St. Andrews is an historical provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It existed on two separate occasions, and was located to the immediate north of Winnipeg, the capital city.

St. Andrews (original constituency)

When Manitoba joined Canadian Confederation in 1870, the St. Andrews region of the province was given two seats: St. Andrews North and St. Andrews South. It was consolidated into a single constituency following redistribution in 1879. In 1899, it was merged with the Kildonan constituency and Kildonan and St. Andrews.

The St. Andrews electoral division was initially dominated by anglophone "old settlers", who had resided in the Red River territory before it was incorporated as a province. Many of the old settlers were known as "mixed-bloods", referring to persons of British and aboriginal descent (the term was not considered offensive at the time). John Norquay, a "mixed-blood" leader who served as Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887, represented St. Andrews in the provincial legislature for many years. Alfred Boyd, who is sometimes lists as Manitoba's first premier, also represented a St. Andrews constituency from 1870 to 1874.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews North

  Name Party Took office Left office
  Alfred Boyd
Government Supporter 1870 1874
  John Gunn
Independent 1874 1875
  Government Supporter 1875 1879

Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews South

  Name Party Took office Left office
  Edward Hay
Opposition/Liberal 1870 1874
  Government Supporter/Liberal 1874 1874
  John Norquay
Opposition/Conservative 1874 1875
  Government Supporter/Conservative 1875 1879

Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews

  Name Party Took office Left office
  John Norquay
Government Supporter/Conservative 1879 1888
  Frederick Colcleugh
Liberal 1888 1896
  Sigtryggur Jonasson
Liberal 1888 1896

St. Andrews (re-established constituency)

St. Andrews was re-established for the 1949 provincial election, when Kildonan and St. Andrews was eliminated through redistribution. It was eliminated a second time in 1958.

The re-established constituency's first representative was James McLenaghen, who was a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in a coalition government led by the Liberal-Progressives. McLenaghen was a prominent defender of the coalition within his party, and his death in 1950 hastened its dissolution. He was replaced by Thomas Hillhouse of the Liberal-Progressives.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for St. Andrews (1949-1958)

  Name Party Took office Left office
  James McLenaghen
Progressive Conservative 1949 1950
  Thomas Hillhouse
Liberal–Progressive 1950 1958

Election results (St. Andrews)

1879 general election

1879 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJohn NorquayAcclaimed
Total valid votes
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.

1883 general election

1883 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn NorquayAcclaimed
Total valid votes
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.

1886 general election

1886 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Norquay34255.61
LiberalFrederick Colcleugh27344.39
Total valid votes 615
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 91567.21
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.

1888 general election

1888 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrederick ColcleughAcclaimed
Total valid votes
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.

1892 general election

1892 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrederick Colcleugh35256.23
ConservativeBaldwin Baldwinson27443.77
Total valid votes 626
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 95465.62
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.

1896 general election

1896 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSigtryggur Jonasson44754.85-1.38
ConservativeBaldwin Baldwinson36845.151.38
Total valid votes 815
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,30662.40-3.21
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.

1949 general election

1949 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJames McLenaghen3,45867.67
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam E. Gordon1,65232.33
Total valid votes 5,110
Rejected 102
Eligible voters / Turnout 7,66168.035.63
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.

1950 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, October 24, 1950
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveThomas P. Hillhouse2,13846.14
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam E. Gordon1,30928.25
UnknownJohn Veitch1,18725.62
Total valid votes 4,634
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.

1953 general election

1953 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveThomas P. Hillhouse2,93857.14
Progressive ConservativeKeith Hedley Robson1,36626.57
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Draffin83816.30
Total valid votes 5,142
Rejected 93
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,04465.08
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.

Election results (St. Andrews North)

1870 general election

1870 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews North
Party Candidate Votes%
GovernmentAlfred Boyd5867.44
GovernmentDonald Gunn2832.56
Total valid votes 86
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.

1874 general election

1874 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
UndeclaredJohn Gunn8369.75
UndeclaredAlex McPherson3630.25
Total valid votes 119
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 15875.32
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.

1878 general election

1878 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
UndeclaredJohn Gunn6954.33-45.67
UndeclaredEdward Hay5845.67-54.33
Total valid votes 127
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 19864.14-11.18
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.

Election results (St. Andrews South)

1870 general election

1870 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes%
OppositionEdward Hay3844.19
GovernmentThomas Sinclair2832.56
GovernmentJohn Gunn2023.26
Total valid votes 86
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.

1874 general election

1874 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GovernmentJohn Norquay6766.3410.52
UndeclaredEdward Hay3433.66
Total valid votes 101
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 14072.14
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.

1875 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, March 13, 1875: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GovernmentJohn NorquayAcclaimed
Total valid votes
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.

1878 general election

1878 Manitoba general election: St. Andrews South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GovernmentJohn Norquay6253.45
UndeclaredJohn Beresford Allan5446.55
Total valid votes 116
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 14281.69
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.

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