Portage (electoral district)
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Portage was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Neepawa, Selkirk, Springfield, and St. Boniface ridings
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Lisgar, Portage—Marquette, Winnipeg North, Selkirk—Interlake, Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg—Assiniboine ridings.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | COBBE, Gerald Richard | 8,415 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | ENNS, Sig J. | 8,025 | |||
| New Democrat | ROSCHUK, Kazmir | 3,184 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | MASNIUK, Peter P. | 9,781 | |||
| Liberal | COBBE, Gerry | 7,474 | |||
| New Democrat | MANCHUR, Nick | 4,036 | |||
| Not affiliated | FITCH, Travis I. | 199 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | MASNIUK, Peter | 11,829 | |||
| Liberal | OMINCHINSKI, J.G. | 6,671 | |||
| New Democrat | RENOOY, Rens | 2,857 | |||
| Social Credit | BEZAN, Ted | 179 | |||
| Not affiliated | FITCH, Travis | 97 | |||
