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Winnipeg South

Winnipeg South
Manitoba electoral district
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Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Terry Duguid
Liberal
District created1987
First contested1988
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]85,540
Electors (2015)62,156
Area (km²)[2]105
Pop. density (per km²)814.7
Census divisionWinnipeg
Census subdivisionWinnipeg (part)

Winnipeg South (French: Winnipeg-Sud) 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

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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,[3] 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

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Winnipeg South
Riding created from Macdonald, Provencher and Winnipeg
13th  1917–1921     George William Allan Jr Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Albert Hudson Liberal
15th  1925–1926     Robert Rogers Conservative
16th  1926–1930     John Stewart McDiarmid Liberal
17th  1930–1935     Robert Rogers Conservative
18th  1935–1940     Leslie Mutch Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1956     Owen Trainor Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958 Gordon Chown
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     Margaret Konantz Liberal
27th  1965–1968     Bud Sherman Progressive Conservative
28th  1968–1972     James Armstrong Richardson Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1978
 1978–1979     Independent
Riding dissolved into Winnipeg—Assiniboine
and Winnipeg—Fort Garry
Riding re-created from Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry
34th  1988–1993     Dorothy Dobbie Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Reg Alcock Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Rod Bruinooge Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Terry Duguid Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present

Current member of Parliament

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

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Winnipeg South (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 53,420 47.59% 55,645 56.69% 57,055 67.82%
South Asian 16,365 14.58% 10,055 10.24% 6,030 7.17%
East Asian[b] 14,665 13.07% 11,495 11.71% 6,655 7.91%
African 8,645 7.7% 5,725 5.83% 3,090 3.67%
Indigenous 7,430 6.62% 6,770 6.9% 5,345 6.35%
Southeast Asian[c] 5,115 4.56% 3,630 3.7% 2,660 3.16%
Middle Eastern[d] 3,520 3.14% 2,450 2.5% 1,335 1.59%
Latin American 1,240 1.1% 840 0.86% 975 1.16%
Other/multiracial[e] 1,845 1.64% 1,555 1.58% 980 1.16%
Total responses 112,245 99.01% 98,160 98.48% 84,125 98.35%
Total population 113,370 100% 99,678 100% 85,540 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

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.[7]

