Winnipeg South () is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the southernmost part of the city of Winnipeg.

The riding is a bellwether, electing an MP from the party that formed government nationally in every election since it was re-formed in 1988. In its earlier incarnation, it only elected opposition MPs three times, in 1925, 1953, and 1965.

History

The electoral district was created in 1914 from parts of the ridings of Winnipeg, Provencher, and Macdonald. It first elected a Member of Parliament in 1917.

In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into the ridings of Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry, which took effect at the election of 1979.

In 1987, it was re-created from parts of Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry, which were abolished, and has been contested since 1988.

Some observers expected Winnipeg South to be a close race in 2011, though these predictions were later proven wrong. This race was close in 2006, when Conservative challenger Rod Bruinooge defeated four-term Liberal incumbent Reg Alcock by just 111 votes. In 2008, Bruinooge improved his plurality to nearly 6,000 votes. His Liberal challenger was businessperson, party activist, and former Winnipeg City Council member Terry Duguid.

This riding lost territory to Winnipeg South Centre and Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, and gained territory from the latter, during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Bruinooge chose not to contest the 2015 election, and Duguid won the seat for the Liberal Party.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will lose the neighbourhood of Minnetonka to St. Boniface—St. Vital and the neighbourhoods of Whyte Ridge and Linden Ridge to Winnipeg South Centre. These changes will come into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:

Current member of Parliament

Terry Duguid has represented Winnipeg South since the 2015 election. He was re-elected in 2019, 2021, and 2025.

Demographics

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"

|+ Panethnic groups in Winnipeg South (2011−2021)

! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group

! colspan="2" |2021

! colspan="2" |2016

! colspan="2" |2011

|-

!

!

!

!

!

!

|-

| European

| 53,420

|

| 55,645

|

| 57,055

|

|-

| South Asian

| 16,365

|

| 10,055

|

| 6,030

|

|-

| East Asian

| 14,665

|

| 11,495

|

| 6,655

|

|-

| African

| 8,645

|

| 5,725

|

| 3,090

|

|-

| Indigenous

| 7,430

|

| 6,770

|

| 5,345

|

|-

| Southeast Asian

| 5,115

|

| 3,630

|

| 2,660

|

|-

| Middle Eastern

| 3,520

|

| 2,450

|

| 1,335

|

|-

| Latin American

| 1,240

|

| 840

|

| 975

|

|-

| Other/multiracial

| 1,845

|

| 1,555

|

| 980

|

|-

! Total responses

! 112,245

!

! 98,160

!

! 84,125

!

|- class="sortbottom"

! Total population

! 113,370

!

! 99,678

!

! 85,540

!

|- class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" |

|}

According to the 2021 Canadian census

  • Twenty most common ethnic origins (2021) : 12.7% English, 11.7% Chinese, 11.1% Scottish, 9.0% German, 8.9% Ukrainian, 8.7% French, 8.6% Irish, 7.1% Indian (India), 6.7% Canadian, 4.4% Polish, 3.9% Métis, 3.6% Filipino, 2.6% Dutch, 2.3% Italian, 2.3% Russian, 2.1% Pakistani, 2.1% Punjabi, 2.0% Mennonite, 1.9% British Isles, 1.7% Icelandic.
  • India, China, Nigeria, Philippines, and Pakistan are the most common places of birth amongst the 43.6% that is foreign-born.
  • 43.3% of Winnipeg South is Christian, while 7.9% are Muslims, and 35.8% have no religion.
  • Those without Canadian citizenship make up 23.8% of Winnipeg South.

Election results

1988–present

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results

|-

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

|-

| |  

| Liberal ||align=right| 19,251 ||align=right| 48.15

|-

| |  

| Conservative ||align=right| 13,074 ||align=right| 32.70

|-

| |  

| New Democratic ||align=right| 5,733 ||align=right| 14.34

|-

| |  

| People's ||align=right| 1,336 ||align=right| 3.34

|-

| |  

| Green ||align=right| 590 ||align=right| 1.48

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results

|-

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

|-

| |  

| Conservative ||align=right| 20,509 ||align=right| 51.73

|-

| |  

| Liberal ||align=right| 12,684 ||align=right| 32.00

|-

| |  

| New Democratic ||align=right| 5,604 ||align=right| 14.14

|-

| |  

| Green ||align=right| 846 ||align=right| 2.13

|}

1917–1979

thumb|Location of Winnipeg South within [[Winnipeg between the 1966 and 1976 representation orders]]

thumb|Location of Winnipeg South within [[Winnipeg between the 1952 and 1966 representation orders]]

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

thumb|Location of Winnipeg South within [[Winnipeg between the 1947 and 1952 representation orders]]

thumb|Location of Winnipeg South within [[Winnipeg between the 1933 and 1947 representation orders]]

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

thumb|Location of Winnipeg South within [[Winnipeg between the 1924 and 1933 representation orders]]

thumb|Location of Winnipeg South within [[Winnipeg between the 1914 and 1924 representation orders]]

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election. Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote in 1917 election.

See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts
  • Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

Notes

  • Expenditures - 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004