What to know about the Elmwood riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
CBC News | Posted: September 1, 2023 2:52 PM | Last Updated: September 11, 2023
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Elmwood
- Meet the candidates
- More CBC Manitoba riding profiles
The modern Elmwood riding has been around since the 1958 provincial general election. The riding has voted NDP in every general election since 1962 and before that, for the party's predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
The riding is bounded on the west and most of the south by the Red River, with the remainder of the southern boundary running along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Keewatin line. To the east, it's bounded by Raleigh Street. Its northern boundary runs from Rossmere Crescent along Henderson Highway, McLeod Avenue, Roch Street and Anderson Park.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Rossmere, East Kildonan, Chalmers, Glenelm and west Elmwood.
Its population is 22,895, says the province's riding profile (compiled from the 2021 census).
The median age of the riding is almost the same as the overall provincial median, at 38 compared to 38.4 provincewide, the riding profile and the 2021 census say. The census found the median household income in the area is $70,500.
More facts about Elmwood
- Twenty per cent of residents identified as immigrants in the 2021 census, the profile says.
- More than 17 per cent identified as Indigenous.
- Just under 40 per cent of residents said they rent their homes.
Voting history
The Elmwood riding has been represented by the NDP since the party was born from its predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in 1961.
- 1958 and 1959 elections: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
- 1962 onwards (15 general elections): NDP.
- 2011, 2016, 2019: Jim Maloway (NDP).
Elmwood in the news
- SUV sideswipes parked car, hits tree, driver in critical condition
- Winnipeg church destroyed by early morning fire in Elmwood
Meet the candidates
As of Sept. 11, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:
- Jim Maloway (NDP — incumbent).
- Donovan DeBattista (Liberal).
- Josh Okello (Progressive Conservative).
- Nicolas Geddert (Green Party).
- German Lombana (Communist Party of Canada-Manitoba).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure, after the election has been called. In Elmwood, the candidates are official.