Riel (electoral district)
 Manitoba electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| First contested | 1969 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
Riel is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is located in the south-central region of the City of Winnipeg, and is named after Louis Riel, the leader of the 1870 Red River Rebellion.
Riel is bordered to the east by St. Vital, to the south by Seine River, to the north by St. Vital, and to the west by the ridings of Fort Richmond and Fort Garry-Riverview.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,228. The riding's character is mostly middle-class and upper middle-class. In 1999, the average family income was $63,126, and the unemployment rate was 5.50%. Nine percent of the riding's residents are francophone.
The service industry accounts for 15% of Riel's economy, followed by health and social services at 12.5%.
Riel has usually been represented by candidates of the Progressive Conservative Party, although the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP) have won the seat on three occasions. The current MLA is New Democrat Christine Melnick, who defeated her Progressive Conservative opponent by a margin of about 53% to 38% in 2003. Melnick won again in the 2007 Manitoba election winning with 60% of the vote.
List of provincial representatives
| Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Craik | PC | 1969 | 1981 |
| Doreen Dodick | NDP | 1981 | 1986 |
| Gerry Ducharme | PC | 1986 | 1995 |
| David Newman | PC | 1995 | 1999 |
| Linda Asper | NDP | 1999 | 2003 |
| Christine Melnick | NDP | 2003 | 2016 |
| Rochelle Squires | PC | 2016 | present |
Electoral results
| 2016 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rochelle Squires | 5,024 | 51.00 | +10.98 | $31,878.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Melnick | 3,053 | 30.99 | -23.70 | $28,196.03 | |||
| Liberal | Neil Johnston | 1,627 | 16.52 | +11.62 | $9,674.30 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 9,704 | 100.0 | $47,429.00 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,372 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[1][2] | ||||||||
Template:Manitoba provincial election, 2011/Electoral District/Riel (electoral district)
Template:Manitoba provincial election, 2007/Electoral District/Riel (electoral district)[3]
| 2003 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Melnick | 4,455 | 54.03 | +7.35 | $21,486.24 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Shirley Render | 3,119 | 37.83 | -6.20 | $20,036.18 | |||
| Liberal | Kristopher Ade | 671 | 8.14 | +0.22 | $8,594.68 | |||
Template:Manitoba provincial election, 1999/Electoral District/Riel (electoral district)[4]
Previous boundaries
References
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_riel_summary_results.html
- ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=32 - 1999 Results