Concordia (electoral district)

Concordia
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA	Matt Wiebe; New Democratic
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District created	1979
First contested	1981
Last contested	2023

Concordia is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is in the northeastern part of the city of Winnipeg.

It is bordered to the south by St. Boniface, to the west by Elmwood, to the north by Rossmere, and to the east by Radisson. The riding was created by redistribution in 1979, and formally came into existence with the provincial election of 1981.

Concordia is an ethnically diverse riding, with 16% of its human population born outside Canada. According to a 1999 census report, 9% of the riding's residents are aboriginal, with a further 9% of German background and 7% of Ukrainian background.

Concordia's population in 1996 was 20,318. The average family income of the riding in 1999 was $39,613, one of the lowest in the province. Thirty-two percent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income, and 21% of its households are single-parent families. The unemployment rate in 1996 was 9.50%.

The riding's primary industry in 1999 was manufacturing (18%), followed by services (14%) and the retail trade (14%).

The New Democratic Party has represented Concordia since its creation. Gary Doer was its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1986, leader of the NDP from 1988, and Premier of Manitoba from 1999; he gave up all three of these positions when he was appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 2009. He had been re-elected in 2003 and 2007 with 77% and 70% of the popular vote. A by-election to succeed Doer was scheduled for March 2, 2010.^[1] In the event, Matt Wiebe, who previously worked for Doer as a constituency assistant, retained Concordia for the NDP,^[2] and he has continued to represent it since.

List of provincial representatives

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from Rossmere, Kildonan, Elmwood and Radisson
32nd	1981–1986	Peter Fox	New Democratic
33rd	1986–1988	Gary Doer
34th	1988–1990
35th	1990–1995
36th	1995–1999
37th	1999–2003
38th	2003–2007
39th	2007–2009
39th	2010–2011	Matt Wiebe
40th	2011–2016
41st	2016–2019
42nd	2019–2023
43rd	2023–present

Electoral history

1981 general election

v t e 1981 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Peter Fox	5,333	60.91
	Progressive Conservative	Scotty McVicar	2,586	29.54
	Liberal	Gail Stapon	309	3.53
	Progressive	Josephine Young	306	3.50
	Independent	Bob Fraser	221	2.52
Total valid votes			8,755	–
Rejected			15	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			12,589	69.54
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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	4,525	54.37	-6.54
	Progressive Conservative	Brent Aubertin	2,684	32.25	2.71
	Liberal	Gail Stapon	909	10.92	7.39
	WCC	Fred Cameron	204	2.45	–
Total valid votes			8,322	–	–
Rejected			13	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			12,587	66.22	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-4.63
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

v t e 1988 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	3,702	37.71	-16.66
	Liberal	Barbara Blomeley	2,948	30.03	19.11
	Progressive Conservative	Victor Rubiletz	2,634	26.83	-5.42
	Independent	Bill Seman	358	3.65	–
	Western Independence	Fred Cameron	114	1.16	–
	Progressive	Charles Henry	61	0.62	–
Total valid votes			9,817	–	–
Rejected			10	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,857	76.43	10.21
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-17.89
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

v t e 1990 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	4,588	58.17	20.46
	Progressive Conservative	Vic Hubiletz	1,937	24.56	-2.27
	Liberal	Gunther Grosskamper	1,059	13.43	-16.60
	Western Independence	Fred Cameron	168	2.13	0.97
	Libertarian	Guy Beaudry	135	1.71	–
Total valid votes			7,887	–	–
Rejected			12	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,551	68.38	-8.05
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

v t e 1995 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	4,827	63.58	5.41	$17,879.00
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Murphy	1,845	24.30	-0.26	$13,105.33
	Liberal	Bret Dobbin	816	10.75	-2.68	$11,467.33
	Libertarian	Guy Beaudry	104	1.37	-0.34	$477.96
Total valid votes			7,592	–	–
Rejected			30	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,406	66.82	-1.56
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

v t e 1999 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	5,691	70.09	6.51	$13,477.00
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Murphy	1,898	23.37	-0.93	$21,285.31
	Liberal	Chris Hlady	444	5.47	-5.28	$193.61
	Green	Dave Nickarz	87	1.07	–	$25.00
Total valid votes			8,120	–	–
Rejected			48	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,703	64.30	-2.52
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.

2003 general election

v t e 2003 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	4,450	76.67	6.59	$20,354.04
	Progressive Conservative	Conor Lloyd	935	16.11	-7.26	$0.00
	Liberal	Tanya Parks	419	7.22	1.75	$1,033.77
Total valid votes			5,804	–	–
Rejected			38	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,564	46.50	-17.80
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

v t e 2007 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	3,862	69.05	-7.62	$14,144.95
	Progressive Conservative	Ken Waddell	1,209	21.62	5.51	$15,745.09
	Liberal	Leslie Worthington	336	6.01	-1.21	$340.30
	Green	Andrew Basham	186	3.33	–	$199.88
Total valid votes			5,593	–	–
Rejected			28	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,853	47.42	0.92
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.

2010 by-election

v t e Manitoba provincial by-election, March 2, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Matt Wiebe	2,065	58.90	-10.15	$20,394.67
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Biebrich	694	19.79	-1.82	$9,160.24
	Liberal	Judi Heppner	613	17.48	11.48	$5,750.52
	Green	Ellen Young	134	3.82	0.50	$762.27
Total valid votes			3,506	–	–
Rejected			11	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			11,150	31.44	-15.98
Source(s) Source:

2011 general election

v t e 2011 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Matt Wiebe	4,008	63.06	4.16	$15,634.85
	Progressive Conservative	Naseer Warraich	1,803	28.37	8.57	$29,145.84
	Green	Ryan Poirier	308	4.85	1.02	$0.00
	Liberal	Isaiah Oyeleru	237	3.73	-13.76	$641.00
Total valid votes			6,356	–	–
Rejected			34	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,834	49.79	18.35
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. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

2016 general election

v t e 2016 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Matt Wiebe	2,761	44.97	-18.09	$28,493.70
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Frank	2,483	40.44	12.07	$21,965.28
	Liberal	Donovan Martin	642	10.46	6.73	$7,841.60
	Manitoba	Terry Scott	254	4.14	–	$548.47
Total valid votes			6,140	–	–
Rejected			101	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			11,538	54.09	4.30
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

2019 general election

v t e 2019 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Matt Wiebe	4,305	59.69	+14.72	$18,272.23
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Frank	2,295	31.82	-8.62	$11,453.01
	Liberal	Maria Albo	612	8.49	-1.97	$0.00
Total valid votes			7,212	–	–
Rejected			67	–
Eligible voters / turnout			15,021	48.46	-5.63
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. "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023 general election

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Matt Wiebe	4,235	64.52	+4.83	$12,636.54
	Progressive Conservative	Alex Rogers	1,848	28.15	-3.67	$0.00
	Liberal	Trish Rawsthorne	481	7.33	-1.16	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			6,564	99.27	–	$58,494.00
Total rejected and declined ballots			48	0.73	–
Turnout			6,612	44.03	-4.43
Eligible voters			15,018
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+4.25
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba^[3]^[4]^[5]

Previous boundaries

The 1999–2011 boundaries of Concordia highlighted in red.

References

^ "Concordia byelection set for March 2". Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 2010.
^ "Wiebe sweeps Concordia for NDP". Winnipeg Free Press, March 2, 2010.
^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

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[1] "Concordia byelection set for March 2". Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 2010.

[2] "Wiebe sweeps Concordia for NDP". Winnipeg Free Press, March 2, 2010.

[3] "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[4] "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

[5] "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

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See also: 2019 election List of elections Politics of Manitoba