Portage la Prairie (provincial electoral district)

Portage la Prairie
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA	Jeff Bereza; Progressive Conservative
;
District created	1870
First contested	1870
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2016)	21,755
Electors (2019)	14,279
Area (km²)	2,119
Pop. density (per km²)	10.3

Portage la Prairie (French: Portage-la-Prairie) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It has existed since the province's creation in 1870.

Portage la Prairie is located in southern Manitoba. It is bordered to the north by Lake Manitoba, to the south by Carman, to the west by Turtle Mountain, and to the east by Lakeside and Morris.

Portage la Prairie itself is in the central part of the riding. Other communities in the riding include Oakville, Newton, St. Marks, and Dakota Plains Wahpeton First Nation.

The riding's population in 1996 was 18,785. In 1999, the average family income was $45,302, and the unemployment rate was 7%. The health and service sector accounts for 18% of the riding's industry, followed by agriculture at 13%.

Thirteen per cent of Portage la Prairie's residents are aboriginal, while a further 6% are German.

Portage la Prairie has been held since by the Progressive Conservative Party for most of its history, although the New Democratic Party has increased its standing in the riding in recent years.

List of provincial representatives

Assembly	Years		Party
*Riding created*
1st	1870-1874	Frederick Bird	Opposition
2nd	1874-1878	Kenneth McKenzie	Opposition
2nd	1875-1878	Kenneth McKenzie	Government
3rd	1878-1879	James Cowan
4th	1880-1882	James Cowan
5th	1882-1886	Joseph Martin	Liberal
6th	1886-1888
7th	1888-1892
8th	1892-1895	Robert Watson
9th	1895-1899	Robert Watson
10th	1899-1903	William Garland	Conservative
11th	1903-1907	Hugh Armstrong
12th	1907-1910
13th	1910-1914
14th	1914-1915	Ewan McPherson	Liberal
15th	1915-1920	Ewan McPherson	Liberal
16th	1920-1922	Fawcett Taylor	Conservative Party
17th	1922-1927
18th	1927-1932
19th	1932-1936	Toby Sexsmith
20th	1936-1941
21st	1941-1943
21st	1943-1945	Charles Greenlay	Conservative
22nd	1945-1949		Progressive Conservative
23rd	1949-1953		Liberal–Progressive
24th	1953-1958
25th	1958-1959
26th	1959-1962	John Christianson	Progressive Conservative
27th	1962-1966	Gordon Johnston	Liberal
28th	1966-1969	Gordon Johnston	Liberal
29th	1969-1972	Peter Burtniak	New Democratic
30th	1973-1977	Peter Burtniak	New Democratic
31st	1977-1981	Lloyd Hyde	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1981-1985	Lloyd Hyde
33rd	1985-1988	Ed Connery
34th	1988-1990
35th	1990-1992
35th	1992-1995	Brian Pallister
36th	1995-1997	Brian Pallister
36th	1997-1999	David Faurschou
37th	1999-2003
38th	2003-2007
39th	2007-2011
40th	2011-2016	Ian Wishart
41st	2016–2019
42nd	2019–2023
43rd	2023–present	Jeff Bereza

Election results

2023

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Jeff Bereza	3,816	59.61	-6.07	$13,665.32
	New Democratic	Acacia Weselake	1,918	29.96	+7.96	$168.00
	Green	Arishya Aggarwal	367	5.73	–	$1,117.39
	Liberal	Ralph Dooley	301	4.70	-7.63	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			6,402	99.13	–	$54,279.00
Total rejected and declined ballots			56	0.87	–
Turnout			6,458	46.77	-1.87
Eligible voters			13,809
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-7.01
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba^[1]^[2]^[3]

2019

v t e 2019 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Ian Wishart	4,502	65.67	-4.87	$12,039.73
	New Democratic	Andrew Podolecki	1,508	22.00	+11.39	$681.34
	Liberal	Charles Huband	845	12.33	-6.52	$4,239.60
Total			6,855	98.70	–
Rejected			90	1.30	-0.47
Turnout			6,945	48.64	-2.69
Eligible voters			14,279
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-8.13
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2016

v t e 2016 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ian Wishart	4,635	70.55%	18.31%
	Liberal	Stephen J. Prince	1,238	18.84%	10.40%
	New Democratic	Alex MacDonald	697	10.61%	-28.71%
Total			6,570	–	–
Rejected			44	0.66
Eligible voters / turnout			13,029	50.43%	-0.32%
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2011

v t e 2011 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Ian Wishart	3,566	52.24	3.93%	$17,302.23
	New Democratic	James Kostuchuk	2,689	39.39	-3.08%	$6,997.42
	Liberal	Michelle Cudmore-Armstrong	571	8.37	-0.85%	$5,176.36
Total			6,861	–	–
Rejected			30	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,521	50.74%	-6.25%
Source: Elections Manitoba^[4]

