Morris is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. 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. List of provincial representatives Election results 1879 general election 1883 general election 1886 general election 1888 general election 1892 general election 1896 general election 1899 general election 1900 by-election 1903 general election 1907 general election 1910 general election 1914 general election 1915 general election 1920 general election 1922 general election 1927 general election 1929 by-election 1932 general election 1936 general election 1941 general election 1945 general election 1949 general election 1953 general election 1958 general election 1959 general election 1962 general election 1966 general election 1969 by-election 1969 general election 1973 general election 1977 general election 1981 general election 1986 general election 1988 general election 1990 general election 1995 general election 1999 general election 2003 general election 2007 general election 2011 general election 2014 by-election 2016 general election Previous boundaries References Elections Manitoba - Historical Summary Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba