Winnipeg Centre (provincial electoral division)

Winnipeg Centre was a provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It existed on three separate occasions.

It was initially created for the 1888 provincial election, and was abolished in the 1920 election when Winnipeg was made into a single ten-member constituency. It was then re-established for the elections of 1949 and 1953, as a four-member constituency. This constituency was eliminated in 1958 and divided into several single-member constituencies, one of which was also called Winnipeg Centre. This single-member constituency lasted until 1981, when it too was eliminated through redistribution.

Winnipeg Centre was created for the 1888 election, when the city of Winnipeg was granted a third seat. It had previously been represented in the legislature by Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South.

Winnipeg Centre was a single-member constituency until the 1914 election, when it returned two members. Electors were allowed to cast ballots for two seats, which were called "Winnipeg Centre A" and "Winnipeg Centre B".

The constituency only returned four representatives in its history, all of whom were prominent figures. Daniel Hunter McMillan was a cabinet minister in Thomas Greenway's government, and later served as the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1911 to 1916. Thomas Taylor, his successor, had served as Mayor of Winnipeg in the 1890s. Thomas Herman Johnson was a prominent minister under Tobias Norris.

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