2007

v t e 2007 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	David Faurschou	3,344	48.16	-1.51%	$27,243.58
	New Democratic	James Kostuchuk	2,935	42.23	-0.33%	$25,460.29
	Liberal	Marvin Krawec	643	9.25	1.84%	$21,600.10
Total valid votes			6,922	99.60
Rejected and declined ballots			28
Turnout			6,950	57.10
Electors on the lists			12,172
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	David Faurschou	3,524	49.82%	3.30%
	New Democratic	Bob Kriski	3,023	42.73%	5.68%
	Liberal	Mike Lefebvre	527	7.45%	-7.49%
Total			7,074	–	–
Rejected			23	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,441	56.86%	-2.59%
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.

1999

v t e 1999 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	David Faurschou	3,476	46.52%	9.22%	$24,894.04
	New Democratic	Connie Gretsinger	2,769	37.06%	16.42%	$5,468.00
	Liberal	Dave Cook	1,116	14.94%	-10.58%	$21,481.96
	Libertarian	Gary Bergen	111	1.49%	–	$347.69
Total valid votes			7,472	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			39
Turnout			7,511	59.76
Electors on the lists			12,569
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.

1997 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1997
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	David Faurschou	2,422	37.30%	-14.06%
	Liberal	Dave Quinn	1,657	25.52%	-1.82%
	New Democratic	Connie Gretsinger	1,340	20.64%	1.02%
	Independent	Warren Goodwin	1,025	15.79%	–
	Independent	Ralph L. Jackson	49	0.75%	-0.93%
Total			6,493	–	–
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. pp. 211–277.

1995

v t e 1995 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Pallister	3,977	51.36%	-0.33%
	Liberal	Bob Turner	2,117	27.34%	-4.48%
	New Democratic	Connie Gretsinger	1,519	19.62%	9.07%
	Independent	Ralph Jackson	130	1.68%	–
Total			7,743	–	–
Rejected			21	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,792	65.66%
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. pp. 211–277.

1992 by-election

v t e Manitoba provincial by-election, 1992
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Pallister	3,215	51.70%	-2.16%
	Liberal	Helen Christoffersen	1,979	31.82%	2.49%
	New Democratic	Ralph Jackson	656	10.55%	-3.20%
	Reform	Fred Debrecen	369	5.93%	–
Total			6,219	–	–
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. pp. 211–277.

1990

1990 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward Connery	4,276	53.85%	4.57%
	Liberal	Darlene Hamm	2,329	29.33%	-5.14%
	New Democratic	Arden Campbell	1,092	13.75%	4.90%
	Confederation of Regions	Roy Lyall	243	3.06%	-4.33%
Total			7,940	–	–
Rejected			20	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,094	65.65%
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. pp. 211–277.

1988

1988 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward Connery	4,020	49.28%	-2.07%
	Liberal	Darlene Hamm	2,812	34.47%	21.01%
	New Democratic	Bill Zettler	722	8.85%	-11.41%
	Confederation of Regions	Irene Armishaw	603	7.39%	-7.54%
Total			8,157	–	–
Rejected			20	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,404	71.53%
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. pp. 211–277.

1986

1986 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward Connery	3,693	51.35%	3.93%
	New Democratic	Bill Zettler	1,457	20.26%	-11.35%
	Confederation of Regions	Georgina Cuthbert	1,074	14.93%	–
	Liberal	Hugh O'Neil Kennedy	968	13.46%	-7.51%
Total			7,192	–	–
Rejected			21	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,092	64.84%
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. pp. 211–277.

1981

1981 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lloyd Hyde	3,620	47.42%	0.14%
	New Democratic	Audrey Tufford	2,413	31.61%	4.09%
	Liberal	Hugh Moran	1,601	20.97%	-4.23%
Total			7,634	–	–
Rejected			40	–
Eligible voters / turnout			10,684	71.45%
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. pp. 211–277.

