Manitoba votes 2019: Midland riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 19, 2019 7:22 PM | Last Updated: August 19, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Midland
- Meet the candidates
- More riding profiles from CBC Manitoba
The southern central Manitoba riding of Midland was created in 2008, but its boundaries changed significantly in the 2018 riding redistribution. The riding shrank somewhat and shifted eastward, losing some of its western territory to nearby ridings Agassiz, Spruce Woods and Turtle Mountain, but gaining new territory on the east.
The riding includes the communities of Carman, Morris, St. Claude, La Salle, Elm Creek and Starbuck.
The riding's population is 22,895, 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 38 in Midland 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 $77,963.
More facts about Midland:
- Nearly seven per cent of residents speak German most often at home, according to the 2018 riding profile, and just over two per cent speak French most often at home.
- More than 85 per cent of residents reported they own their homes, the profile says.
- Nearly 18 per cent of the labour force age 15 and older works in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, according to the 2016 census.
Voting history
The riding participated in its first election in 2011.
- 2011 and 2016 elections: Progressive Conservative.
Midland in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Cindy Friesen (NDP).
- Blaine Pedersen (Progressive Conservative).
- Julia Sisler (Liberal).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Midland, all candidates are official.