St. Boniface (provincial electoral district)

St. Boniface (French: Saint-Boniface) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It should not be confused with the federal electoral division of the same name, which includes most of the provincial riding's territory but has expanded boundaries and a larger population base. The riding has existed, in one form or another, since the province's creation.

St. Boniface
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Dougald Lamont
Liberal
District created1870
First contested1870
Last contested2019
Demographics
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Winnipeg

In Manitoba's first general election (1870), the riding was divided into St. Boniface East and St. Boniface West. It became a single constituency in 1874, and has existed continuously since then.

The riding elected two members by preferential balloting in 1949 and 1953. On all other occasions, it has been a single-member constituency.

St. Boniface is located in the central-eastern Winnipeg. Its boundaries roughly correspond with the historical community of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, which was a distinct civic jurisdiction before being amalgamated with the City of Winnipeg in 1971.

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,646. The average family income in 1999 was $45,193, with an unemployment rate of 10.50%. The service sector accounts for 18% of the riding's industry, with a further 15% in health and social services.

St. Boniface has historically been home to the largest francophone community in the Winnipeg area. According to a 1999 census, 34% of the riding's residents speak French as their first language—the highest rate in the province. The riding's aboriginal population is 8%, and almost 19% of the population is over 65 years of age.

For many years after the introduction of partisan politics in 1882, St. Boniface was a hotly contested battleground riding between the provincial Liberals and Conservatives (although candidates of the parliamentary left were also elected in the 1930s and 1940s). During the 1950s and 1960s, it was generally regarded as a safe seat for the Liberals.

In 1969, St. Boniface MLA Laurent Desjardins decided to sit as a Liberal Democrat, supporting the New Democratic Party government of Edward Schreyer. He formally joined the NDP in 1971, and aside from an overturned election result in 1973, continued to represent the area until 1988.

The provincial Liberals recaptured the seat in 1988, during a period of resurgence for that party in the province. After Neil Gaudry's death in 1999, Greg Selinger recaptured the seat for the NDP. He was reelected in 2003 with about 75 percent of the popular vote, and was named premier of Manitoba in 2009.

Selinger left politics two years after the NDP was heavily defeated at the 2016 provincial election, and newly elected Liberal leader Dougald Lamont won the seat at the ensuing by-election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

St. Boniface East (1870-1874)

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Marc-Amable Girard Governing Coalition/Cons 1870 1874

St. Boniface West (1870-1874)

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Louis Schmidt Governing Coalition/Cons 1870 1874

St. Boniface (single-member riding, 1874-1949)

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Marc-Amable Girard Governing Coalition/Cons 1874 1878
Alphonse LaRiviere Governing Coalition/Lib-Cons 1878 1888
Roger Marion Cons 1888 1892
James Prendergast Cons-Lib, then Lib 1892 1896
Jean-B. Lauzon Cons 1897 1899
S.A.D. Bertrand Lib 1899 1900
Joseph Bernier Cons 1900 1903
Horace Chevrier Lib 1903 1907
Joseph Bernier Cons 1907 1915
Joseph Dumas Lib 1915 1920
Joseph Bernier Independent 1920 1926
Cons 1927 1932
Harold Lawrence ILP 1932 1941
Austin Clarke Lib-Prog 1941 1945
Edwin Hansford CCF 1945 1949

St. Boniface (two-member riding, 1949-1958)

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Joseph Van Belleghem Lib-Prog 1949 1953
Edwin Hansford CCF 1949 1953
Roger Teillet Lib-Prog 1953 1958
L. Raymond Fennell Lib-Prog 1953 1958

St. Boniface (single-member riding, 1958-)

Assembly Years Member Party
25th 1958-1959 Roger Teillet Liberal-Progressive
26th 1959-1961 Laurent Desjardins
1961-1962 Liberal
27th 1962-1966
28th 1966-1969
29th 1969-1971 Liberal-Democrat
1971-1973 New Democratic
30th 1973-1974 J. Paul Marion Liberal
1974-1977 Laurent Desjardins New Democratic
31st 1977-1981
32nd 1982-1985
33rd 1985-1988
34th 1988-1990 Neil Gaudry Liberal
35th 1990-1995
36th 1995-1999
37th 1999-2003 Greg Selinger New Democratic
38th 2003-2007
39th 2007-2011
40th 2011-2016
41st 2016-2018
2018–2019 Dougald Lamont Liberal
42nd 2019-present

