What to know about the Fort Rouge riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
CBC News | Posted: September 1, 2023 3:35 PM | Last Updated: September 12, 2023
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Fort Rouge
- Meet the candidates
- More CBC Manitoba riding profiles
The core-area Winnipeg riding of Fort Rouge has been on the books in its modern form since 1999, but its territory has shifted eastward.
In the 2018 boundary changes, the riding gained a portion of the riding of Fort Garry (previously called Fort Garry-Riverview) to the southwest, but lost a portion of its own territory to the River Heights riding to its west.
The updated riding is bounded by the Assiniboine River in the north. The Red River makes up most of its eastern and southern boundaries, along with Jubilee Avenue on the south side. The western boundary runs down Pembina Highway then along Corydon Avenue, Arbuthnot Street and Wellington Crescent.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Riverview, Osborne Village and Roslyn.
Its population is 21,975, according to its riding profile (which includes information compiled from the 2021 census).
The median age of the riding is slightly younger than the overall provincial median, at 37.2 compared to 38.4 provincewide, according to the riding profile and the 2021 census. The census found the median household income in the area is $65,500.
More facts about Fort Rouge
- The riding has fewer children 14 years of age and younger than the province in general (9.5 per cent compared to 18.8 per cent), according to the province's profile and the 2021 census.
- Almost 20 per cent of residents identified as visible minorities, the profile says.
- Close to 60 per cent of residents reported they rent their homes.
Voting history
The modern Fort Rouge riding has been around since 1999 and voted NDP ever since.
- 1999, 2003, 2007 elections: NDP
- 2011: Jennifer Howard (NDP).
- 2016, 2019: Wab Kinew (NDP).
Fort Rouge in the news
- Magic mushroom dispensary with Ontario-based owners opens in Winnipeg's Osborne Village
- Winnipeg police raid magic mushroom dispensary, arrest 2 people for trafficking
- Group opposes proposed Osborne Village apartment complex over tree loss concerns
Meet the candidates
As of Sept. 1, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:
- Katherine Johnson (Liberal).
- Rejeanne Caron (Progressive Conservative).
- Wab Kinew (NDP — incumbent).
- Robert Crooks (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 Fort Rouge, all candidates are listed as official.