Charleswood (electoral district)

Charleswood was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and formally existed from the provincial election of 1969 until that of 2019. The riding was in the westernmost tip of Manitoba's capital and largest city, Winnipeg.

Charleswood
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1968
First contested1969
Last contested2016

Charleswood was bordered to the east by Tuxedo and Fort Whyte, to the north by Kirkfield Park, and to the south and west by the rural riding of Morris.

Charleswood's population in 1996 was 20,262. The riding's character is middle- and upper-middle class: in 1999, the average family income was $70,417, and the unemployment rate was 5.20%. Eleven per cent of the riding's residents are immigrants, with over half being of German origin.

The service sector accounts for 15% of Charleswood's industry, with a further 12% in the retail trade and 11% in health and social sciences.

Members of the Progressive Conservative Party represented Charleswood throughout its lifetime. Sterling Lyon was premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981 while representing Charleswood.

List of provincial representatives
Assembly Years Member Party
29th 1969–1973 Arthur Moug Progressive Conservative
30th 1973–1977
31st 1977–1981 Sterling Lyon
32nd 1981–1986
33rd 1986–1988 Jim Ernst
34th 1988–1990
35th 1990–1995
36th 1995–1997
1997–1999 Myrna Driedger
37th 1999–2003
38th 2003–2006
39th 2007–2011
40th 2011–2016
41st 2016–2019

Electoral results
2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeMyrna Driedger5,29860.66+5.08$26,417.84
LiberalPaul Brault1,18713.59+4.92$12,500.46
New DemocraticJanna Barkman1,16813.37-16.51$4,990.15
GreenKevin Nichols1,08012.36+6.92$713.41
Total valid votes/Expense limit 8,733100.0  
Eligible voters –
Source: Elections Manitoba[1][2][3]
2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeMyrna Driedger4.83855.58+1.22$23,063.10
New DemocraticPaul Beckta2.60129.88−1.78$5,373.80
LiberalMatthew Ostrove7558.67−4.84$2,417.99
GreenDirk Hoeppner4725.44–$6.81
Total valid votes 8,666
Rejected and declined ballots 39
Turnout 8.705 61.09
Electors on the lists 14,249
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]
2007 Manitoba general election: Charleswood
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeMyrna Driedger4,46054.36+6.29$24,822.62
New DemocraticMel Willis2,59831.66+14.24$3,884.04
LiberalMichael Rosenberg1,10613.51−20.47$5,037.50
Total valid votes 8,183 99.54
Rejected and declined ballots 38
Turnout 8,221 59.42 −0.83
Electors on the lists 13,836

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2003 Manitoba general election: Charleswood
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeMyrna Driedger3,96148.07−6.39$25,048.27
LiberalRick Ross2,80033.98+10.71$25,935.42
New DemocraticMel Willis1,43617.42−3.86$2,543.79
Total valid votes 8,197 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 43
Turnout 8,240 60.25
Electors on the lists 13,677

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1999 Manitoba general election: Charleswood
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeMyrna Driedger5,43754.46$31,177.73
LiberalAlana McKenzie2,32323.27–$16,326.45
New DemocraticDarryl Livingstone2,17621.28 $717.00
Total valid votes 9,936 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 47
Turnout 9,983 73.87
Electors on the lists 13,515

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Previous boundaries
The 1999–2011 boundaries of Charleswood highlighted in red.

References
  1. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2010-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 2007 Results
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 2003 Results
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 1999 Results

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