1977

1977 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lloyd Hyde	3,552	47.28%	11.05%
	New Democratic	Peter Swidnicki	2,067	27.52%	0.49%
	Liberal	Hugh Moran	1,893	25.20%	-11.54%
Total			7,512	–	–
Rejected			25	–
Eligible voters / turnout			9,665	77.72%
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. pp. 211–277.

1973

1973 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Johnston	2,628	36.74%	-4.52%
	Progressive Conservative	George Fairfield	2,592	36.24%	-4.84%
	New Democratic	Albert Barrett	1,933	27.02%	9.36%
Total			7,153	–	–
Rejected			46	–
Eligible voters / turnout			9,043	79.10%
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. pp. 211–277.

1969

1969 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Johnston	2,451	41.26%	-12.94%
	Progressive Conservative	Harvey Carmichael	2,440	41.08%	1.49%
	New Democratic	Sidney Coulthard	1,049	17.66%	11.46%
Total			5,940	–	–
Rejected			19	–
Eligible voters / turnout			8,145	72.93%
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. pp. 211–277.

1966

1966 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Johnston	2,726	54.21%	3.47%
	Progressive Conservative	John Christianson	1,991	39.59%	-5.05%
	New Democratic	Sybil A. Barnett	312	6.20%	1.58%
Total			5,029	–	–
Rejected			30	–
Eligible voters / turnout			6,708	74.97%
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. pp. 211–277.

1962

1962 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Johnston	2,414	50.74%	10.52%
	Progressive Conservative	John Christianson	2,124	44.64%	-5.99%
	New Democratic	Francis Harry Mason	220	4.62%	-4.54%
Total			4,758	–	–
Rejected			71	–
Eligible voters / turnout			6,537	72.79%
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. pp. 211–277.

1959

1959 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Christianson	2,300	50.63%	12.87%
	Liberal–Progressive	Charles Greenlay	1,827	40.22%	-8.66%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Fred Allan Tufford	416	9.16%	-4.21%
Total			4,543	–	–
Rejected			21	–
Eligible voters / turnout			6,319	71.89%
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. pp. 211–277.

1958

1958 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal–Progressive	Charles Greenlay	1,978	48.88%	5.85%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Ernest Burke	1,528	37.76%	0.10%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Albert R. Barrett	541	13.37%	–
Total			4,047	–	–
Rejected			27	–
Eligible voters / turnout			6,337	63.86%
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. pp. 211–277.

1953

1953 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal–Progressive	Charles Greenlay	1,747	43.03%	–
	Progressive Conservative	William Charles "Bill" Warren	1,529	37.66%	–
	Social Credit	Bernard H. Rempel	784	19.31%	–
Total			4,060	–	–
Rejected			121	–
Eligible voters / turnout			5,255	77.26%
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. pp. 211–277.

1949

1949 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Charles Greenlay	Acclaimed	–	–
Total				–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			4,458
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. pp. 211–277.

1945

1945 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Charles Greenlay	1,878	68.82%	6.32%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Margaret Mann	746	27.34%	5.31%
	Labor–Progressive	Earl Moffat	105	3.85%	-11.62%
Total			2,729	–	–
Rejected			26	–
Eligible voters / turnout			4,069	67.07%
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. pp. 211–277.

1943 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1943
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Greenlay	1,762	62.50%	–
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Horace Ashley Ireland	621	22.03%	–
	Labor–Progressive	F. Bernard Muller	436	15.47%	–
Total			2,819	–	–
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. pp. 211–277.

1941

1941 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Toby Sexsmith	Acclaimed	–	–
Total				–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			3,728
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. pp. 211–277.

1936

1936 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Toby Sexsmith	1,727	57.45%	13.70%
	Liberal–Progressive	Edward Albert Gilroy	1,279	42.55%	–
Total			3,006	–	–
Rejected			51	–
Eligible voters / turnout			3,787	79.38%
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. pp. 211–277.

1933 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1933
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Toby Sexsmith	1,261	43.75%	-21.98%
	Independent	Edward Albert Gilroy	1,024	35.53%	–
	Labour	Horace Ashley Ireland	597	20.71%	–
Total			2,882	–	–
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. pp. 211–277.

