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 The 2011 boundaries of Morris highlighted in red | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |
| District created | 1879 |
| First contested | 1879 |
| Last contested | 2016 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 22,664 |
| Electors (2014) | 13,782 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 2, Division No. 3, Division No. 10, Division No. 11, |
| Census subdivision(s) | Cartier, Hanover, Headingley, Macdonald, Morris (RM), Morris (Town), Niverville, Ritchot, St. François Xavier |
Morris is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879 and named after the town and municipality of Morris, which in turn are named after Alexander Morris, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1872 to 1877.
Following the redistribution of Manitoba electoral districts in 2011, the riding was bordered to the south by Emerson, to the north by Lakeside, to the west by Midland and Portage la Prairie, and to the east by Steinbach, Dawson Trail, Assiniboia, Kirkfield Park and Charleswood.
The largest communities in the riding were Morris, Niverville, and La Salle. Other communities included Elie, Oak Bluff, Sanford, Starbuck, Ste. Agathe, St. Eustache and St. Francois Xavier.
In 1999, the average family income was $53,719, and the unemployment rate was 3.90%. Agriculture accounted for 23% of the riding's industry, followed by the retail trade at 10%. Eighteen per cent of Morris's residents were of German background, and a further 17% were French. The riding had the third-highest percentage of Francophones in Manitoba.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba represented Morris from 1954 to 2019, and the riding was generally regarded as safe for the party.
The Morris riding was eliminated ahead of the 2019 Manitoba general election and its territory was redistributed to the Midland, La Verendrye, and newly-formed Springfield-Ritchot ridings.
List of provincial representatives
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Taillefer | Independent, probably pro-Government | 1879 | 1883 |
| Henry Tennant | Cons | 1883 | 1886 |
| Alphonse Martin | Lib | 1886 | 1891 |
| Independent/Opposition | 1891 | 1896 | |
| Stewart Mulvey | Lib | 1896 | 1899 |
| Colin Campbell | Cons | 1899 | 1913 |
| Jacques Parent | Cons | 1914 | 1918 |
| William Clubb | Farmer | 1920 | 1922 |
| UFM | 1922 | 1932 | |
| Lib-Prog | 1932 | 1941 | |
| John Dryden | Independent, pro-coalition | 1941 | 1945 |
| Lib-Prog | 1945 | 1949 | |
| Harry Shewman | Independent, pro-coalition | 1949 | 1950 |
| Independent | 1950 | 1954(?) | |
| PC | 1954(?) | 1968 | |
| Warner Jorgenson | PC | 1969 | 1981 |
| Clayton Manness | PC | 1981 | 1995 |
| Frank Pitura | PC | 1995 | 2003 |
| Mavis Taillieu | PC | 2003 | 2013 |
| Shannon Martin | PC | 2014 | 2019 |
Election results
1879
| 1879 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Undeclared | Joseph Taillefer | 153 | 49.84 | |||||
| Undeclared | Stewart Mulvey | 118 | 38.44 | |||||
| Undeclared | Alphonse-Fortunat Martin | 36 | 11.73 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 307 | – | ||||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||