Manitoba votes 2019: Lagimodière riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 16, 2019 10:03 PM | Last Updated: August 16, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Lagimodière
- Meet the candidates
- More riding profiles from CBC Manitoba
The riding was created in the 2018 riding redistribution to accommodate significant growth in Sage Creek, according to the Manitoba Electoral Boundaries Commission.
The riding takes up territory previously included in the southern portion of the Southdale riding. It runs from Bishop Grandin Avenue along a Manitoba Hydro corridor in the north to city limits in the south. Its western boundary is St. Anne's Road and the Seine River and its eastern boundary is Plessis Road.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Island Lakes and Sage Creek.
The riding's population is 21,215, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census).
The median age of the riding is roughly on par with the overall provincial median, at 39.6 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 $103,661.
More facts about Lagimodière:
- Roughly a quarter of residents are visible minorities, according to the 2018 profile.
- Roughly 20 per cent of residents identified as immigrants, the profile says.
Voting history
This will be the first election for the new riding.
Lagimodière in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Billie Cross (NDP).
- Bob Krul (Green Party of Manitoba).
- Jake Sacher (Liberal).
- Andrew Smith (Progressive Conservative).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Lagimodière, all four candidates are official.