St. Andrews is an historical provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada. It existed on two separate occasions, and was located to the immediate north of Winnipeg, the capital city.
Members of the Legislative Assembly When Manitoba joined Canadian Confederation in 1870, the St. Andrews region of the province was given two seats: St. Andrews North and St. Andrews South. It was consolidated into a single constituency following redistribution in 1879. In 1899, it was merged with the Kildonan constituency and Kildonan and St. Andrews.
The St. Andrews electoral division was initially dominated by anglophone "old settlers", who had resided in the Red River territory before it was incorporated as a province. Many of the old settlers were known as "mixed-bloods", referring to persons of British and aboriginal descent. John Norquay, a "mixed-blood" leader who served as Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887, represented St. Andrews in the provincial legislature for many years. Alfred Boyd, who is sometimes lists as Manitoba's first premier, also represented a St. Andrews constituency from 1870 to 1874.
Original constituency
St. Andrews North Name PartyTook officeLeft officeAlfred Boyd Government Supporter 1870 1874John Gunn Independent 1874 1875 Government Supporter 1875 1879
St. Andrews South Name PartyTook officeLeft officeEdward Hay Opposition/Liberal 1870 1874 Government Supporter/Liberal 1874 1874John Norquay Opposition/Conservative 1874 1875 Government Supporter/Conservative 1875 1879
St. Andrews Name PartyTook officeLeft officeJohn Norquay Government Supporter/Conservative 1879 1888Frederick Colcleugh Liberal 1888 1896Sigtryggur Jonasson Liberal 1888 1896
Re-established constituency St. Andrews was re-established for the 1949 provincial election, when Kildonan and St. Andrews was eliminated through redistribution. It was eliminated a second time in 1958.
The re-established constituency's first representative was James McLenaghen, who was a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in a coalition government led by the Liberal-Progressives. McLenaghen was a prominent defender of the coalition within his party, and his death in 1950 hastened its dissolution. He was replaced by Thomas Hillhouse of the Liberal-Progressives.
St. Andrews (1949–1958) Name PartyTook officeLeft officeJames McLenaghen Progressive Conservative 1949 1950Thomas Hillhouse 1950 1958
Election results (St. Andrews)
1879
1883
1886
1888
1892
1896
1949
1950 by-election
1953
Election results (St. Andrews North)
1870
1874
1878
Election results (St. Andrews South)
1870
1874
1875 by-election
1878
See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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