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For the similarly named territory formerly controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company, see Rupert's Land.
Keewatinook
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 		 
Ian Bushie
New Democratic
District created1915
First contested1915
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)20,815
Electors (2019)13,422
Area (km²)155,157
Pop. density (per km²)0.13

Keewatinook (previously spelt "Kewatinook") is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

The riding existed previously under the name Rupertsland; however, starting with the 2011 general election, the riding was renamed Kewatinook which means 'from the north' in Cree. Effective as of the 2019 election, the spelling was corrected to Keewatinook. [1]

Currently the largest riding in the province, Keewatinook is a sprawling northern constituency occupying a large portion of eastern Manitoba. Its current area stretches from the Ontario border in the southeast to the Nunavut border in the north; it is also bordered by the ridings of Lac Du Bonnet to the south and Flin Flon, The Pas, and Thompson to the west.

As of 2019, Ian Bushie is the MLA for this riding. [needs update]

History

The division, originally named Rupertsland, was created in 1915 from territories that were added to the province of Manitoba four years earlier and has existed continuously since that time. The area had been part of the Grand Rapids and Churchill and Nelson electoral districts for the 1914 Manitoba general election.

Before 1966, elections in this riding were usually deferred until a later date than the rest of the province, due to the increased time it took to run elections in the region.

The riding's was originally smaller than its current size until 1989, when it gained a significant amount of territory from the former riding of Churchill.

As part of the 2008 riding redistribution by the Manitoba Boundaries Commission, its name was changed to Kewatinook (Cree for 'from the north') beginning with the 2011 general election. Effective as of the 2019 election, the spelling was corrected to Keewatinook.[1]

Prior to the 2016 election, the New Democratic Party represented the riding from 1969 to 2016, when Judy Klassen of the Liberal Party defeated longtime MLA Eric Robinson. The NDP would regain control of the seat in 2019, with Ian Bushie defeating Liberal Jason Harper.

Demographics

Keewatinook's population in 2006 was 15,560.[2] In 1999, the average family income was $33,787 (the fourth-lowest in Manitoba), and the unemployment rate was 25%. Over 34% of the riding's population have less than a Grade 9 education, the highest such rate in the province. Government services account for 21% of the riding's industry, followed by education services at 17%.

Eighty-seven per cent of Keewatinook's residents are Indigenous, the highest percentage in the province. Over half of the population list Cree as their mother tongue. In 1999, there was only a 1% immigrant population.

List of provincial representatives

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Grand Rapids and Churchill and Nelson
15th 1915-1920 John Morrison Independent
16th 1920-1922 Liberal
17th 1922-1927 Francis Black Progressive
18th 1927-1932 Herbert Beresford Independent Progressive
19th 1932-1936 Ewan McPherson Liberal–Progressive
20th 1936-1941 Michael Rojeski Liberal
21st 1941-1945 Daniel Hamilton Liberal–Progressive
22nd 1945-1949
23rd 1949-1953
24th 1953-1958 Roy Brown
25th 1958-1959 Joseph Jeannotte Progressive Conservative
26th 1959-1963
27th 1963-1966
28th 1966-1969
29th 1969-1972 Jean Allard New Democratic
1972-1973 Independent
30th 1973-1977 Harvey Bostrom New Democratic
31st 1977-1981
32nd 1981-1985 Elijah Harper
33rd 1985-1988
34th 1988-1990
35th 1990-1992
1992-1995 Eric Robinson
36th 1995-1999
37th 1999-2003
38th 2003-2007
39th 2007-2011
Keewatinook
40th 2011-2016 Eric Robinson New Democratic
41st 2016–2019 Judy Klassen Liberal
42nd 2019–2023 Ian Bushie New Democratic
43rd 2023–present

Electoral results

1916 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1916: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Morrison 0.00
Total valid votes –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1920 general election

1920 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Morrison 0.00 –
Total valid votes – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1922 general election

1922 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Black 0.00 –
Total valid votes – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1927 general election

