Portage la Prairie () is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It has existed since the province's creation in 1870.
Portage la Prairie is located in southern Manitoba. It is bordered to the north by Lake Manitoba, to the south by Carman, to the west by Turtle Mountain, and to the east by Lakeside and Morris.
Portage la Prairie itself is in the central part of the riding. Other communities in the riding include Oakville, Newton, St. Marks, and Dakota Plains Wahpeton First Nation.
The riding's population in 1996 was 18,785. In 1999, the average family income was $45,302, and the unemployment rate was 7%. The health and service sector accounts for 18% of the riding's industry, followed by agriculture at 13%.
Thirteen per cent of Portage la Prairie's residents are aboriginal, while a further 6% are German.
Portage la Prairie has been held since by the Progressive Conservative Party for most of its history, although the New Democratic Party has increased its standing in the riding in recent years.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party1st1870–1874 Frederick BirdOpposition2nd1874–1878Kenneth McKenzie1875–1878Government3rd1878–1879James Cowan4th1880–18825th1882–1886Joseph MartinLiberal6th1886–18887th1888–18928th1892–1895Robert Watson9th1895–189910th1899–1903William GarlandConservative11th1903–1907Hugh Armstrong12th1907–191013th1910–191414th1914–1915Ewan McPhersonLiberal15th1915–192016th1920–1922Fawcett TaylorConservative Party17th1922–192718th1927–193219th1932–1936Toby Sexsmith20th1936–194121st1941–19431943–1945Charles GreenlayConservative22nd1945–1949Progressive Conservative23rd1949–1953Liberal–Progressive24th1953–195825th1958–195926th1959–1962John ChristiansonProgressive Conservative27th1962–1966Gordon JohnstonLiberal28th1966–196929th1969–197230th1973–197731st1977–1981Lloyd HydeProgressive Conservative32nd1981–198533rd1985–1988Ed Connery34th1988–199035th1990–19921992–1995Brian Pallister36th1995–19971997–1999 David Faurschou37th1999–200338th2003–200739th2007–201140th2011–2016Ian Wishart41st2016–201942nd2019–202343rd2023–presentJeff Bereza
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Previous boundaries
See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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