Kirkfield Park
Kirkfield Park is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981.[1] The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.
Kirkfield Park is bordered to the east by St. James, to the south by Charleswood, to the north by Assiniboia, and to the west by Morris. The St Charles and Glendale Country Clubs are in this riding, as are the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens and Assumption Cemetery.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,236. As of 1999, the average family income was $63,038, and the unemployment rate was 5.80%. Almost 13% of the riding's population are immigrants, including 6% German and 5% Ukrainian. Over twenty per cent of the riding's residents are over 65 years of age.
The service sector accounts for 15% of Kirkfield Park's industry, followed by 13% in retail trade.
Previously held by Progressive Conservatives, the seat was won by the New Democratic Party in 2007.
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[edit] List of provincial representatives
| Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrie Hammond | PC | 1981 | 1990 |
| Eric Stefanson | PC | 1990 | 2000 |
| Stuart Murray | PC | 2000 | 2006 |
| Sharon Blady | NDP | 2007 | present |
[edit] Electoral results
| 2011 Manitoba provincial election : Kirkfield Park | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| New Democrat | Sharon Blady | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kelly de Groot | |||||
| Liberal | Syed Bokhari | |||||
| Green | Alanna Gray | 339 | 3.21 | |||
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| 2007 Manitoba provincial election : Kirkfield Park | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| New Democrat | Sharon Blady | 4,997 | 49.32 | $28,330.71 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Kozier | 3,862 | 38.12 | $22,764.35 | ||
| Liberal | Douglas Kaylor | 1,273 | 12.56 | $5,428.14 | ||
| Libertarian | Kristine McGhee (retired) | 0 | 0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,132 | 99.55 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 46 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,178 | 69.21 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 14,707 | |||||
| 2003 Manitoba provincial election : Kirkfield Park | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Progressive Conservative | (x)Stuart Murray | 4,294 | 46.72 | $20,826.03 | ||
| New Democrat | Dennis Kshyk | 2,855 | 31.06 | $4,760.05 | ||
| Liberal | Brian Head | 2,042 | 22.22 | $16,471.01 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,191 | 99.73 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,216 | 61.44 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 15,000 | |||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, November 21, 2000 : Kirkfield Park edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Stuart Murray | 4,369 | 53.94 | $9,841 | ||
| Liberal | Vic Wieler | 2,158 | 26.64 | $4,355 | ||
| New Democrat | Dawn Thompson | 1,512 | 18.67 | $4,291 | ||
| Libertarian | Dennis Rice | 61 | 0.75 | $0.00 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,100 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected and discarded votes | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,125 | 54.87 | ||||
| Registered voters | 14,809 | |||||
| 1999 Manitoba provincial election : Kirkfield Park | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Stefanson | 6,108 | 52.92 | $31,323.00 | ||
| New Democrat | Dennis Kshyk | 3,060 | 26.51 | $6,620.00 | ||
| Liberal | Vic Wieler | 2,306 | 19.98 | $10,536.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,474 | 99.42 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 67 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,541 | 76.53 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 15,080 | |||||
[edit] Previous boundaries
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[edit] References
- ^ "Riding Profiles - Kirkfield Park". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/manitobavotes2007/riding/020. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_kirkfield-park_summary_results.html - 2007 Results
- ^ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_kirkfield-park_summary_results.html - 2003 Results
- ^ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/by_election_2000_kirkfieldpark.html - 2000 By-Election Results
- ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=20 - 1999 Results
