St. Johns (electoral district)
 Manitoba electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1957 | ||
| First contested | 1958 | ||
| Last contested | 2019 | ||
St. Johns is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since 1958. It is located in the north-end of Winnipeg. The constituency is bordered by Kildonan to the north and west, Burrows to the west, Elmwood to the east, and Point Douglas to the south.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,023. The average family income in 1999 was $40,443, with an unemployment rate of 10.90%. Over 35% of the riding's residents are categorized as low-income.
St. Johns has a diverse population. Ten per cent of the riding's residents listed Ukrainian as their ethnic origin in 1999, with a further 6% Polish and 5% Jewish. Twelve per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal. Manufacturing jobs accounted for 18% of the riding's industry, with a further 15% in services.
Since its creation, St. Johns has been represented by members of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP). It is considered safe for the party. The current MLA is Nahanni Fontaine, who was elected in the Manitoba general election, 2016.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following MLAs:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Winnipeg North | ||||
| 22nd | 1958-1959 | David Orlikow | CCF | |
| 23rd | 1959-1961 | |||
| 1961-1962 | New Democratic Party | |||
| 24th | 1962-1966 | Saul Cherniack | New Democratic Party | |
| 25th | 1966-1969 | |||
| 26th | 1969-1973 | |||
| 27th | 1973-1977 | |||
| 28th | 1977-1981 | |||
| 29th | 1981-1986 | Don Malinowski | New Democratic Party | |
| 30th | 1986-1988 | Judy Wasylycia-Leis | New Democratic Party | |
| 31st | 1988-1990 | |||
| 32nd | 1990-1993 | |||
| 1993-1995 | Gord Mackintosh | New Democratic Party | ||
| 33rd | 1995-1999 | |||
| 34th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 35th | 2003-2007 | |||
| 36th | 2007-2011 | |||
| 37th | 2011-2016 | |||
| 38th | 2016–2019 | Nahanni Fontaine | New Democratic Party | |
| 39th | 2019-present | |||
Electoral history
2019 Manitoba general election
| 2019 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nahanni Fontaine | 3,526 | 51.2 | +14.15 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ray Larkin | 1,665 | 24.2 | -5.17 | ||||
| Liberal | Eddie Calisto-Tavares | 1,092 | 15.9 | -7.12 | ||||
| Green | Joshua McNeil | 601 | 8.7 | -1.84 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nahanni Fontaine | 2,358 | 37.05 | -28.05 | $28,122.25 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Barbara Judt | 1,869 | 29.37 | +7.22 | $9,267.93 | |||
| Liberal | Noel Bernier | 1,465 | 23.02 | +17.53 | $19,281.67 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Puchailo | 671 | 10.54 | +4.36 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,363 | 100.0 | $40,783.00 | |||||
| Declined and rejected ballots | 93 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,456 | 51.43 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,554 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[1][2][3] | ||||||||
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Previous boundaries
References
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stjohns_summary_results.html - 2007 results
- ^ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_st-johns_summary_results.html - 2003 results
- ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=44 - 1999 Results