Election results

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1988–present

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Vote shareYear00.10.20.30.40.50.6198519901995200020052010201520202025LiberalConservativeNDPGreenPCReform/AlliancePPCFederal election results in Winnipeg South (...
Graph of election results in Winnipeg South (since 1988, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or did not run consistently are omitted) View source data.
2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTerry Duguid27,28758.78+10.63
ConservativeJanice Morley-Lecomte16,31535.14+2.44
New DemocraticJoanne Bjornson2,0934.51–9.83
People'sJohann Rempel Fehr4270.92–2.42
GreenManjit Kaur3010.65–0.83
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 46,42372.23
Eligible voters 64,271
Liberal notional hold Swing +4.10
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Liberal19,25148.15
  Conservative13,07432.70
  New Democratic5,73314.34
  People's1,3363.34
  Green5901.48
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTerry Duguid22,42347.46+5.32$101,968.67
ConservativeMelanie Maher15,96733.79-4.92$70,925.37
New DemocraticAiden Kahanovitch6,63214.03+0.09$0.00
People'sByron Curtis Gryba1,5423.26+2.36$4,177.84
GreenGreg Boettcher6811.44-2.88$436.79
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,245$106,465.61
Total rejected ballots 346
Turnout 47,59167.65
Eligible voters 69,825
Source: Elections Canada[11]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTerry Duguid20,18242.14-16.15$82,362.08
ConservativeMelanie Maher18,53738.71+4.04$102,498.79
New DemocraticJean-Paul Lapointe6,67813.94+8.95$41.24
GreenPaul Bettess2,0734.32+2.27$6,744.38
People'sMirwais Nasiri4190.9+0.9$3,076.22
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,889100.0  
Total rejected ballots 3030.63
Turnout 48,19269.92
Eligible voters 68,922
Liberal hold Swing -10.10
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTerry Duguid28,09658.29+26.30$131,358.55
ConservativeGordon Giesbrecht16,70934.67-17.07$130,109.13
New DemocraticBrianne Goertzen2,4044.99-9.15$2,235.01
GreenAdam Smith9902.05-0.08$837.96
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,199100.00 $198,589.24
Total rejected ballots 2030.42
Turnout 48,40275.87
Eligible voters 63,798
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.68
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
Party Vote %
  Conservative20,50951.73
  Liberal12,68432.00
  New Democratic5,60414.14
  Green8462.13
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRod Bruinooge[17]22,84052.24+3.41$74,282.37
LiberalTerry Duguid14,29632.70-2.10$65,648.93
New DemocraticDave Gaudreau5,69313.02+1.59$8,116.60
GreenCaitlin McIntyre8892.03-2.47$564.35
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,718100.00 
Total rejected ballots 1870.43-0.01
Turnout 43,90569.80+4.17
Eligible voters 62,902
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRod Bruinooge19,95448.83+7.42$74,312
LiberalJohn Loewen14,22134.80-6.35$73,677
New DemocraticSean Robert4,67311.43-2.29$9,507
GreenDavid Cosby1,8394.50+1.42$3,312
Christian HeritageHeidi Loewen-Steffano1730.42-0.19$804
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,860100.00 $78,463
Total rejected ballots 1790.44+0.1
Turnout 41,03965.63-3.78
Conservative hold Swing +6.9
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ConservativeRod Bruinooge17,32841.42$68,461.08
LiberalReg Alcock17,21741.15$57,453.38
New DemocraticRobert Page5,74313.73$1,973.24
GreenWesley Owen Whiteside1,2893.08
Christian HeritageHeidi Loewen-Steffano2590.62$503.33
Total valid votes 41,836 100.00
Total rejected ballots 111
Turnout 41,947 70.39
Electors on the lists 59,594
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalReg Alcock19,27051.31$63,885.73
ConservativeRod Bruinooge12,77034.00$67,207.73
New DemocraticCatherine Green4,21711.23$6,919.66
GreenRon Cameron1,0032.67$702.79
Christian HeritageJane MacDiarmid2960.79$4,202.05
Total valid votes 37,556 100.00
Total rejected ballots 110
Turnout 37,666 63.23
Electors on the lists 59,572
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalReg Alcock21,43350.94$61,348.98
AllianceBill Hancock12,63830.04$32,684.49
New DemocraticDuane Nicol4,22410.04$2,006.24
Progressive ConservativeGeoffrey Lambert3,5998.55$4,149.75
IndependentDidz Zuzens1830.43$355.12
Total valid votes 42,077 100.00
Total rejected ballots 145
Turnout 42,222 66.43
Electors on the lists 63,562
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalReg Alcock18,80049.57$53,378
ReformGreg Yost7,51019.80$35,545
Progressive ConservativeBill Mackness6,54717.26$38,748
New DemocraticIris Taylor4,62912.21$3,062
RhinocerosM. Rhino Olito1910.50$0
Natural LawLarry Decter1530.40$582
Marxist–LeninistDiane Zack940.25$11
Total valid votes 37,924 100.00
Total rejected ballots 252
Turnout 38,176 67.37
Electors on the lists 56,670
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalReg Alcock25,95049.60$39,157
ReformMark Hughes14,82228.33$49,384
Progressive ConservativeDorothy Dobbie6,43212.29$23,095
NationalShirley Loewen2,5124.80$21,347
New DemocraticRose Buss2,1804.17$424
Natural LawRichard Lepinsky1970.38$231
RhinocerosMike Olito1130.22$728
Marxist–LeninistRubin Kantorovich680.13$216
Canada PartyBill Martens440.08$140
Total valid votes 52,318 100.00
Total rejected ballots 214
Turnout 52,532 72.35
Electors on lists 72,611
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDorothy Dobbie22,86545.9
LiberalAllan Kaufman22,15044.5
New DemocraticLen Van Roon3,1516.3
ReformGary Cummings1,4282.9
LibertarianJim Weidman1680.3
Total valid votes 49,762100.0

