Elmwood (electoral district)

Elmwood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Elmwood
Manitoba electoral district
Boundaries for Elmwood (2019–present) highlighted in red
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Jim Maloway
New Democratic
District created1957
First contested1958
Last contested2023
Demographics
Census division(s)Winnipeg

History

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1914–1920

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The original Elmwood riding existed from 1914 to 1920, in what was then a suburban community in the north of Winnipeg. Its provincial Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were:

Parliament Years Member Party
14th 1914–1915     Harry Mewhirter Conservative
15th 1915–1920     Thomas Hamilton Liberal

1958–present

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The modern Elmwood riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is located in the northeastern section of the amalgamated City of Winnipeg; the Red River forms its western and part of its southern boundary. The Elmwood riding existing from 1958 to 1969 was confined to the actual Elmwood area of the city of Winnipeg. In the redistribution in advance of the 1969 Manitoba general election, part of East Kildonan was added. Since 1981, the Elmwood riding has moved further north into East Kildonan, taking in much of the old Kildonan riding (existing between 1958 and 1981) while the eastern part of the Elmwood area has been removed and added to the Concordia riding created in 1981.

Elmwood is mostly working class and industrial. According to the 1999 Canadian census, manufacturing accounted for 18% of all industry in the riding. Thirty-one per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. The average family income in Elmwood was $41,842, and the unemployment rate was 9.40%.

The riding has a significant immigrant population, including 9% of German background and 8% of Ukrainian background. Eighteen per cent of the riding's residents were over age 65.

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (and its predecessor, the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) have won Elmwood in every provincial election since the riding's re-creation. In the 1988 general election, when the NDP fell from majority government to third-party status, Elmwood, along with adjoining Concordia, Logan, and St. Johns were the only four constituencies in Winnipeg to elect NDP MLAs.

List of provincial representatives

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Winnipeg North and Kildonan-Transcona
25th 1958–1959     Steve Peters Co-operative Commonwealth
26th 1959–1961
1961–1962     New Democratic
27th 1962–1966
28th 1966–1969     Russell Doern New Democratic
29th 1969–1973
30th 1973–1977
31st 1977–1981
32nd 1981–1984
1984–1986     Independent
33rd 1986–1988     Jim Maloway New Democratic
34th 1988–1990
35th 1990–1995
36th 1995–1999
37th 1999–2003
38th 2003–2007
39th 2007–2008
2008–2011     Bill Blaikie New Democratic
40th 2011–2016     Jim Maloway New Democratic
41st 2016–2019
42nd 2019–2023
43rd 2023–present

Election results

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1914

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1914 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Harry Mewhirter 1,901 48.18
Liberal Thomas Glendenning Hamilton 1,537 38.95
Labour Robert Sinclair Ward 508 12.87
Total valid votes 3,946 -
Rejected K.A. -
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,818 81.90
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1915

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1915 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Glendenning Hamilton 2,319 72.81 33.86
Conservative Donald Munro 866 27.19 -20.99
Total valid votes 3,185 - -
Rejected K.A. -
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,463 71.36 -10.54
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1958

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1958 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Steve Peters 2,375 41.91 -
Liberal–Progressive Alexander Turk 1,519 26.80 -
Progressive Conservative Joseph Stepnuk 1,084 19.13 -
Independent Conservative Michael "Mike" Baryluk 689 12.16 -
Total valid votes 5,667 - -
Rejected 48 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,980 47.70 -23.66
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

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1959 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Steve Peters 2,782 40.73 -1.18
Progressive Conservative Henry Emerson Snyder 2,560 37.48 18.35
Liberal–Progressive Alexander Turk 1,488 21.79 -5.02
Total valid votes 6,830 - -
Rejected 64 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,745 58.70 10.99
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

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1962 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Steve Peters 2,024 36.30 34.43
Liberal John Michael "Big John" Kozoriz 1,815 32.55 10.76
Progressive Conservative Donald C. Thompson 1,737 31.15 -6.33
Total valid votes 5,576 - -
Rejected 53 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,846 47.52 -11.18
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

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1966 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Russell Doern 2,765 40.76 4.47
Progressive Conservative Tom Snowdon 1,816 26.77 -4.38
Liberal John Michael "Big John" Kozoriz 1,458 21.49 -11.06
Social Credit Walter Bowden 744 10.97 -
Total valid votes 6,783 - -
Rejected 88 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,201 56.32 8.80
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969

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1969 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Russell Doern 3,803 59.59 18.83
Progressive Conservative Alan George Gardiner 1,526 23.91 -2.86
Liberal John Michael "Big John" Kozoriz 1,053 16.50 -5.00
Total valid votes 6,382 - -
Rejected 35 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 10,541 60.88 4.56
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1973

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1973 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Russell Doern 4,987 57.25 -2.34
Progressive Conservative Edward Tymchuk 2,361 27.10 3.19
Liberal Ray Brunka 1,363 15.65 -0.85
Total valid votes 8,711 - -
Rejected 21 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,421 76.46 15.58
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1977

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1977 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Russell Doern 4,136 51.11 -6.14
Progressive Conservative Ken Gunn-Walberg 3,282 40.55 13.45
Liberal Ken Vincent 675 8.34 -7.31
Total valid votes 8,093 - -
Rejected 6 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,195 72.34 -4.11
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1981

