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Neepawa (electoral district)

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Neepawa
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1947
First contested1917
Last contested1945

Neepawa was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949.

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Dauphin and Portage la Prairie ridings.

It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Brandon, Dauphin, Marquette and Portage—Neepawa ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

  1. Fred Langdon Davis, Unionist (1917–1921)
  2. Robert Milne, Progressive (1921–1925)
  3. Thomas Gerow Murphy, Conservative (1925–1926)
  4. Robert Milne, Progressive (1926–1930)
  5. Thomas Gerow Murphy, Conservative (1930–1935)
  6. Frederick Donald Mackenzie, Liberal (1935–1945)
  7. John Bracken, Progressive Conservative (1945–1949)

Election results

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) DAVIS, Fred Langdon 5,102
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) MCGREGOR, Albert Daniel 2,046
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive MILNE, Robert 7,876
Conservative ROSS, Hugh Robert 2,147
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative MURPHY, Thomas Gerow 3,461
Progressive MILNE, Robert 3,332
Liberal BROADFOOT, Peter 1,809
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive MILNE, Robert 6,293
Conservative MURPHY, Thomas Gerow 4,495
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative MURPHY, Thomas Gerow 5,638
Progressive MILNE, Robert 5,161

By-election: On Mr. Murphy's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930

Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative MURPHY, Hon. Thomas Gerow acclaimed
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MACKENZIE, Frederick Donald 5,968
Conservative MURPHY, Hon. Thomas Gerow 4,582
Reconstruction MARTIN, John Roy 1,091
Co-operative Commonwealth BEATTIE, Samuel Henry Sinclair 1,015
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MACKENZIE, Frederick Donald 6,724
National Government MURPHY, Hon. Thomas Gerow 4,865
New Democracy DUFFY, John Hazelett 2,208
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative BRACKEN, John 6,497
Liberal MACKENZIE, Frederick Donald 4,624
Co-operative Commonwealth WOOD, James Henry 2,848

See also