What to know about the Radisson riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
CBC News | Posted: September 1, 2023 6:50 PM | Last Updated: September 12, 2023
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Radisson
- Meet the candidates
- More CBC Manitoba riding profiles
The northeast Winnipeg riding of Radisson has been around since 1958, although its boundaries changed significantly in the most recent riding redistribution in 2018. It lost a majority of its northern territory to the nearby ridings of Transcona and Southdale.
The updated riding runs from Grassie Boulevard along Plessis Road and Gunn Road in the north to Dugald Road in the south. Its western boundary runs from Lagimodière Boulevard along Regent Avenue W to Panet Road Molson Street, and its eastern boundary runs along Day Street, Kildare Avenue W., Hoka Street, Rosseau Avenue W and Plessis Road.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of East Kildonan-Transcona, Harbour View South, Lakeside Meadows and Mission Gardens.
The riding's population is 28,930, according to the 2023 riding profile (compiled from information in the 2021 census). There were 17,150 registered voters in the riding as of April 2023.
The median age of the riding is slightly lower than the overall provincial median, at 37.2 in Radisson 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 $95,000.
More facts about Radisson
- Just under 10 per cent of residents identified as Indigenous on the 2021 census, according to the 2023 riding profile.
- Nearly 30 per cent of residents identified as immigrants, the profile says. Just over 60 per cent of those residents said they were born in Asia.
- Nearly three-quarters of residents reported they owned their homes, the profile says.
Voting history
The riding was NDP for more than 25 years before voting Progressive Conservative in 2016.
- 1962-1973 (four general elections): NDP.
- 1977: Progressive Conservative.
- 1981, 1986: NDP.
- 1988: Liberal.
- 1990-2011 (six general elections): NDP.
- 2011: Bidhu Jha (NDP).
- 2016, 2019: James Teitsma (Progressive Conservative).
Radisson in the news
- Homelessness, hoarding and weed-killing pesticides grab the attention of city councillors
- Winnipeg's waste stream is 44% food, but citywide composting could cut its climate impact: report
- 1 person taken to hospital, several others displaced after Transcona apartment fire
Meet the candidates
As of Sept. 11, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:
- Jean Luc Bouché (Liberal).
- Jelynn Dela Cruz (NDP).
- James Teitsma (Progressive Conservative — incumbent).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Radisson, all candidates are official.