Manitoba votes 2019: Kildonan-River East riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 21, 2019 9:40 PM | Last Updated: August 21, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Kildonan-River East
- Meet the candidates
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The northeast Winnipeg riding of Kildonan-River East is made up of large pieces of the former Kildonan and River East ridings.
The riding straddles the Red River, bounded to the north by city limits on the west side of the river and by Glenway Avenue on the east side of the river. Its southern boundary runs along Leila Avenue on the west side of the river and Rossmere Crescent on the east side of the river.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Kildonan Drive, Valhalla, River East, Rivergrove and Riverbend, and a small portion of the north of Seven Oaks.
The riding's population is 21,635, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census).
The median age of the riding is older than the overall provincial median, at 47.1 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 $74,294.
More facts about Kildonan-River East:
- Roughly 24 per cent of residents are aged 65 and older, compared to 15.6 per cent provincewide, according to the 2018 profile.
- Roughly 13 per cent of residents identified as visible minorities in the 2016 census, the profile says.
- The median value of a home in the riding is $330,009, the profile says, and roughly two-thirds of residents reported they own their home.
Voting history
The former River East riding has been Progressive Conservative since 1986.
The former Kildonan riding was NDP from 1990 until the 2016 provincial election:
- 1988 election: Liberal.
- 1990-2011 (six general elections): NDP.
- 2016 election: Progressive Conservative.
Kildonan-River East in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Kathryn Braun (Liberal).
- Cathy Cox (Progressive Conservative).
- Elliot Macdonald (NDP).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Kildonan-River East, all three candidates are official.
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Corrections:
- We initially reported that the Kildonan riding had voted PC since 1986 and the River East riding elected the NDP from 1990-2011. In fact, it's reversed — River East has been PC since 1986, and Kildonan has mostly elected the NDP. August 26, 2019 6:58 PM