What to know about the Roblin riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
CBC News | Posted: September 1, 2023 8:46 PM | Last Updated: September 12, 2023
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Roblin
- Meet the candidates
- More CBC Manitoba riding profiles
The riding of Roblin, which covers part of west Winnipeg and Headingley, was created in the 2018 riding redistribution from the former Charleswood riding and a small chunk of the former Morris riding.
The riding is bounded to the south by Winnipeg city limits and the limits of the rural municipality of Headingley.
The RM's boundary also makes up the western edge of the riding, and its northern border outside the city. Within Winnipeg, the riding's northern boundary is the Assiniboine River.
North of the Assiniboine River, the riding's eastern boundary is city limits. Laxdal Road and McCreary Road make up the eastern boundary to the south of the river.
The riding includes Headingley and the Winnipeg communities of Westdale, Charleswood and Lakewood.
The riding's population is 25,070, according to Elections Manitoba's 2023 riding profile (compiled using data from the 2021 census).
The median age in Roblin is 44, according to the riding profile — older than the provincial median of 38.4. The median household income in the riding is $109,000, according to the riding profile.
More facts about Roblin
- Roughly nine per cent of residents identified as visible minorities in the 2021 census, according to Elections Manitoba's 2023 riding profile.
- Roughly nine per cent of residents identified as Indigenous.
- Roughly 50 per cent of homes were built between 1961 and 1980.
- The median value of a home in the riding is $424,000, according to the riding profile, and roughly 85 per cent of residents reported owning their home.
Voting history
Roblin had its first election as a new riding in 2019.
Progressive Conservative Myrna Driedger became its first MLA. She was later elected Speaker of the Manitoba Legislature. Earlier this year, Driedger said she would not run for re-election as an MLA.
Roblin in the news
- Veteran Tory MLA Myrna Driedger won't run in 2023 Manitoba election
- Despite protest, drag queen storytime event a source of pride, Headingley librarian says
- 'Ready-to-move' child-care centre unveiled in Headingley
- Charleswood seniors shocked, scrambling for homes after learning their assisted living facility is closing
Meet the candidates
As of Sept. 11, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:
- Kathleen Cook (Progressive Conservative).
- Madelaine Dwyer (NDP).
- Detlev Regelsky (Liberal).
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 Roblin, all candidates are official.