Arthur (electoral district)

{{Short description|Defunct provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada}}

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Arthur is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1903,{{Cite web |title=MLA Biographies - Deceased |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_deceased.html |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.gov.mb.ca}} and was eliminated by redistribution in 1989, when its territory was combined with that of the neighbouring Virden riding to create the new constituency of Arthur-Virden."[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/arthur-virden-1.1111411 Arthur-Virden]." CBC News. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-14.{{Cite web |title=Manitoba Election 2016: Arthur-Virden riding - Winnipeg {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2592350/manitoba-election-2016-arthur-virden-riding/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}

The riding was located in the province's southwestern tip, and was primarily agrarian.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} From 1953 until its abolition, it was a safe seat for the Progressive Conservative Party.{{Cite web |title=MLA Biographies - Living |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.gov.mb.ca}}