2024 Elmwood—Transcona federal by-election
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A by-election is set to be held in the federal riding of Elmwood—Transcona in Manitoba, Canada, on September 16, 2024, following the resignation of incumbent New Democratic MP Daniel Blaikie.
The by-election will be held on the same day as one in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Quebec.[1]
Background
[edit]The riding of Elmwood—Transcona was vacated on March 31, 2024, following the resignation of NDP MP Daniel Blaikie.[2]
Constituency
[edit]The constituency is an urban riding located in the north-eastern parts of the city of Winnipeg. It is considered a working class riding, and contains the neighbourhoods of Elmwood and Transcona.[3]
Candidates
[edit]On May 22, Leila Dance, the Executive Director of the Transcona Business Improvement Zone won the NDP nomination over Leilani Esteban, the Executive Director of the Chalmers Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation.[4][5]
On July 19, Conservative Party announced Colin Reynolds, a construction electrician as their candidate.[6][7] He has described himself as a proud union member.[3] Lawrence Toet, MP for Elmwood—Transcona, from 2011 to 2015 was considered a potential candidate for the Conservatives.[8]
On July 25, the Liberal Party nominated Ian MacIntyre, a retired teacher and union leader.[9]
Russ Wyatt, Winnipeg city councillor for Transcona, 2002 to 2018, and 2022 to present was pondering a run for either the NDP or the Conservatives. He said that he liked the NDP's domestic policies, but disliked their "woke nonsense," and he aligns with the Conservatives on international views and foreign policy.[10] Ultimately, he decided not to run.[11]
On July 2, the Green Party announced that Nic Geddert had won the nomination race to be their candidate.[12]
Results
[edit]| Canadian federal by-election, September 16, 2024: Elmwood—Transcona Resignation of Daniel Blaikie | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Leila Dance | |||||||
| Conservative | Colin Reynolds | |||||||
| Liberal | Ian MacIntyre | |||||||
| People's | ||||||||
| Green | Nic Geddert | |||||||
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2021 results
[edit]| 2021 Canadian federal election: Elmwood—Transcona | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Daniel Blaikie | 20,791 | 49.7 | +4.1 | $63,992.50 | |||
| Conservative | Rejeanne Caron | 11,768 | 28.1 | -9.4 | $53,284.18 | |||
| Liberal | Sara Mirwaldt | 6,169 | 14.7 | +2.4 | $10,073.29 | |||
| People's | Jamie Cumming | 2,435 | 5.8 | +4.6 | $276.86 | |||
| Green | Devlin Hinchey | 676 | 1.6 | -1.8 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,839 | 99.3 | – | $106,782.98 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 314 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 42,153 | 59.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 70,335 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trudeau déclenche deux élections partielles, dont une dans LaSalle—Émard—Verdun". La Presse (in Canadian French). 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "NDP MP Daniel Blaikie resigning House seat to work with Manitoba premier". CTV News. 28 February 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Ian (July 19, 2024). "Conservatives pick union member to go after blue-collar voters in upcoming Elmwood-Transcona byelection". CBC News.
- ^ Rollason, Kevin (22 May 2024). "Transcona BIZ boss to run for NDP in byelection". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Sanders, Carol (4 May 2024). "NDP premiers share political war stories". Winnipeg Free Press. FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/CPC_HQ/status/1814308165099384944
- ^ McKendrick, Devon (19 July 2024). "Federal Conservatives name candidate for Elmwood-Transcona". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Klein, Kevin (24 March 2024). "Elmwood-Transcona byelection - A test of Conservative momentum". Winnipeg Sun. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Former teacher, union leader to run for Liberal Party of Canada in upcoming Elmwood-Transcona byelection". CBC. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Piché, Gabrielle (6 April 2024). "Wyatt pondering federal bid to replace Blaikie". Winnipeg Free Press. FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Wyatt, Russ (15 April 2024). "However, with many suggesting I stay on as city councillor, I want to honour that request". Facebook. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Nic Geddert to Run in Elmwood-Transcona". Green Party of Canada. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.