Winnipeg Centre

Winnipeg Centre (French: Winnipeg-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997.

This article is about federal riding. For the historic provincial riding, see Winnipeg Centre (provincial electoral division).
Winnipeg Centre
Manitoba electoral district
Winnipeg Centre in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. Dotted line shows Winnipeg city limits.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Leah Gazan
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]82,026
Electors (2015)54,719
Area (km²)[2]28.42
Pop. density (per km²)2,886.2
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Winnipeg

History

This riding was originally created in 1914 from Winnipeg and Selkirk ridings.

In 1924, it was abolished, and parts transferred to Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre ridings.

In 1997, it was re-created from Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre.

This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Winnipeg Centre
Riding created from Winnipeg and Selkirk
13th  1917–1921     George William Andrews Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     J.S. Woodsworth Independent Labour
Riding dissolved into Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre
Riding re-created from Winnipeg North Centre, Winnipeg St. James,
Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South Centre
36th  1997–2000     Pat Martin New Democratic
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Robert-Falcon Ouellette Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Leah Gazan New Democratic

Election results

1997–present
Graph of election results in Winnipeg Centre (Since 1997, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLeah Gazan13,07341.2+13.2$81,565.86
LiberalRobert-Falcon Ouellette10,70433.7-20.8none listed
ConservativeRyan Dyck5,56117.5+5.1$16,427.27
GreenAndrea Shalay1,6615.2+1.1none listed
People'sYogi Henderson4741.5–none listed
Christian HeritageStephanie Hein2510.8+0.1none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,724100.0  
Total rejected ballots 274
Turnout 31,99854.2
Eligible voters 59,012
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +17.0
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRobert-Falcon Ouellette18,47154.51+43.44$78,138.26
New DemocraticPat Martin9,49028.01-25.65$104,378.44
ConservativeAllie Szarkiewicz4,18912.36-15.28$32,966.82
GreenDon Woodstock1,3794.07-2.98$38,782.49
Christian HeritageScott Miller2210.65–$1,210.15
CommunistDarrell Rankin1350.40-0.19–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 33,885100.00 $192,170.62
Total rejected ballots 2810.82–
Turnout 34,16661.41–
Eligible voters 55,633
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +34.59
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPat Martin13,92853.66+4.74–
ConservativeBev Pitura7,17327.64+5.99–
LiberalAllan Wise2,87211.07-4.55–
GreenJacqueline Romanow1,8307.05-4.01–
CommunistDarrell Rankin1520.59+0.12–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 25,955100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 2480.95+0.05
Turnout 26,20349.02+6
Eligible voters 53,452 ––
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPat Martin12,28548.92+0.5$42,608
ConservativeKenny Daodu5,43721.65+2.1$20,177
LiberalDaniel Hurley3,92215.62-8.7$37,980
GreenJessie Klassen2,77711.06+4.0$2,733
IndependentJoe Chan2260.90––
First Peoples NationalLyle Morrisseau2120.84––
IndependentEd Ackerman1350.54––
CommunistDarrell Rankin1190.47-0.2–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 25,113100.00 $77,206
Total rejected ballots 2270.90 +0.1
Turnout 25,34043-6
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPat Martin13,80548.4+3.0$58,778
LiberalRay St. Germain6,94024.3-10.4$27,375
ConservativeHelen Sterzer5,55419.5+5.9$37,740
GreenGary Gervais2,0107.1+2.8$2,651
CommunistAnna-Celestrya Carr1990.7+0.3$295
Total valid votes 28,508100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 2310.8+0.1
Turnout 28,73949+4
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPat Martin12,14945.4+4.1$51,914
LiberalDavid Northcott9,28534.7+0.6$67,134
ConservativeRobert Eng3,63113.6-8.0$7,572
GreenRobin (Pilar) Faye1,1514.3+1.7$2,087
MarijuanaJohn M. Siedleski3461.3––
CommunistAnna-Celestrya Carr1140.4-0.1$654
IndependentDouglas Edward Schweitzer920.3––
Total valid votes 26,768100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 1880.7
Turnout 26,95645.1

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPat Martin11,26341.3+0.4
LiberalKevin Lamoureux9,31034.1-2.7
AllianceReg Smith3,97514.6+3.0
Progressive ConservativeMichel Allard1,9157.0-2.1
GreenMikel Magnusson6982.6–
CommunistHarold Dyck1340.5–
Total valid votes 27,295 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticPat Martin10,97940.9
LiberalDavid Walker9,89536.9
ReformReginald A. Smith3,09511.5
Progressive ConservativeCampbell Alexander2,4429.1
IndependentGreg Krawchuk1480.6
Marxist–LeninistGlenn Michalchuk1360.5
IndependentDarrell Rankin1080.4
IndependentDidz Zuzens440.2
Total valid votes 26,847 100.0

1917–1925
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LabourJames Shaver Woodsworth7,77440.1–
ConservativeNorman Kitson McIvor4,03420.8-63.8
LiberalJohn W. Wilton4,03220.8+5.4
IndependentHarriet S. Dick2,31411.9–
IndependentGeorge William Andrews1,2206.3–
Total valid votes 19,374 100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Government (Unionist)George William Andrews25,58084.6
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Robert Sinclair Ward4,65015.4
Total valid votes 30,230 100.0

See also

References
  • "(Code 46011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Winnipeg Centre, 30 September 2015
  6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/DistrictReport?act=C23&eventid=41&returntype=1&option=3&queryid=72c1eb8bd75a4964986c724956f5a358

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