry 5,516
ConservativeBURNS, William Herbert 4,043
ReconstructionMETCALFE, Wilfred 1,375
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLEADER, Harry 7,442
National GovernmentJONES, George Herbert 4,835
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLEADER, Harry 5,457
Progressive ConservativeMCCALLISTER, Allen 3,592
Co-operative CommonwealthOGLETREE, Charles Francis 2,306
Social CreditBAILEY, Charles Eric 857

By-election: On Mr. Leader's death, 9 May 1946

By-election on 21 October 1946
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMILLER, Calvert Charlton 4,805
UnknownWOOD, Jaffray Smith 4,137
UnknownCOULTHARD, Sidney 2,821

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Kings
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1920-1921
Succeeded by
York North
Preceded by
Prince Albert
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1926
Succeeded by
Prince Albert
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