1932

1932 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fawcett Taylor	2,016	65.73%	-0.79%
	Liberal–Progressive	Ewan McPherson	1,051	34.27%	0.79%
Total			3,067	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			3,453	88.82%
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. pp. 211–277.

1927

1927 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fawcett Taylor	1,580	66.53%	14.17%
	Liberal	Sydney McKay	795	33.47%	-14.17%
Total			2,375	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			2,698	88.03%
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. pp. 211–277.

1922

1922 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fawcett Taylor	1,436	52.35%	-3.82%
	Liberal	Charles Duncan McPherson	1,307	47.65%	3.82%
Total			2,743	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			3,134	87.52%
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. pp. 211–277.

1920

1920 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fawcett Taylor	1,306	56.17%	13.06%
	Liberal	Ewan McPherson	1,019	43.83%	-13.06%
Total			2,325	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			2,605	89.25%
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. pp. 211–277.

1915

1915 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ewan McPherson	1,065	56.89%	6.72%
	Conservative	Fawcett Taylor	807	43.11%	-6.72%
Total			1,872	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			2,130	87.89%
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. pp. 211–277.

1914

1914 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ewan McPherson	1,027	50.17%	6.36%
	Conservative	Hugh Armstrong	1,020	49.83%	-6.36%
Total			2,047	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			2,222	92.12%
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. pp. 211–277.

1910

1910 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Armstrong	912	56.19%	–
	Liberal	Ewan McPherson	711	43.81%	–
Total			1,623	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			1,992	81.48%
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. pp. 211–277.

1908 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1908
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Armstrong	Acclaimed	–	–
Total				–	–
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. pp. 211–277.

1907

1907 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Armstrong	868	57.37%	6.30%
	Liberal	Edward Brown	645	42.63%	-6.30%
Total			1,513	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			1,818	83.22%
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. pp. 211–277.

1903

1903 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Armstrong	742	51.07%	–
	Liberal	Edward Brown	711	48.93%	–
Total			1,453	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			1,549	93.80%
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. pp. 211–277.

1902 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1902
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Armstrong	Acclaimed	–	–
Total				–	–
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. pp. 211–277.

1899

1899 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Garland	640	57.30%	7.95%
	Liberal	Robert Watson	477	42.70%	-7.95%
Total			1,117	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			1,315	84.94%
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. pp. 211–277.

1896

1896 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Watson	425	50.66%	-4.58%
	Conservative	William James Cooper	414	49.34%	4.58%
Total			839	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			1,027	81.69%
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. pp. 211–277.

1892

1892 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Watson	543	55.24%	–
	Conservative	William James Cooper	440	44.76%	–
Total			983	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			1,128	87.15%	–
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.

1891 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1891
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Martin	286	55.97%	–
	Unknown	William Garland	225	44.03%	–
Total			511	–	–
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.

1888

1888 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Martin	Acclaimed	–	–
Total				–	–
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.

1888 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1888
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Martin	298	63.81%	–
	Conservative	William Patterson Smith	169	36.19%	–
Total			467	–	–
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	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Martin	358	51.07%	-1.56%
	Conservative	William Patterson Smith	343	48.93%	1.56%
Total			701	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			1,845	37.99%	–
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 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1883
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Martin	290	52.63%	1.58%
	Conservative	William Ross Black	261	47.37%	-1.58%
Total			551	–	–
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	Joseph Martin	315	50.72%	–
	Conservative	William Ross Black	304	48.95%	–
	Liberal	Edward Hay	2	0.32%	–
Total			621	–	–
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.

1879

1879 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	James Cowan	Acclaimed	–	–
Total				–	–
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.

1878

1878 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Government	James Cowan	Acclaimed	–	–
Total				–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			218	0.00%
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.

1874

1874 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Opposition	Kenneth McKenzie	87	51.79%	3.10%
	Undeclared	William John James	81	48.21%	44.27%
Total			168	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / turnout			262	64.12%	–
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.

1870

1870 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Opposition	Frederick Bird	37	48.68%
	Government	John James Weller	36	47.37%
	Undeclared	William Garrioch	3	3.95%
Total			76	–
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.

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for Portage la Prairie highlighted in red

References

^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2018.

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[1] "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[2] "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[3] "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[4] "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2018.

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