Morris is a former provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1879 and named after the town and municipality of Morris, which in turn are named after Alexander Morris, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1872 to 1877.
Following the redistribution of Manitoba electoral districts in 2011, the riding was bordered to the south by Emerson, to the north by Lakeside, to the west by Midland and Portage la Prairie, and to the east by Steinbach, Dawson Trail, Assiniboia, Kirkfield Park, and Charleswood.
The largest communities in the riding were Morris, Niverville, and La Salle. Other communities included Elie, Oak Bluff, Sanford, Starbuck, Ste. Agathe, St. Eustache, and St. Francois Xavier.
In 1999, the average family income was $53,719, and the unemployment rate was 3.90%. Agriculture accounted for 23% of the riding's industry, followed by the retail trade at 10%. Eighteen per cent of Morris's residents were of German background, and a further 17% were French. The riding had the third-highest percentage of Francophones in Manitoba.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba represented Morris from 1954 to 2019, and the riding was generally regarded as safe for the party.
The Morris riding was eliminated ahead of the 2019 Manitoba general election and its territory was redistributed to the Midland, La Verendrye, and newly-formed Springfield-Ritchot ridings.
Members of the Legislative Assembly Name Party Took office Left office Joseph Taillefer Independent, probably pro-Government 1879 1883 Henry Tennant Cons 1883 1886Alphonse Martin Lib 1886 1891 Independent/Opposition 1891 1896 Stewart Mulvey Lib 1896 1899 Colin Campbell Cons 1899 1913 Jacques Parent Cons 1914 1918 William Clubb Farmer 1920 1922 UFM 1922 1932 Lib-Prog 1932 1941 John Dryden Independent, pro-coalition 1941 1945 Lib-Prog 1945 1949Harry Shewman Independent, pro-coalition 1949 1950 Independent 1950 1954(?) PC 1954(?) 1968 Warner Jorgenson PC 1969 1981 Clayton Manness PC 1981 1995 Frank Pitura PC 1995 2003 Mavis Taillieu PC 2003 2013 Shannon Martin PC 2014 2019
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Previous boundaries
See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
Elections Manitoba - Historical Summary