Manitoba votes 2019: Portage la Prairie riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 21, 2019 12:23 AM | Last Updated: August 21, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Portage la Prairie
- Meet the candidates
- More riding profiles from CBC Manitoba
The southeast Manitoba riding of Portage la Prairie is one of the province's oldest, having been on the books since the election of 1870.
The riding is bounded to the north by Lake Manitoba. Its southernmost point is just south of Dakota Plains Wahpeton First Nation, and it runs from just east of Fortier in the east to just west of Edwin in the west.
The riding includes its namesake, the city of Portage la Prairie, as well as Oakville, Newton, St. Marks, Delta Beach and Poplar Point.
The riding's population is 21,755, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census).
The median age of the riding is on par with the overall provincial median, at 38.3 within the riding and across the province, according to the 2018 riding profile and the 2016 census. The census found the median household income in the area is $60,704.
More facts about Portage la Prairie:
- Roughly a third of residents identified as Indigenous on the 2016 census, according to the 2018 riding profile.
- Roughly four per cent of residents identified as visible minorities, the profile says.
- Roughly five per cent of residents identified as immigrants, the profile says.
Voting history
The riding has been a Progressive Conservative for more than 40 years.
- 1959 election: Progresive Conservative.
- 1962, 1966, 1969 and 1973 elections: Liberal.
- 1977 onwards (11 general elections): Progressive Conservative.
Portage la Prairie in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Charles Huband (Liberal).
- Andrew Podolecki (NDP).
- Ian Wishart (Progressive Conservative).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Portage la Prairie, all candidates are official.
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