What to know about the Southdale riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
CBC News | Posted: September 1, 2023 9:33 PM | Last Updated: September 12, 2023
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Southdale
- Meet the candidates
- More CBC Manitoba riding profiles
The southeast Winnipeg riding of Southdale was created in 1999, but it gained territory in the west and south in the 2018 riding redistribution.
The northern border of the riding is now the Winnipeg Stockyards, running east from the Seine River to Lagimodiere Boulevard. It runs southeast along Lagimodiere to Fermor Avenue. From there, the riding's boundaries extend east to city limits, and then south to Bishop Grandin Boulevard, which forms the riding's southern edge.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Windsor Park and Southdale.
The riding's population is 23,140, according to Elections Manitoba's 2023 riding profile (compiled using data from the 2021 census).
The median age of the riding is 42.4, according to the riding profile, older than the provincial median of 38.4.
The median household income in the area is $94,000, according to census data.
More facts about Southdale
- Just under five per cent of residents reported speaking French most often at home in the 2021 census, according to Elections Manitoba's 2023 riding profile.
- Fourteen per cent of residents identified as Indigenous, the profile says.
- Almost 19 per cent of residents identified as visible minorities.
- The median value of a home in the riding was $348,000 in 2021, according to the riding profile, and just under three-quarters of residents reported owning their home.
Voting history
The Progressive Conservatives won the riding's first election in 1999, and held the seat until 2007. In 2007, Erin Selby won the seat for the NDP, and held it until 2016. Andrew Smith took the seat back for the PCs in 2016, and incumbent Audrey Gordon held it for the party in 2019.
There are 17,301 registered voters in Southdale. In 2019, the riding saw a voter turnout of 61.7 per cent.
- 1999, 2003 elections: Jack Reimer (Progressive Conservatives).
- 2007, 2011: Erin Selby (NDP).
- 2016: Andrew Smith (Progressive Conservatives).
- 2019: Audrey Gordon (Progressive Conservatives).
Southdale in the news
- Southdale community centre among 545 Manitoba arts, culture, sport organizations sharing $50M in funding
- Man grabs 11-year-old girl in Windsor Park: Winnipeg police
- 'Outraged' students stage walkout over proposed school swap in Louis Riel School Division
Meet the candidates
As of Sept. 11, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:
- Renée Cable (NDP).
- Audrey Gordon (Progressive Conservative — incumbent).
- Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Manitoba Liberal Party).
- Amarjit Singh (Independent).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Southdale, all candidates are official.