Winnipeg—Birds Hill

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Winnipeg—Birds Hill was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Selkirk and St. Boniface ridings. For its entire history, its Member of Parliament was Bill Blaikie.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Provencher, Selkirk and Winnipeg Transcona ridings.

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1984 federal election : Winnipeg—Birds Hill edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
     New Democratic Party (x)Bill Blaikie 23,903 45.81 -8.46
     Progressive Conservative John Hare 20,644 39.56 +10.12
     Liberal Lil Johnson 5,447 10.44 -5.00
     Confederation of Regions Al MacDonald 1,069 2.05
     Rhinoceros Honest Don Bergen 569 1.09 +0.38
     Independent Edward G. Price 549 1.05
Total valid votes 52,181 100.00
Total rejected ballots 163
Turnout 52,344 76.70 +7.32
Electors on the lists 68,248


1980 federal election : Winnipeg—Birds Hill edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
     New Democratic Party (x)Bill Blaikie 24,672 54.27 +4.11
     Progressive Conservative John Froese 13,385 29.44 -9.00
     Liberal Ron Wally 7,020 15.44 +4.28
     Rhinoceros Honest Don Bergen 322 0.71
     Marxist-Leninist Karen Naylor 60 0.13 +0.02
Total valid votes 45,459 100.00
Total rejected ballots 84
Turnout 45,543 69.38 -12.28
Electors on the lists 65,647


1979 federal election : Winnipeg—Birds Hill edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
     New Democratic Party Bill Blaikie 25,492 50.16
     Progressive Conservative (x)Dean Whiteway 19,536 38.44
     Liberal Ronald Wally 5,674 11.16
     Communist Harold J. Dyck 62 0.12
     Marxist-Leninist Karen Naylor 56 0.11
Total valid votes 50,820 100.00
Total rejected ballots 107
Turnout 50,927 81.66
Electors on the lists 62,361

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