1927 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Herbert Beresford 235 49.37 –
Liberal Frederick Charles Hamilton 160 33.61 –
Conservative Hyman Yewdall 81 17.02 –
Total valid votes 476 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 640 74.38 –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1932 general election

1932 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Ewan McPherson 319 48.41 –
Liberal–Progressive Herbert Beresford 229 34.75 –
Independent Capt. Evan Atkinson 111 16.84 –
Total valid votes 659 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 908 72.58 -1.80
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1936 general election

1936 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Oddur Olafson 686 60.49 –
Conservative William Walker Kennedy 448 39.51 –
Total valid votes 1,134 – –
Rejected 17 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,885 61.06 -11.52
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1941 general election

1941 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Daniel Hamilton 683 69.69 –
Independent G. L. Van Vliet 297 30.31 –
Total valid votes 980 – –
Rejected 20 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,537 65.06 4.00
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1945 general election

1945 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Daniel Hamilton 438 48.78 -20.92
Liberal–Progressive Oddur Olafson 230 25.61 -44.08
Liberal–Progressive Walter Henry Gabriel "Harry" Gibbs 175 19.49 -50.21
Labor–Progressive Melvin Reid Burritt 55 6.12 –
Total valid votes 898 – –
Rejected 25 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,100 83.91 18.85
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1949 general election

1949 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daniel Hamilton 0.00 –
Total valid votes – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,448 0.00 -83.91
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1953 general election

1953 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Roy Brown 1,138 48.95 –
Independent Liberal Harry Boulette 1,001 43.05 –
Independent Charles Leo Abbott 186 8.00 –
Total valid votes 2,325 – –
Rejected 92 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,196 57.60 57.60
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1958 general election

1958 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,342 72.80 –
Liberal–Progressive Roy Brown 511 15.88 -33.06
Independent Asta Austmann Oddson 364 11.31 –
Total valid votes 3,217 – –
Rejected 23 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,697 68.98 11.38
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959 general election

1959 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,268 69.83 -2.97
Liberal–Progressive Harry Boulette 587 18.07 2.19
Co-operative Commonwealth Alfred J. Cook 393 12.10 –
Total valid votes 3,248 – –
Rejected 28 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,870 67.27 -1.71
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962 general election

1962 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,329 70.47 0.64
Liberal Reginald McKay 515 15.58 –
New Democratic Thomas Hamilton 461 13.95 –
Total valid votes 3,305 – –
Rejected 45 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,653 50.35 -16.92
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966 general election

1966 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 1,865 58.63 -11.84
Liberal Jean René Allard 953 29.96 14.38
New Democratic Douglas A. MacLachlan 363 11.41 -2.54
Total valid votes 3,181 – –
Rejected 33 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,737 56.02 5.67
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969 general election

1969 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jean René Allard 1,366 38.65 27.24
Liberal S. P. "Bert" Berthelette 1,142 32.31 2.36
Progressive Conservative Paul Burelle 1,026 29.03 -29.60
Total valid votes 3,534 – –
Rejected 32 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,436 65.60 9.58
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1973 general election

1973 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Harvey Bostrom 2,093 46.44 7.79
Liberal John Ateah 1,329 29.49 -2.83
Progressive Conservative Raymond Guiboche 504 11.18 -17.85
Independent David "Dave" Courchene 415 9.21 –
Independent Lorne Lester 166 3.68 –
Total valid votes 4,507 – –
Rejected 52 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,296 72.41 6.81
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1977 general election

1977 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Harvey Bostrom 2,141 47.50 1.07
Progressive Conservative George R. Weiss 1,625 36.06 24.87
Liberal Norman Gunn 741 16.44 -13.05
Total valid votes 4,507 – –
Rejected 28 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,809 66.60 -5.81
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1981 general election

1981 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 3,032 69.48 21.97
Liberal Allan Ross 1,004 23.01 6.57
Progressive Conservative Nelson Scribe 272 6.23 -29.82
Progressive Frances Thompson 56 1.28 –
Total valid votes 4,364 – –
Rejected 76 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,271 53.68 -12.92
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986 general election

