Arthur (electoral district)
Arthur is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1903,[1] and was eliminated by redistribution in 1989, when its territory was combined with that of the neighbouring Virden riding to create the new constituency of Arthur-Virden.[2][3]
The riding was located in the province's southwestern tip, and was primarily agrarian.[citation needed] From 1953 until its abolition, it was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservative Party.[1][4]
List of provincial representatives
[edit]| Name[1] | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Thompson | Cons | 1903 | 1907 |
| John Williams | Lib | 1907 | 1910 |
| Amos Lyle | Cons | 1910 | 1914 |
| John Williams | Lib | 1914 | 1922 |
| Duncan McLeod | Prog | 1922 | 1932 |
| Lib-Prog | 1932 | 1936 | |
| John Pitt | Lib-Prog | 1936 | 1953 |
| J. Arthur Ross | PC | 1953 | 1958 |
| John Cobb | PC | 1958 | 1962 |
| J. Douglas Watt | PC | 1962 | 1977 |
| James Downey[4][5] | PC | 1977 | 1990 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "MLA Biographies - Deceased". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "Arthur-Virden." CBC News. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Manitoba Election 2016: Arthur-Virden riding - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Living". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/hansard/34th_2nd/hansardpdf/4.pdf. p. 73.