Union Station (electoral district)

Union Station is a provincial electoral district (riding) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that was first contested at the 2019 Manitoba general election. Uzoma Asagwara was elected its first representative to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

Union Station
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Uzoma Asagwara
New Democratic
District created2018
First contested2019
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]21,885
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Winnipeg

The riding was created by the 2018 provincial redistribution out of parts of Logan, Wolseley and Minto.

The riding contains most of Downtown Winnipeg and parts of the neighbourhoods of West Broadway and Spence.

The riding is presumably named for Union Station and according to the boundaries commission "to recognize the important role of the railway in the establishment of Winnipeg".

Election results

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticUzoma Asagwara2,63552.23+13.3$17,642.20
LiberalHarold Davis94918.81-4.0$4,328.11
Progressive ConservativeTara Fawcett90818.00-1.6$521.28
GreenAndrea Shalay4739.38-4.8$2,067.06
CommunistElsa Cubas480.95$310.80
Manitoba ForwardJames Yau320.63$0.00
Total valid votes 5,045100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 43.9
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing +8.2
2016 provincial election redistributed results[2]
Party %
  New Democratic39.9
  Liberal22.8
  Progressive Conservative19.6
  Green14.2
  Others3.5

References

  1. "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. Marcoux, Jacques (2019-08-27). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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