Wellington (Manitoba provincial electoral district)

Wellington was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was first created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into being in the provincial election of 1958. The riding was eliminated in 1979, but was re-established in 1989. It was eliminated again for the 2011 election. It is located in the northwestern section of the city of Winnipeg, and is named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Wellington highlighted in red

Wellington was bordered on the east by Point Douglas, to the south by Minto and St. James, to the north by Inkster and Burrows, and to the west by the rural riding of Lakeside.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,283. In 1999, the average family income was $32,907, with 43% of the riding's residents listed as low-income (the third highest in the province). The unemployment rate is 16%. Over 45% of the riding's dwellings are rental units, and one family in four is single-parent. Wellington's ethnic base was diverse. Seventeen per cent of its residents were aboriginal, 15% Filipino, 7% Portuguese, 3% Chinese and 2% East Indian. Manufacturing accounted for 27% of Wellington's industry, with a further 16% in services.

The riding was held by the Progressive Conservatives from 1958 to 1966. The NDP won the seat in 1966, and held it until the riding's dissolution in 1981. They also won every election since the riding's re-emergence in 1990. It was considered a safe seat for the party. In 2003, veteran MLA Conrad Santos was re-elected for the riding with almost 75% of the vote.

Following the 2008 electoral redistribution, the riding was dissolved into St. James, Minto, and the new ridings of Tyndall Park (electoral district) and Logan. This change took effect for the 2011 election.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Richard Seaborn PC 1958 1966
Philip Petursson NDP 1966 1977
Brian Corrin NDP 1977 1981
Becky Barrett NDP 1990 1999
Conrad Santos NDP 1999 2007
Flor Marcelino NDP 2007 2011

Electoral history

2007 Manitoba general election: Wellington
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticFlor Marcelino2,33253.35−20.61$19,307.59
LiberalRhonda Gordon Powers71816.72−1.54$13,804.83
Progressive ConservativeJosé Tomas57012.97+3.18$13,232.45
IndependentJoe Chan50111.53+11.53$21,745,15
IndependentConrad Santos1834.19+4.19$988.12
Total valid votes 4,322 98.88
Rejected and declined ballots 49
Turnout 4,371 46.11 +1.64
Electors on the lists 9,480
Source: Elections Manitoba[1]

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2003 Manitoba general election: Wellington
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticConrad Santos3,11973.96+5.16$17,844.69
LiberalRylan Reed64015.18+2.52$6,803.00
Progressive ConservativeJon Penner4139.79−5.85$0.00
CommunistGlen Wreggitt451.07+1.07$376.06
Total valid votes 4,217 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 65
Turnout 4,282 44.47 −13.96
Electors on the lists 9,629

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1999 Manitoba general election: Wellington
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticConrad Santos4,10268.80+14.75$14,922.00
Progressive ConservativeAllison Frate93515.64−1.85$11,345.52
LiberalBernie Doucette75712.66−15.81$10,443.45
ManitobaPaul Baskerville1272.12+2.12$1,099.19
Total valid votes 5,921 99.01
Rejected and declined ballots 59
Turnout 5,980 58.43 −8.54
Electors on the lists 10,234

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1995 Manitoba general election: Wellington
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticBecky Barrett3,78854.04+8.03$17,825.00
LiberalOsmond Theodore Anderson1,99628.47−2.22$16,303.64
Progressive ConservativeSteve Place1,22617.49−2.77
Total valid votes 7,010 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 47
Turnout 7,057 66.97 −1.28
Electors on the lists 10,537
1990 Manitoba general election: Wellington
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBecky Barrett3,48446.01
LiberalErnie Gilroy2,32430.69
Progressive ConservativeClyde Perry1,53420.26
ProgressiveNeil Schipper1281.69
IndependentWalter Diawol680.90
IndependentStephen Keki350.46
Total valid votes 7,573
Rejected ballots 44
Turnout 7,617 68.25
Registered voters 11,161

References

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