Morris (electoral district)

Morris is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879, and has existed continuously since that time. The constituency is named after Alexander Morris, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1872 to 1877.

Morris is a rural riding located in the Red River Valley in the south of the province. In is bordered to the south by Emerson, to the north by Lakeside, to the west by Midland and Portage la Prairie, and to the east by Steinbach, Dawson Trail, Assiniboia, Kirkfield Park and Charleswood.

The largest communities in the riding are Morris, Niverville and La Salle. Other communities include Elie, Oak Bluff, Sanford, Starbuck, Ste. Agathe, St. Eustache and St. Francois Xavier

In 1999, the average family income was $53,719, and the unemployment rate was 3.90%. Agriculture accounts for 23% of the riding's industry, followed by the retail trade at 10%.

Eighteen per cent of Morris's residents are of German background, and a further 17% are French. The riding has the third-highest percentage of francophones in Manitoba.

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba has represented Morris since 1954, and the riding is generally regarded as safe for the party.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Joseph Taillefer	Independent, probably pro-Government	1879	1883
Henry Tennant	Cons	1883	1886
Alphonse Martin	Lib	1886	1891
Alphonse Martin	Independent/Opposition	1891	1896
Stewart Mulvey	Lib	1896	1899
Colin Campbell	Cons	1899	1913
Jacques Parent	Cons	1914	1918
William Clubb	Farmer	1920	1922
	UFM	1922	1932
	Lib-Prog	1932	1941
John Dryden	Independent, pro-coalition	1941	1945
John Dryden	Lib-Prog	1945	1949
Harry Shewman	Independent, pro-coalition	1949	1950
	Independent	1950	1954(?)
	PC	1954(?)	1968
Warner Jorgenson	PC	1969	1981
Clayton Manness	PC	1981	1995
Frank Pitura	PC	1995	2003
Mavis Taillieu	PC	2003	2013
Shannon Martin	PC	2014

Election results

Manitoba general election, 2016
The 2016 general election will be held on April 19.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	New Democratic	Mohamed Alli	–	–	–
	Liberal	John Falk	–	–	–
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	–	–	–
Total valid votes			–	100.0
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba^[1]

Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	2,642	69.99	-4.01
	New Democratic	Dean Harder	488	12.93	-6.44
	Liberal	Jeremy Barber	422	11.18	+4.55
	Independent	Ray Shaw	138	3.66	-
	Green	Alain Landry	85	2.25	-
Total valid votes			3775
Rejected and declined votes			17
Turnout			3792	27.51
Electors on the lists			13782
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+1.21

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Mavis Taillieu	5,681	74.00	+17.02
	New Democratic	Mohamed Alli	1,487	19.37	−13.20
	Liberal	Janelle Mailhot	509	6.63	−3.82
Total valid votes			7,677
Rejected and declined ballots			42
Turnout			7,719	50.69
Electors on the lists			15,228
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+15.11

^ Change not based on redistributed results

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Mavis Taillieu	4,404	56.98		$20,183.91
	New Democratic	Kevin Stevenson	2,517	32.57		$3,146.85
	Liberal	Michael Sherby	808	10.45	–	$340.30
Total valid votes			7,729	99.22
Rejected and declined ballots			61
Turnout			7,790	54.13
Electors on the lists			14,392

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2003^[3]

Manitoba general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Mavis Taillieu	3,996	57.16
	New Democratic	John Auger	1,588	22.71
	Liberal	Michael Van Walleghem	1,407	20.13
Total valid votes			6,991
Rejected and declined ballots			28
Turnout			7,019	52.56
Electors on the lists			13,355

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Pitura	4,673	53.10	$20,807.00
	Liberal	Herm Martens	2,179	24.76	$9,869.40
	New Democratic	Paul Hagen	1,746	20.41	$2,805.00
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	107	1.22	$341.37
Total valid votes			8,753	99.40
Rejected and declined ballots			47
Turnout			8,800	52.56
Electors on the lists			13,120

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Manitoba general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Pitura	5,662	60.99
	Liberal	Bill Roth	2,329	25.09
	New Democratic	Glenn Hallick	1,158	12.47$
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	135	1.45
Total valid votes			9,284
Rejected and declined ballots			26
Turnout			9,310	71.05
Electors on the lists			13,104

