Manitoba votes 2019: Dawson Trail riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 15, 2019 11:37 PM | Last Updated: August 15, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Dawson Trail
- Meet the candidates
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The southeastern Manitoba riding of Dawson Trail was created in 2008, encompassing nearly all of the next-door riding of La Verendyre, which held onto its central portion as a stand-alone riding.
The riding is bounded to the southeast by the rural municipality of La Broquerie and to the southwest by the rural municipality of Hanover. Its northernmost point is just north of Sapton, and it westernmost point is just west of Prairie Grove. Its eastern boundary is just east of Nourse.
The riding includes the communities of Ste. Anne, Lorette, Landmark, Grande Pointe and Giroux, as well as Hazelridge, Anola and Sapton. It no longer includes St. Adolphe or Île-des-Chênes, which are now part of Springfield-Ritchot.
Its population is 23,230, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census). Its population has been growing in recent years, driving changes to the riding's boundaries in the 2018 redistribution.
The median age of the riding is roughly on par with the overall provincial median, at 37.1 in Dawson Trail 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 $84,777.
More facts about Dawson Trail:
- Ninety-eight per cent of residents said they're not visible minorities in the 2016 census, according to the riding's 2018 profile compiled by the province.
- Just over 16 per cent of residents identified as Indigenous in the 2016 census, the profile says.
- The two largest employment groups are construction (15 per cent) and health care and social assistance (just over 10 per cent). They're followed by retail trade (8.9 per cent) and educational services (8.7 per cent).
Voting history
The riding was first recorded in a Manitoba election in 2011.
- 2011 election: NDP
- 2016 election: Progressive Conservative.
Dawson Trail in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Echo Asher (NDP).
- Bob Lagassé (Progressive Conservative).
- Robert Rivard (Liberal).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Dawson Trail, all three candidates are official.