1986 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 2,302 60.42 -9.06
Progressive Conservative Leonard McKay 931 24.44 18.20
Liberal Ed Price 577 15.14 -7.86
Total valid votes 3,810 – –
Rejected 39 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,172 41.96 -11.72
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988 general election

1988 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 2,206 51.75 -8.67
Progressive Conservative Joe Guy Wood 1,419 33.29 8.85
Liberal Maurice Berens 638 14.97 -0.18
Total valid votes 4,263 – –
Rejected 2 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,884 43.15 1.19
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990 general election

1990 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 3,798 77.37 25.62
Progressive Conservative Hugh Wynne 804 16.38 -16.91
Liberal George Kernaghan 307 6.25 -8.71
Total valid votes 4,909 – –
Rejected 19 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 10,575 46.60 3.45
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1993 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1993: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Eric Robinson 1,648 49.43 -27.94
Liberal George Munroe 1,023 30.68 24.43
Progressive Conservative Eric Kennedy 663 19.89 3.51
Total valid votes 3,334 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995 general election

1995 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,249 50.80 1.37 $22,077.00
Liberal Harry Wood 1,018 23.00 -7.69 $25,182.52
Progressive Conservative Eric Kennedy 619 13.98 -5.90 $8,427.91
First Peoples Party Jerry Fontaine 541 12.22 – $14,852.48
Total valid votes 4,427 – –
Rejected 22 –
Eligible voters / turnout 9,924 44.83 –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999 general election

1999 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,007 59.15 8.35 $25,058.00
Liberal Darcy Wood 708 20.87 -2.13 $28,387.14
Progressive Conservative Fred Harper 678 19.98 6.00 $31,774.52
Total valid votes 3,393 – –
Rejected 12 –
Eligible voters / turnout 8,791 38.73 -6.10
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003 general election

2003 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,203 87.52 28.37 $17,690.80
Liberal Orville Woodford 162 6.44 -14.43 $2,564.46
Progressive Conservative Cory Phillips 152 6.04 -13.94 $450.94
Total valid votes 2,517 – –
Rejected 17 –
Eligible voters / turnout 9,011 28.12 -10.61
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007 general election

2007 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,092 58.45 -29.07 $23,296.64
Progressive Conservative David Harper 1,285 35.90 29.86 $8,233.12
Liberal Earl Fontaine 202 5.64 -0.79 $3,911.36
Total valid votes 3,579 – –
Rejected 15 –
Eligible voters / turnout 10,727 33.50 5.38
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2011 general election

2011 Manitoba general election: Kewatinook
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,043 56.81 −1.40 $39,824.28
Progressive Conservative Michael Birch 1,389 38.62 +2.87 $35,204.76
Green Philip Green 94 2.61 – $1,571.33
Liberal Orville Woodford 49 1.36 −4.26 $0
Total valid votes 3,575 –
Rejected 22 –
Eligible voters / turnout 10,081 35.68
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2016 general election

2016 provincial election redistributed results[3]
Party %
  Liberal 42.0
  New Democratic 40.7
  Progressive Conservative 17.2

Template:2016 Manitoba general election/Kewatinook

2019 general election

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ian Bushie 1,932 67.08 28.73 $6,214.15
Liberal Jason Harper 535 18.58 -31.15 $4,369.37
Progressive Conservative Arnold Flett 413 14.34 2.42 none listed
Total valid votes 2,880 – –
Rejected 52 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,422 21.84 -2.47
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +23.3
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2023 general election

2023 Manitoba general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ian Bushie 1,702 58.63 -17.45
Progressive Conservative Michael Birch 1,031 35.51 +21.17
Liberal Nellie Wood Monias 170 5.86 -12.72
Total valid votes/Expense limit 2,904 99.28
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 21 0.72
Turnout 2,925 39.38 +17.54
Eligible voters 7,427
New Democratic hold Swing -19.31
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for Rupertsland highlighted in red

References

  1. ^ a b "Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission Final Report 2018" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kewatinook Electoral District". Boundaries Commission of Manitoba. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  3. ^ Marcoux, Jacques (August 27, 2019). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Elections Manitoba - Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023 - Unofficial Results". results.electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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