Manitoba votes 2019: Rossmere riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 20, 2019 9:34 PM | Last Updated: August 20, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Rossmere
- Meet the candidates
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Its northern boundary runs along Chief Peguis Trail and Gateway Road. It's bounded to the west by Henderson Highway and to the northeast by Winnipeg city limits. Its southern boundary runs along McLeod Avenue and Grassie Boulevard to Plessis Road.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Springfield Heights and North Kildonan.
The riding's population is 21,150, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census).
The median age of the riding is slightly older than the overall provincial median, at 40.6 in Rossmere and 38.3 provincewide, according to the 2018 riding profile and the 2016 census. The census found the median household income in the area is $70,969.
More facts about Rossmere:
- Roughly 21 per cent of residents identified as immigrants on the 2016 census, according to the 2018 riding profile.
- Roughly 14 per cent of residents identified as visible minorities, the profile says.
- Roughly two-thirds of residents reported they own their homes, the profile says, and the median value of a home in the riding is $299,600.
Voting history
The riding had been NDP since 1999 before it voted Progressive Conservative in 2016.
- 1969 -1986 elections (five general elections): NDP.
- 1988 and 1990 elections: Progressive Conservative.
- 1993 byelection: NDP
- 1995 election: Progressive Conservative.
- 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections: NDP.
- 2016 election: Progressive Conservative.
Rossmere in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Amanda Bazan (Green Party).
- Andrew Micklefield (Progressive Conservative).
- Isaiah Oyeleru (Liberal).
- Andy Regier (NDP).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Rossmere, Amanda Bazan (Green Party), Andrew Micklefield (Progressive Conservative) and Andy Regier (NDP) are official.
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