Electoral results

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDougald Lamont4,07741.51-0.52$9,847.24
New DemocraticLaurissa Sims2,93929.93+1.59$9,258.35
Progressive ConservativeMegan Hoskins1,88919.23+5.88$894.61
GreenJaclyn Jeanson8408.55-7.73$0.00
ManitobaSimone Fortier760.77New$0.00
Total valid votes 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Manitoba provincial by-election, 17 July 2018: St. Boniface
Resignation of Greg Selinger
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDougald Lamont2,62542.03+22.57$22,666.27
New DemocraticBlandine Tona1,77028.34-14.07$33,576.88
GreenFrancoise Therrien Vrignon1,01716.28+4.02$9,318.95
Progressive ConservativeMamadou Ka83413.35-12.52$23,227.71
Total valid votes/Expense limit 6,24699.62-$43,782.00
Total rejected and declines votes 240.38-1.24
Turnout 6,27048.38-15.29
Electors on the lists 13,356
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.32
Source: Elections Manitoba[1][2]
2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticGreg Selinger3,62442.41-26.47$10,697.28
Progressive ConservativeMamadou Ka2,21125.87+7.97$18,430.93
LiberalAlain Landry1,66319.46+12.40$3,387.94
GreenSigne Knutson1,04812.26+6.09$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 8,54698.38-$45,064.00
Total rejected ballots 1411.62+1.18
Turnout 8,68763.67+4.17
Eligible voters 13,644
New Democratic hold Swing -17.22
Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4]
2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticGreg Selinger5,91468.87+2.53$25,356.02
Progressive ConservativeFrank Clark1,53717.90+4.94$6,094.72
LiberalBrad Gross6067.06−6.58$641.00
GreenAlain Landry5306.17−0.74$96.10
Total valid votes 8,58799.56
Rejected and declined ballots 380.44
Turnout 8,62559.50
Electors on the lists 14,496
2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticGreg Selinger5,09066.04−8.30$16,599.60
LiberalGilbert Laberge1,04913.61−0.82$3,582.87
Progressive ConservativeJennifer Tarrant99312.88+1.65$722.42
GreenAlain Landry5306.88+6.88$378.57
CommunistThane-Dominic Carr450.58+0.58$373.97
Total valid votes 7,707 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 38
Turnout 7,745 59.56
Electors on the lists 13,004
2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticGreg Selinger4,90474.34+17.77$18,257.78
LiberalDougald Lamont95214.43-16.71$5,020.72
Progressive ConservativeDan Zahari74111.23-1.05$769.27
Total valid votes 6,597 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 38
Turnout 6,635 52.19
Electors on the lists 12,712
1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticGreg Selinger5,43956.57+24.56
LiberalJean-Paul Boily2,99431.14-14.34
Progressive ConservativeRobert Olson1,18112.28-6.79
Total valid votes 9614 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 63
Turnout 9677 74.35
Electors on the lists 13,015
1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalNeil Gaudry4,02145.48-9.92
New DemocraticRachel Massicotte2,82932.00+9.00
     Progressive Conservative Kim F. Sigurdson 1,686 19.07 -2.53
     Independent Yvan Lecuyer 306 3.46 n/a
Total valid votes 8,883100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 41
Turnout 8,92471.3
Electors on the lists 12,459
1990 Manitoba general election: St. Boniface
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNeil Gaudry4,92855.40-5.76
New DemocraticRobert Gooding2,04623.00+1.05
Progressive ConservativeHenri Marcoux1,92121.60-0.35
Total valid votes 8,895100.00-
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Manitoba[5]
1988 Manitoba general election: St. Boniface
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNeil Gaudry5,74361.16+37.34
New DemocraticLorette Beaudry-Ferland2,06121.95-38.82
Progressive ConservativeGuy Savoie1,58616.89+3.29
Total valid votes 9,390100.00-
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Manitoba[6]
1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLaurent Desjardins4,97860.77-2.61
LiberalGeorges Bohemier1,95123.82+2.94
Progressive ConservativeWes Rowson1,11413.60-1.37
ProgressiveJames Jackson1491.82+0.67
Turnout 8,220 69.73
New Democratic hold Swing -2.78
Source: Elections Manitoba[7]

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for St. Boniface highlighted in red

References

  1. "Candidates: St Boniface By-Election Expenditure Returns". Elections Manitoba. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. "Candidates: St Boniface By-Election Expenditure Limit" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. "Candidates: 35th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. September 11, 1990. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

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