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Portage—Neepawa

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Portage—Neepawa was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Macdonald, Neepawa and Portage la Prairie ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Dauphin, Lisgar, Marquette, Portage and Winnipeg South Centre ridings.

Election results

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Progressive WEIR, William Gilbert 9,192
Progressive Conservative NELSON, Harold Alexander 6,819
Co-operative Commonwealth MATTHEWS, Albert Clifford 2,269
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Progressive WEIR, William Gilbert 8,958
Progressive Conservative COWAN, Jim 5,604
Social Credit COLLVER, Hugh Roy 3,223
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative FAIRFIELD, George Clark 9,248
Liberal WEIR, William Gilbert 6,407
Social Credit MCKINNON, Charles John 4,247
Co-operative Commonwealth SMEE, Edgar Edward 1,630
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative FAIRFIELD, George C. 15,304
Liberal HENDERSON, Harold Lloyd 6,434
Co-operative Commonwealth COULTHARD, Sidney 1,598
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative ENNS, Siegfried J. 11,125
Liberal SHUTTLEWORTH, C. Lemington 7,615
New Democratic DUNCAN, Douglas Alfred 2,285
Social Credit HUGHES, Richard D. 1,425
Independent HENDERSON, Harold Lloyd 1,144
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative ENNS, Sig J. 12,532
Liberal BRADLEY, William H. 8,398
New Democratic BARNETT, Sybil 1,551
Social Credit TURNER, Charles R. 1,484
Independent HENDERSON, Harold Lloyd 826
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative ENNS, Sig J. 13,043
Liberal HYDE, W. Fred L. 8,260
New Democratic NORMAN, Charles 2,896
Social Credit TURNER, Charles R. 1,060

See also

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