Osborne (electoral district)
Defunct provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada
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Osborne is a former provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and was abolished in 1999.
The riding was located in south-central Winnipeg. When it was abolished, most of its territory was given to the new ridings of Fort Rouge and Lord Roberts.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Stinson | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1958 | 1959 |
| Obie Baizley | Progressive Conservative | 1959 | 1969 |
| Ian Turnbull | New Democrat | 1969 | 1977 |
| Gerald Mercier | Progressive Conservative | 1977 | 1981 |
| Muriel Smith | New Democrat | 1981 | 1988 |
| Reg Alcock | Liberal | 1988 | 1993 |
| Norma McCormick | Liberal | 1993 | 1995 |
| Diane McGifford | New Democrat | 1995 | 1999 |
Election results
| 1988 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Reg Alcock | 4,334 | 44.90 | + | ||||
| New Democratic | Muriel Smith | 2,753 | 28.52 | - | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rosemary Vodrey | 2,421 | 25.08 | + | ||||
| Libertarian | Jim Weidman | 145 | 1.50 | + | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,653 | 100.00 | - | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 38 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 9,691 | 78.85 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,291 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[1] | ||||||||
| 1990 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Reg Alcock | 3,941 | 40.21 | -4.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Donald Bailey | 2,861 | 29.19 | +0.67 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sondra Braid | 2,859 | 29.17 | +4.09 | ||||
| Libertarian | Jim Weidman | 139 | 1.42 | -0.08 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,800 | 100.00 | - | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 41 | – | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,841 | 71.64 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,737 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[2] | ||||||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, September 21, 1993 Resignation of Reg Alcock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Norma McCormick | 2,966 | 43.10 | +2.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Irene Haigh | 2,420 | 35.16 | +5.97 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Young | 1,496 | 21.74 | -7.43 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.54 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[3] | ||||||||
| 1995 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Diane McGifford | 3,969 | 40.86 | +5.7 | ||||
| Liberal | Norma McCormick | 2,978 | 30.66 | -12.44 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shelley Mitchell | 2,766 | 28.48 | +6.74 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,226 | 67.72 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,670 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[4] | ||||||||