Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Winnipeg South () is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the south of the city of Winnipeg. The electoral district was created in 1914 from Winnipeg riding. In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Provencher, Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry ridings. In 1987, it was re-created from Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry ridings. Winnipeg South was expected by some to be a close race in 2011, although these pundits were later proven wrong. This race
Demographics of Winnipeg followed by French which is the mother-tongue for about 4% of the population. The Aboriginal community is large in Winnipeg. Winnipeg not only has the highest percentage of Aboriginals (11.1%) for any major Canadian city (population 100,000+), but also has the highest total number of Aboriginals living off of the reserves in one city, despite only being the 7th largest city in Canada. There are 72,335 who live in Winnipeg as of 2011, approximately 20,000 more than 10 years ago. That number is more than 30,000 more Aboriginals than the second city with 41,985, which is Edmonton. Winnipeg also has