Manitoba general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Manness	5,353	63.64
	Liberal	Bill Roth	2,036	24.20
	New Democratic	Gary Nelson	721	8.57$
	Confederation of Regions	Mark Edmondson	302	3.59
Total valid votes			8,412
Rejected and declined ballots			15
Turnout			8,427	65.77
Electors on the lists			12,812

Manitoba general election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Manness	4,578	60.93
	Liberal	Barbara Plas	1,832	24.38
	Confederation of Regions	Raymond Switzer	597	7.95
	New Democratic	Clifford Hodgins	449	4.98
	Independent	Jeffrey Plas	57	0.76
Total valid votes			7,513
Rejected and declined ballots			11
Turnout			7,524	69.24
Electors on the lists			10,867

Manitoba general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Manness	4,378	68.78
	New Democratic	Audreen House	1,140	17.91
	Liberal	Calvin Knaggs	847	13.31
Total valid votes			6,365
Rejected and declined ballots			17
Turnout			6,382	59.73
Electors on the lists			10,685

Manitoba general election, 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Manness	4,579	71.55
	New Democratic	Peter Francis	1,821	28.45
Total valid votes			6,400
Rejected and declined ballots			35
Turnout			6,435	64.82
Electors on the lists			9,927

Manitoba general election, 1977
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Warner Jorgenson	4,484	71.55
	New Democratic	Alphonse Lenz	1,152	18.73
	Liberal	Donald Macgillivray	516	8.39
Total valid votes			6,152
Rejected and declined ballots			10
Turnout			6,162	68.84
Electors on the lists			8,951

Manitoba general election, 1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Warner Jorgenson	3,650	60.06
	New Democratic	Lawrence Lewco	1,602	26.36
	Liberal	Norm Dashevsky	825	13.58
Total valid votes			6,077
Rejected and declined ballots			25
Turnout			6,102	74.54
Electors on the lists			8,186

Manitoba general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Warner Jorgenson	2,472	53.76
	Liberal	Joseph Legault	1,183	25.73
	New Democratic	William T. Loftus	712	15.48
	Social Credit	Henry Funk	231	5.02
Total valid votes			4,598	100.00
Rejected and discarded votes			15
Turnout			4,613	61.20
Electors on the lists			7,537

Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Warner Jorgenson	2,146	65.77		$966.85
	Liberal	Ralph Rasmussen	841	25.77	–	$526.56
	New Democratic	William T. Loftus	276	8.46		$770.61
Total valid votes			3,263	100
Rejected and discarded votes			17
Turnout			3,280	62.07
Electors on the lists			5,284

Manitoba general election, 1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Shewman	1,518	47.80
	Liberal	Bruce McKenzie	1,288	40.55
	New Democratic	William T. Loftus	370	11.65
Total valid votes			3,176	100.00
Rejected and discarded votes			33
Turnout			3,209	60.83
Electors on the lists			5,275

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries of the Morris electoral district highlighted in red

References

↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_morris_summary_results.html - 2007 results
↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/PDF_Summary_GE2003.pdf
↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=27 - 1999 Results

Elections Manitoba - Historical Summary

Manitoba provincial electoral districts

North	Flin Flon Kewatinook Swan River The Pas Thompson

Southwest	Agassiz Arthur-Virden Brandon East Brandon West Dauphin Midland Portage la Prairie Riding Mountain Spruce Woods

Southeast	Dawson Trail Emerson Gimli Interlake Lac du Bonnet Lakeside La Verendrye Morden-Winkler Morris Selkirk Steinbach St. Paul

Winnipeg	Assiniboia Burrows Charleswood Concordia Elmwood Fort Garry-Riverview Fort Richmond Fort Rouge Fort Whyte Kildonan Kirkfield Park Logan Minto Point Douglas Radisson Riel River East River Heights Rossmere Seine River Southdale St. Boniface St. James St. Johns St. Norbert St. Vital The Maples Transcona Tuxedo Tyndall Park Wolseley

See also: 2011 election List of elections Politics of Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°41′56″N 97°26′53″W / 49.699°N 97.448°W / 49.699; -97.448

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