Manitoba votes 2019: Elmwood riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 15, 2019 3:33 PM | Last Updated: August 16, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
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- Meet the candidates
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The modern Elmwood riding has been around since the 1958 provincial general election. The riding has voted NDP in every general election since 1962 — and before that, it voted for the party's predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
The riding is bounded on the west and most of the south by the Red River, with the remainder of the southern boundary running along the Canadian Pacific Railway Keewatin line. To the east, it's bounded by Raleigh Street. Its northern boundary runs from Rossmere Crescent along Henderson Highway, McLeod Avenue, Roch Street and Anderson Park.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Rossmere, East Kildonan and West Elmwood.
Its population is 22,225, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census).
The median age of the riding is close to the overall provincial median, at 37.3 compared to 38.3 provincewide, according to the 2018 riding profile and the 2016 census. The census found the median household income in the area is $59,105.
More facts about Elmwood:
- Just under 18 per cent of residents identified as immigrants in the 2016 census, according to the province's 2018 profile.
- More than 17 per cent identified as Indigenous, the profile says.
- Just under a third of residents said they rent their homes.
Voting history
The Elmwood riding has been represented by the NDP since the party was born from its predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in 1961.
- 1958 and 1959 elections: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
- 1962 onwards (15 general elections): NDP.
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Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Mayra Dubon (Progressive Conservative).
- Nicolas Geddert (Green Party of Manitoba).
- German Lombana (Communist Party of Canada — Manitoba).
- Jim Maloway (NDP).
- Regan Wolfrom (Liberal).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Elmwood, all five candidates are official.