The electoral district was created in 1914 from parts of the
ridings of
Winnipeg,
Provencher, and
Macdonald. It first elected a
Member of Parliament in
1917. In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into the ridings of
Winnipeg—Assiniboine and
Winnipeg—Fort Garry, which took effect at the
election of 1979. In 1987, it was re-created from parts of Winnipeg—Assiniboine and Winnipeg—Fort Garry, which were abolished, and has been contested since
1988. Some observers expected Winnipeg South to be a close race in 2011, though these predictions were later proven wrong. This race was close in
2006, when Conservative challenger
Rod Bruinooge defeated four-term Liberal incumbent
Reg Alcock by just 111 votes. In
2008, Bruinooge improved his plurality to nearly 6,000 votes. His Liberal challenger was businessperson, party activist, and former
Winnipeg City Council member Terry Duguid. This riding lost territory to
Winnipeg South Centre and
Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, and gained territory from the latter, during the
2012 electoral redistribution. Bruinooge chose not to contest the
2015 election, and Duguid won the seat for the Liberal Party. Following the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will lose the neighbourhood of
Minnetonka to
St. Boniface—St. Vital and the neighbourhoods of
Whyte Ridge and
Linden Ridge to
Winnipeg South Centre. These changes will come into effect upon the calling of the
2025 Canadian federal election.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:
Current member of Parliament Terry Duguid has represented Winnipeg South since the
2015 election. He was re-elected in
2019,
2021, and
2025. == Demographics ==