Duguid elected again to represent ‘little piece of Canada’ in Winnipeg South

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Liberal incumbent Terry Duguid claimed a decisive victory in Winnipeg South, as voters kept true to the riding’s reputation as a reliable bellwether with the Liberals again to form government.

Duguid handily defeated Conservative candidate, former MLA Janice Morley-Lecomte, with about 60 per cent of the vote compared to 35 per cent.

In a victory speech after advance polls had been reported in his riding, Duguid said while the results across the country were still going “up and down,” he was hopeful the Liberals would once again form government, with Mark Carney at the helm. And while he didn’t have exact results his own riding, Duguid said he and his team had won “pretty handily.”

“It’s truly been an honour to represent this amazing riding,” Duguid said, speaking to dozens of supporters at an Italian restaurant off Pembina Highway. “I call it a little piece of Canada — a microcosm of Canada. We have a historic Francophone community, a Franco-Manitoban community, a growing Indigenous community and people who trace their roots back to over 100 countries. We live together in harmony, we thrive.”

Duguid entered the room to Neil Young’s Rockin’ in the Free World, alongside his wife, Linda, as supporters chanted “Terry! Terry! Terry!”

Winnipeg South has long been a trendsetter in Canadian politics. Between 2006 and 2015, under Tory prime minister Stephen Harper, the riding was blue. Between 2015 and 2025, with Justin Trudeau (and lately, Carney) at the helm of the Liberals, it’s been red.

Duguid was first elected as an MP in 2015, on the wave that brought Trudeau into power.

The riding contains a diverse collection of neighbourhoods, with the Red River and Pembina Highway winding through the middle, alongside the University of Manitoba’s campus and the many students living nearby.

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Leading up to Duguid’s speech, dozens of Liberal volunteers gathered at Nicolino’s to show their support. A buffet of pizza, pasta and salad fuelled the room, along with carafes of coffee (decaf and regular), as supporters, many clad in red shirts, ordered beers and whooped as early polling showed Duguid — and other Liberal candidates — in the lead.

Morley-Lecomte could not be reached for comment by press time.

Marsha McLeod
Investigative reporter Signal

Marsha is an investigative reporter. She joined the Free Press in 2023.

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