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One-term city councillor Marty Morantz has won the federal Conservative nomination for Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley.

Morantz defeated community advocate Stephen Barber, during a nomination meeting on Saturday, and will now carry the Conservative banner in the next federal election in 2019. Currently, Liberal MP Doug Eyolfson, an emergency room doctor, holds the seat.

Morantz, who has been chairman of both the civic Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works committee and the finance committee, decided earlier this year he would not be seeking re-election as a councillor and would work on getting the Tory nomination.

"I'm very happy to be selected as the Conservative candidate," Morantz said when reached on Sunday.

"I'll be listening to the people of (the riding) to ensure your voices are represented in Ottawa. Defeating Justin Trudeau in 2019 will be about teamwork. Under the leadership of Andrew Scheer, together we will make the Liberals a one-term government."

Morantz said he will continue working as the councillor for Charleswood, Tuxedo, Whyte Ridge until a new councillor is chosen in the civic election later this month.

"I'm still getting calls from constituents," he said.