St. Andrews (electoral district)

St. Andrews is an historical provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It existed on two separate occasions, and was located to the immediate north of Winnipeg, the capital city.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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When Manitoba joined Canadian Confederation in 1870, the St. Andrews region of the province was given two seats: St. Andrews North and St. Andrews South. It was consolidated into a single constituency following redistribution in 1879. In 1899, it was merged with the Kildonan constituency and Kildonan and St. Andrews.

The St. Andrews electoral division was initially dominated by anglophone "old settlers", who had resided in the Red River territory before it was incorporated as a province. Many of the old settlers were known as "mixed-bloods", referring to persons of British and aboriginal descent (the term was not considered offensive at the time). John Norquay, a "mixed-blood" leader who served as Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887, represented St. Andrews in the provincial legislature for many years. Alfred Boyd, who is sometimes lists as Manitoba's first premier, also represented a St. Andrews constituency from 1870 to 1874.

Original constituency

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St. Andrews North

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  Alfred Boyd
Government Supporter 1870 1874
  John Gunn
Independent 1874 1875
  Government Supporter 1875 1879

St. Andrews South

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  Edward Hay
Opposition/Liberal 1870 1874
  Government Supporter/Liberal 1874 1874
  John Norquay
Opposition/Conservative 1874 1875
  Government Supporter/Conservative 1875 1879

St. Andrews

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  John Norquay
Government Supporter/Conservative 1879 1888
  Frederick Colcleugh
Liberal 1888 1896
  Sigtryggur Jonasson
Liberal 1888 1896

Re-established constituency

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St. Andrews was re-established for the 1949 provincial election, when Kildonan and St. Andrews was eliminated through redistribution. It was eliminated a second time in 1958.

The re-established constituency's first representative was James McLenaghen, who was a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in a coalition government led by the Liberal-Progressives. McLenaghen was a prominent defender of the coalition within his party, and his death in 1950 hastened its dissolution. He was replaced by Thomas Hillhouse of the Liberal-Progressives.

St. Andrews (1949-1958)

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  Name Party Took office Left office
  James McLenaghen
Progressive Conservative 1949 1950
  Thomas Hillhouse
Liberal–Progressive 1950 1958

Election results (St. Andrews)

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1879

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1879 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Norquay Acclaimed
Total valid votes
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

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1883 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Norquay Acclaimed
Total valid votes
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

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1886 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Norquay 342 55.61
Liberal Frederick Colcleugh 273 44.39
Total valid votes 615
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 915 67.21
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

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1888 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Colcleugh Acclaimed
Total valid votes
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.

1892

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1892 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Colcleugh 352 56.23
Conservative Baldwin Baldwinson 274 43.77
Total valid votes 626
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 954 65.62
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.

1896

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1896 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sigtryggur Jonasson 447 54.85 -1.38
Conservative Baldwin Baldwinson 368 45.15 1.38
Total valid votes 815
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,306 62.40 -3.21
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.

1949

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1949 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative James McLenaghen 3,458 67.67
Co-operative Commonwealth William E. Gordon 1,652 32.33
Total valid votes 5,110
Rejected 102
Eligible voters / Turnout 7,661 68.03 5.63
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.

1950 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, October 24, 1950
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Thomas P. Hillhouse 2,138 46.14
Co-operative Commonwealth William E. Gordon 1,309 28.25
Unknown John Veitch 1,187 25.62
Total valid votes 4,634
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.

1953

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1953 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Thomas P. Hillhouse 2,938 57.14
Progressive Conservative Keith Hedley Robson 1,366 26.57
Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Draffin 838 16.30
Total valid votes 5,142
Rejected 93
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,044 65.08
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.

Election results (St. Andrews North)

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1870

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1870 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews North
Party Candidate Votes %
Government Alfred Boyd 58 67.44
Government Donald Gunn 28 32.56
Total valid votes 86
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.

1874

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1874 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Undeclared John Gunn 83 69.75
Undeclared Alex McPherson 36 30.25
Total valid votes 119
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 158 75.32
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

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1878 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Undeclared John Gunn 69 54.33 -45.67
Undeclared Edward Hay 58 45.67 -54.33
Total valid votes 127
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 198 64.14 -11.18
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.

Election results (St. Andrews South)

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1870

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1870 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes %
Opposition Edward Hay 38 44.19
Government Thomas Sinclair 28 32.56
Government John Gunn 20 23.26
Total valid votes 86
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.

1874

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1874 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Government John Norquay 67 66.34 10.52
Undeclared Edward Hay 34 33.66
Total valid votes 101
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 140 72.14
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.

1875 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, March 13, 1875: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Government John Norquay Acclaimed
Total valid votes
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

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1878 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Government John Norquay 62 53.45
Undeclared John Beresford Allan 54 46.55
Total valid votes 116
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 142 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.