Portage la Prairie (electoral district)

Portage la Prairie was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949.

For the current provincial electoral district, see Portage la Prairie (provincial electoral district).

This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Macdonald riding.

It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Norquay, Portage—Neepawa and Selkirk ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. John Crawford, Liberal (1904–1908)
  2. Arthur Meighen, Conservative (1908–1921)
  3. Harry Leader, Progressive (1921–1925)
  4. Arthur Meighen, Conservative (1925–1926)
  5. Ewan McPherson, Liberal (1926–1930)
  6. William Herbert Burns, Conservative (1930–1935)
  7. Harry Leader, Liberal (1935–1946)
  8. Calvert Charlton Miller, Progressive Conservative (1946–1949)

Election results
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCRAWFORD, John3,048
ConservativeBOYD, Nathaniel2,663
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Arthur3,144
LiberalCRAWFORD, John2,894
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Arthur3,267
LiberalPATERSON, Robert2,592

By-election: On Mr. Meighen being appointed Solicitor General, 26 June 1913

By-election on 19 July 1913
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Hon. Arthuracclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)MEIGHEN, Hon. Arthur4,611
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)SHIRTLIFF, Frederick976
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveLEADER, Harry4,314
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur4,137
IndependentBANNERMAN, Alexander Melville139
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Rt. Hon. Arthur5,817
ProgressiveLEADER, Harry4,966
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander6,394
ConservativeMEIGHEN, Right Hon. Arthur5,966
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeBURNS, William Herbert6,372
LiberalMCPHERSON, Ewen Alexander6,230
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLEADER, Harry5,516
ConservativeBURNS, William Herbert4,043
ReconstructionMETCALFE, Wilfred1,375
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLEADER, Harry7,442
National GovernmentJONES, George Herbert4,835
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLEADER, Harry5,457
Progressive ConservativeMCCALLISTER, Allen3,592
Co-operative CommonwealthOGLETREE, Charles Francis2,306
Social CreditBAILEY, Charles Eric857

By-election: On Mr. Leader's death, 9 May 1946

By-election on 21 October 1946
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMILLER, Calvert Charlton4,805
UnknownWOOD, Jaffray Smith4,137
UnknownCOULTHARD, Sidney2,821

See also
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Kings		 Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1920-1921		 Succeeded by
York North
Preceded by
Prince Albert		 Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1926		 Succeeded by
Prince Albert
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