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Osborne (electoral district)

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Osborne is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and was abolished in 1999.

The riding was located in south-central Winnipeg. When it was abolished, most of its territory was given to the new ridings of Fort Rouge and Lord Roberts.

List of provincial representatives

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Name Party Took office Left office
Lloyd Stinson Co-operative Commonwealth 1958 1959
Obie Baizley Progressive Conservative 1959 1969
Ian Turnbull New Democrat 1969 1977
Gerald Mercier Progressive Conservative 1977 1981
Muriel Smith New Democrat 1981 1988
Reg Alcock Liberal 1988 1993
Norma McCormick Liberal 1993 1995
Diane McGifford New Democrat 1995 1999

Election Results

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1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Alcock 4,334 44.90 +
New Democratic Muriel Smith 2,753 28.52 -
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 2,421 25.08 +
Libertarian Jim Weidman 145 1.50 +
Total valid votes 9,653 100.00 -
Rejected ballots 38
Turnout 9,691 78.85
Eligible voters 12,291
Source: Elections Manitoba[1]
1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Alcock 3,941 40.21 -4.69
New Democratic Donald Bailey 2,861 29.19 +0.67
Progressive Conservative Sondra Braid 2,859 29.17 +4.09
Libertarian Jim Weidman 139 1.42 -0.08
Total valid votes 9,800 100.00 -
Rejected ballots 41
Turnout 9,841 71.64
Eligible voters 13,737
Source: Elections Manitoba[2]
Manitoba provincial by-election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norma McCormick 2,966 43.10 +2.89
New Democratic Irene Haigh 2,420 35.16 +5.97
Progressive Conservative Roger Young 1,496 21.74 -7.43
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing -1.54
Source: Elections Manitoba[3]
1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Diane McGifford 3,969 40.86 +5.7
Liberal Norma McCormick 2,978 30.66 -12.44
Progressive Conservative Shelley Mitchell 2,766 28.48 +6.74
Turnout 7,226 67.72
Eligible voters 10,670
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +9.07
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Candidates: 35th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. September 11, 1990. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2018.