Winnipeg Centre member of the Liberal Party of Canada. "Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election." "Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election." "Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election." Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg Centre () is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997. This riding was originally created in 1914 from Winnipeg and Selkirk ridings. In 1924, it was abolished, and
History of Winnipeg and railway connection to St. Paul began the following year, via the Pembina Branch. The Pembina Branch ran on the east side of the Red River and terminated in St. Boniface. From there, passengers and goods were transported across the river to Winnipeg by ferry. The Canadian Pacific Railway completed the first direct rail link from eastern Canada in 1881, when the railway crossed the newly-constructed bridge across the Red River at Point Douglas, the Louise Bridge. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway opened the door to mass immigration and settlement of Winnipeg and the Canadian Prairies. Today, the