Steinbach (electoral district)
Steinbach is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba that encompasses the city of Steinbach, the riding's namesake, and northeastern part of the Rural Municipality of Hanover.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1989 | ||
First contested | 1990 | ||
Last contested | 2019 |
The current MLA is Kelvin Goertzen, who was first elected with almost 75% of the vote in 2003. Goertzen is also the current Minister of Education and Training and current House Leader for the Manitoba government.[1]
History
It was created by redistribution in 1989, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1990. Originally a much larger riding in terms of geographical area, Steinbach has been redistributed three times (1999, 2011, and 2019) in response to the city of Steinbach's rapid population growth and is now among the smallest provincial ridings in terms of land area outside of Winnipeg.
The riding is currently bordered by the riding of Dawson Trail to the north and east, and La Verendrye to the south and west. Prior to the redistribution ahead of the 2019 election, the riding was bordered by the former Emerson riding to the west, La Verendrye to the south and east, Dawson Trail to the north, and former Morris riding to the west.[2]
Demographics
As of 2016, thirty-four per cent of the riding's residents list German as their ethnic origin, and a further 7% list themselves as Dutch. There is a very strong Mennonite presence in the riding. Steinbach's population in 2006 was 19,415. In the year 1999, the average family income was $46,133, and the unemployment rate was 5.00%. Manufacturing accounts for 17% of the riding's industry, followed by agriculture at 14%.
Voting history
The riding has been held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba since its creation, and is considered extremely safe for that party. Steinbach's rural nature, as well as the city's religious background, gives the riding a strong social conservative tint. Manitoba political pundits often refer to Steinbach as a "yellow dog riding," as it is one of many rural ridings where it is often said in jest that the Tories could nominate a yellow dog and still win.[3] It is located within the federal riding of Provencher.
List of provincial representatives
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from La Verendrye and Emerson | ||||
35th | 1990-1995 | Albert Driedger | Progressive Conservative | |
36th | 1995-1999 | |||
37th | 1999-2003 | Jim Penner | ||
38th | 2003-2007 | Kelvin Goertzen | ||
39th | 2007-2011 | |||
40th | 2011-2016 | |||
41st | 2016–2019 | |||
42nd | 2019–present |
Electoral results
2019 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Kelvin Goertzen | 6,241 | 81.64 | -7.49 | $14,150.78 | |||
New Democratic | Rob Jessup | 616 | 8.06 | +3.10 | $612.56 | |||
Green | Janine Gibson | 418 | 5.47 | New | $0.00 | |||
Liberal | LeAmber Kensley | 370 | 4.84 | -1.05 | $0.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 7645 | 99.6 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots/Declined | 21/10 | |||||||
Turnout | 52.49% | |||||||
Eligible voters | 14,623 |
2016 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Kelvin Goertzen | 6,982 | 89.16 | +3.64 | $17,469.05 | |||
Liberal | Dakota Young-Brown | 461 | 5.88 | -0.98 | $5.84 | |||
New Democratic | Kathleen McCallum | 387 | 4.94 | -2.68 | $146.90 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,830 | 100.0 | $ | |||||
Eligible voters | – | |||||||
Source: Elections Manitoba[4][5][6] |
2011 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Kelvin Goertzen | 5,469 | 85.52 | +2.54 | $28,130.00 | |||
New Democratic | Dally Gutierrez | 487 | 7.62 | −1.04 | $0.00 | |||
Liberal | Lee Fehler | 439 | 6.86 | +2.12 | $987.95 | |||
Total valid votes | 6,397 | |||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 26 | |||||||
Turnout | 6,423 | 49.66 | ||||||
Registered voters | 12,934 | |||||||
Source: Elections Manitoba[7] |
2007 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Kelvin Goertzen | 6,144 | 82.98 | +8.35 | $25,321.51 | |||
New Democratic | Rawle Squires | 641 | 8.66 | −6.58 | $331.36 | |||
Liberal | Jonathan Thiessen | 351 | 4.74 | −3.19 | $340.30 | |||
Green | Janine Gibson | 268 | 3.62 | +1.42 | $421.15 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,404 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 25 | |||||||
Turnout | 7,429 | 49.99 | ||||||
Registered voters | 14,862 |
2003 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Kelvin Goertzen | 4,284 | 74.63 | −2.99 | $24,714.92 | |||
New Democratic | Bonnie Schmidt | 875 | 15.24 | +2.89 | $341.35 | |||
Liberal | Monica Guetre | 455 | 7.93 | −1.43 | $3,465.33 | |||
Green | Connie Jantz | 126 | 2.20 | +2.20 | $74.58 | |||
Total valid votes | 5,740 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 41 | |||||||
Turnout | 5,781 | 41.99 | ||||||
Registered voters | 13,768 |
1999 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Penner | 5,708 | 77.62 | $27,412.91 | ||||
New Democratic | Peter Hiebert | 910 | 12.37 | $21.00 | ||||
Liberal | Monica Guetre | 688 | 9.36 | – | $3,179.52 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,306 | 99.35 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 48 | |||||||
Turnout | 7,354 | 57.48 | ||||||
Registered voters | 12,795 |
Previous boundaries
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References
- "Our Team - Kelvin Goertzen". PC Manitoba. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- "Steinbach Electoral District". Boundaries Commission of Manitoba. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- "Manitoba Votes 2003 - Party Leaders - Stuart Murray". CBC News. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_steinbach_summary_results.html
- http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_steinbach_summary_results.html
- http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=48 - 1999 Results