Springfield was a federal
electoral district in
Manitoba
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This
riding was created in 1914 from parts of
Selkirk riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into
Churchill
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Portage
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Provencher
Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1871. It is a largely rural district in the province's southeast corner. Its largest community is the city of St ...
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Selkirk and
Winnipeg North
Winnipeg North (french: Winnipeg-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It covers the northern portion of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Geography
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ridings.
Springfield was a swing riding, often returning members of the Liberal, Progressive Conservative, and New Democratic parties and their historical equivalents. The riding was most recently held by
NDP
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Government
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MP
Ed Schreyer, before it was dissolved into surrounding ridings.
Election results
1965 Canadian general election
1963 Canadian general election
1962 Canadian general election
1958 Springfield by-election
This by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent MP Val Yacula, on 24 September 1958. The riding was held for the Progressive Conservatives by
Joseph Slogan
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1958 Canadian general election
1957 Canadian general election
1953 Canadian general election
1949 Canadian general election
1945 Canadian general election
1940 Canadian general election
1935 Canadian general election
1930 Canadian general election
1926 Canadian general election
1926 Canadian general election
1921 Canadian general election
1917 Canadian general election
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
External links
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Former federal electoral districts of Manitoba