1917–1979

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Vote shareYear00.20.40.60.8119101920193019401950196019701980LiberalLiberal (1921)CCF/NDPPC/Hist. Con.Social CreditReconstruction (1935)LabourFederal election results in Winnipeg South (1917-1974)
Graph of election results in Winnipeg South (1917-1974, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or did not run consistently are omitted) View source data.
Location of Winnipeg South within Winnipeg between the 1966 and 1976 representation orders
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Armstrong Richardson23,29745.9-5.0
Progressive ConservativeSterling Lyon22,03143.4+9.5
New DemocraticJill Oliver5,0169.9-4.9
Social CreditWilliam Frank Zemianski1410.3
IndependentRoss F. Clancy Smith860.2
Marxist–LeninistGlen A. Brown800.2
CommunistHarold James Dyck790.2
Total valid votes 50,730100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Armstrong Richardson25,53450.9-2.2
Progressive ConservativeBoyd Robertson17,02233.9-0.5
New DemocraticJames Gilbert Burrows7,41314.8+2.3
IndependentDiane Lynne Waldman2050.4
Total valid votes 50,174100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Armstrong Richardson23,45753.1+15.6
Progressive ConservativeBud Sherman15,20934.4-8.9
New DemocraticWilliam John Hutton5,49912.5-6.6
Total valid votes 44,165100.0
Location of Winnipeg South within Winnipeg between the 1952 and 1966 representation orders
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBud Sherman23,57643.4+3.7
LiberalMargaret Konantz20,39637.5-6.0
New DemocraticSidney Green10,37119.1+5.1
Total valid votes 54,343100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMargaret Konantz24,46743.6+3.2
Progressive ConservativeGordon Chown22,31639.7-1.4
New DemocraticLloyd Stinson7,86714.0-1.1
Social CreditJames C. MacPherson1,5152.7-0.8
Total valid votes 56,165100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Chown21,74341.1-22.1
LiberalMargaret Konantz21,35140.3+15.9
New DemocraticSidney Green7,99315.1+2.8
Social CreditJames C. MacPherson1,8343.5
Total valid votes 52,921100.0

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

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Chown32,30863.2+11.3
LiberalCharlie Avery12,52424.5-3.1
Co-operative CommonwealthFred Paulley6,30512.3-3.1
Total valid votes 51,137100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Chown23,85551.8+12.0
LiberalEdward H. Crawford12,71327.6-11.2
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid A. Mulligan7,11215.5-4.3
Social CreditGordon Charles Smith2,3325.1
Total valid votes 46,012100.0
Location of Winnipeg South within Winnipeg between the 1947 and 1952 representation orders
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeOwen C. Trainor12,59739.9+10.6
LiberalCharles Russell Simonite12,27738.9-9.0
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest R. Draffin6,24719.8-3.1
Labor–ProgressiveMartin Joseph Forkin4701.5
Total valid votes 31,591100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLeslie Alexander Mutch16,23547.8+8.8
Progressive ConservativeGunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson9,94229.3-2.1
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick George Tipping7,76522.9-6.7
Total valid votes 33,942100.0
Location of Winnipeg South within Winnipeg between the 1933 and 1947 representation orders
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLeslie Alexander Mutch11,92139.0-16.5
Progressive ConservativeFrederick George Thompson9,58931.4+1.0
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick George Tipping9,03329.6+15.5
Total valid votes 30,543100.0

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

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLeslie Alexander Mutch15,46155.6+11.6
National GovernmentPhipps Baker8,44530.4+1.4
Co-operative CommonwealthDave Mulligan3,91214.1-0.9
Total valid votes 27,818100.0

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

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLeslie Alexander Mutch10,87143.9-4.6
ConservativeEdwin Godfrey Phipps Baker7,15828.9-21.3
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Campbell3,69014.9
ReconstructionRobert Alexander Gillespie2,2169.0
Social CreditPercy Black Hayward8003.2
Total valid votes 24,735100.0
Location of Winnipeg South within Winnipeg between the 1924 and 1933 representation orders
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRobert Rogers10,11750.2+3.8
LiberalJohn Stewart McDiarmid9,77448.5-5.0
Independent LabourCharles Albert Tanner2561.3
Total valid votes 20,147100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Stewart McDiarmid8,80953.6+19.0
ConservativeRobert Rogers7,63846.4+1.5
Total valid votes 16,447100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRobert Rogers7,01744.9+5.3
LiberalTobias Crawford Norris5,40034.6-25.8
LabourJohn Kelly3,20620.5
Total valid votes 15,623100.0
Location of Winnipeg South within Winnipeg between the 1914 and 1924 representation orders
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Hudson10,57054.3+42.6
ConservativeGeorge Nelson Jackson7,70439.6-48.7
LiberalWilliam Robert Hogarth1,1856.1
Total valid votes 19,459100.0

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

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Government (Unionist)George William Allan19,03188.3
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Neil Thomas MacMillan2,51611.7
Total valid votes 21,547100.0

See also

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References

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  • "Winnipeg South (Code 46013) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes

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  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. CTV.ca
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Winnipeg South [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Manitoba". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  8. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  9. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  10. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  12. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  13. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  14. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Winnipeg South, 30 September 2015
  15. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  16. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  17. Elections Canada accessed 21 April 2011
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