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1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Russell Doern 5,140 67.83 16.72
Progressive Conservative Eveline Holtmann 1,910 25.20 -15.35
Liberal Eric Wood 347 4.58 -3.76
Progressive Curtis Bloodworth 181 2.39 -
Total valid votes 7,578 - -
Rejected 36 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,506 66.17 -6.17
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986

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1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jim Maloway 3,241 45.84 -21.99
Independent Russell Doern 2,006 28.37 -
Progressive Conservative Ray Brunka 1,435 20.29 -4.91
Liberal Gilbert Benoit 389 5.50 0.92
Total valid votes 7,071 - -
Rejected 34 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,044 64.33 -1.84
New Democratic hold Swing
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988

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1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jim Maloway 3,012 38.20 -7.63
Liberal Ed Price 2,839 36.01 30.51
Progressive Conservative J. Frank Syms 1,920 24.35 4.06
Libertarian Russ Letkeman 113 1.43 -
Total valid votes 7,884 - -
Rejected 30 -
Eligible voters / turnout 11,641 67.98 3.65
New Democratic hold Swing -19.08
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990

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1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jim Maloway 4,127 46.98 8.77
Progressive Conservative Vic Toews 3,035 34.55 10.19
Liberal Ed Price 1,623 18.47 -17.53
Total valid votes 8,785 - -
Rejected 35 -
Eligible voters / turnout 12,313 71.63 3.65
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995

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1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 4,264 53.02 6.04 $20,408.00
Progressive Conservative Clayton McMurren 2,552 31.73 -2.82 $17,550.20
Liberal John Petryshyn 1,227 15.26 -3.22 $9,465.92
Total valid votes 8,043 - -
Rejected 36 -
Eligible voters / turnout 11,735 68.85 -2.79
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999

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1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 5,176 62.86 9.85 $14,719.27
Progressive Conservative Elsie Bordynuik 2,659 32.29 0.56 $18,447.73
Libertarian Cameron Neumann 320 3.89 - $0.00
Communist James Hogaboam 79 0.96 - $0.00
Total valid votes 8,234 - -
Rejected 97 -
Eligible voters / turnout 12,969 64.24 -4.61
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003

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2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 3,954 65.92 3.06 $12,707.20
Progressive Conservative Bryan McLeod 1,229 20.49 -11.80 $255.88
Liberal Walt Roberts 748 12.47 - $4,273.99
Libertarian Gavin Whittaker 67 1.12 -2.77 $0.00
Total valid votes 5,998 - -
Rejected 45 -
Eligible voters / turnout 12,596 47.98 -16.26
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

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2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 3,873 61.51 -4.42 $20,096.25
Progressive Conservative Allister Carrington 1,323 21.01 0.52 $3,120.34
Liberal David Love 1,101 17.48 5.01 $7,994.14
Total valid votes 6,297 - -
Rejected 61 -
Eligible voters / turnout 12,721 49.98 2.00
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2009 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Bill Blaikie 2,325 53.76 -7.75 $17,603.25
Progressive Conservative Adrian Schulz 913 21.11 0.10 $15,919.78
Liberal Regan Wolfrom 877 20.28 2.79 $27,106.33
Green James R. Beddome 210 4.86 - $1,115.73
Total valid votes 4,325 - -
Rejected 14 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,907 36.44 −13.54
Source(s)
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2011

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2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 3,864 54.61 0.85 $29,133.44
Progressive Conservative David Hutten 2,399 33.90 12.79 $21,896.70
Liberal Anthony Dratowany 467 6.60 -13.68 $4,024.51
Green Ray Eskritt 346 4.89 0.03 $84.00
Total valid votes 7,076 - -
Rejected 60 -
Eligible voters / turnout 13,578 52.56 16.12
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

2016

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2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 2,993 46.35 -8.26 $29,589.01
Progressive Conservative Sarah Langevin 2,886 44.69 10.79 $6,843.54
Manitoba Albert Ratt 579 8.97 - $619.01
Total valid votes 6,458 - -
Rejected 234 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,171 54.98 2.43
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

2019

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2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 3,886 48.68 2.34 $21,807.88
Progressive Conservative Mayra Dubon 2,540 31.82 -12.87 $10,984.79
Green Nicolas Geddert 765 9.58 - $0.00
Liberal Regan Wolfrom 746 9.35 - $694.83
Communist German Lombana 45 0.56 - $310.80
Total valid votes 7,982 - -
Rejected 49 -
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,990 50.23 -4.76
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023

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2023 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jim Maloway 4,933 62.21 +13.53 $20,119.73
Progressive Conservative Joshua Okello 2,188 27.59 -4.23 $18,511.55
Liberal Donovan Debattista 452 5.70 -3.65 $1,435.88
Green Nicolas Geddert 304 3.83 -5.75 $568.45
Communist German Lombana 52 0.66 +0.09 $106.40
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,929 99.10 - $63,324.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 72 0.90 -
Turnout 8,001 49.32 -0.90
Eligible voters 16,221
New Democratic hold Swing +8.88
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Previous boundaries

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The 1998-2011 boundaries for Elmwood highlighted in red.

References

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49°54′54″N 97°06′32″W / 49.915°N 97.109°W / 49.915; -97.109