Manitoba votes 2019: Point Douglas riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 21, 2019 12:14 AM | Last Updated: August 21, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Point Douglas
- Meet the candidates
- More riding profiles from CBC Manitoba
The modern version of the Winnipeg riding of Point Douglas was established in 1989, after an earlier version existed from 1969 to 1978.
The riding runs from the Red River in the east to Arlington Street in the west. Its northern boundary runs along Church Avenue, Main Street and Redwood Avenue. Its southern boundary runs from the CPR Winnipeg Yards along Isabel Street, Notre Dame Avenue, Portage Avenue East, Westbrook Street and the Red River.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of North Point Douglas and South Point Douglas on the east side of Main Street and areas immediately west of Main Street.
Its population is 23,320, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census).
The median age of the riding is slightly below the overall provincial median, at 34.1 in Point Douglas 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 $37,325.
More facts about Point Douglas:
- Nearly 14 per cent of residents identified as Indigenous on the 2016 census, according to the province's 2018 profile.
- Roughly 28 per cent of residents identified as immigrants, the profile says.
- A third of residents identified as visible minorities, the profile says.
- More than 60 per cent of residents reported they rent their homes, the profile says.
Voting history
The modern Point Douglas has been an NDP stronghold for decades.
- 1990 onwards (seven general elections): NDP.
Point Douglas in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Fagie Fainman (Communist Party).
- Jenn Kess (Green Party).
- Michele Redmond (Progressive Conservative).
- Richard Sanderson (Liberal).
- Bernadette Smith (NDP).
- Micheal Wenuik (Independent).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Point Douglas, Fagie Fainman (Communist Party), Jenn Kess (Green Party), Michele Redmond (Progressive Conservative) Richard Sanderson (Liberal) and Bernadette Smith (NDP) are official.
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