Wolseley (Manitoba electoral district)

Wolseley is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the centre of the City of Winnipeg. It is named for Col. Garnet Joseph Wolseley, the nineteenth-century army officer who played a significant role in crushing the Red River Rebellion in 1870.

Wolseley
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Lisa Naylor
New Democratic
District created1957
First contested1958
Last contested2019

Wolseley is bordered to the east by Fort Rouge, to the south by River Heights, to the north by Minto, and to the west by St. James. The University of Winnipeg is located in the northeast corner of the riding. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is located at the meeting point of Wolseley and Fort Rouge.

The riding was predominantly Anglo-Saxon when it was first created; a news report from 1969 indicates that its population had become more diverse by that time.[1]

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,472. In 1999, the average family income was $37,794, and the unemployment rate was 16.30%. Half of the riding's residents are categorized as low-income, the second-highest rate in the province. Thirty per cent of families in the riding are single-parent.

The aboriginal population of Wolseley is 19% of the total. Five per cent of the riding's residents are Filipino.

Health and social services account for 13% of Wolseley's industry, with a further 12% in manufacturing.

Wolseley has undergone a number of dramatic political shifts since its creation. It was initially represented by Dufferin Roblin, a Red Tory who served as Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. He was succeeded by another Progressive Conservative, but in a 1972 by-election the riding was won by Izzy Asper, leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and subsequently a prominent media baron in Canada. He retained the riding until his retirement in 1975.

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP) did not manage to win the seat until 1981. However, the riding has been in NDP hands for all but two years since then. In the 2003 election, Green Party leader Markus Buchart ran in this riding and finished second with almost 20% of the vote.

Wolseley also holds the dubious distinction of having elected one of the few MLAs in Manitoba's history to be expelled from parliament: Robert Wilson, who was stripped of his seat in 1981 after being convicted of marijuana-related charges.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Dufferin Roblin PC 1958 1968
Leonard Claydon PC 1969 1971
Israel Asper Lib 1972 1975
Robert Wilson PC 1975 1980
Independent PC 1980 1980
Independent 1980 1981
Myrna Phillips NDP 1981 1988
Harold Taylor Lib 1988 1990
Jean Friesen NDP 1990 2003
Rob Altemeyer NDP 2003 2019
Lisa Naylor NDP 2019 present

Electoral results

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLisa Naylor4,25346.28+4.37$29,044.71
GreenDavid Nickarz3,33636.30-0.14$28,329.32
Progressive ConservativeElizabeth Hildebrand8319.04-3.92$521.28
LiberalShandi Strong7708.38-0.61$8,359.72
IndependentEddie Hendrickson1291.38New$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 100.0  $55,109
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Manitoba[2]
2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRob Altemeyer3,03741.27-19.46$32,887.29
GreenDavid Nickarz2,64535.94+16.30$15,710.81
Progressive ConservativeRaquel Dancho94512.84+0.64$7,262.81
LiberalShandi Strong6538.87+1.45$3,844.07
ManitobaWayne Sturby791.07$1,094.12
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,35998.92  $39,244.00
Total rejected ballots 801.08+0.29
Turnout 7,43963.26+7.66
Eligible voters 11,759
New Democratic hold Swing -17.88
Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4]
2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRob Altemeyer4,22960.72−3.1621,048.39
GreenJames Beddome1,36819.64+7.575,635.36
Progressive ConservativeHarpreet Turka85012.20+0.898,750.53
LiberalEric Stewart5177.42−4.025,479.79
Total valid votes 6,964 99.21
Rejected and declined votes 55 0.78
Turnout 7,019 55.60
Registered voters 12,624
Majority 2,861 25.68 41.08
Source: Elections Manitoba[5]
2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRob Altemeyer4,03863.88+6.98$21,917.13
GreenArdythe Basham76312.07-7.42$1,096.00
LiberalRaven Thundersky72311.44-1.08$4,743.98
Progressive ConservativeGustav Nelson71511.31+0.22$3,946.16
CommunistDavid Tymoshchuk821.30$373.87
Total valid votes 6,321 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 53
Turnout 6,374 55.28
Registered voters 11,531
2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRob Altemeyer3,48256.90-12.25$20,948.83
GreenMarkus Buchart1,19319.49+14.83$5,307.87
LiberalVal Mollison76612.52$4,591.54
Progressive ConservativeAshley Burner67911.09-10.97$1,006.54
Total valid votes 6,120 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 77
Turnout 6,197 53.14
Registered voters 11,662
1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticJean Friesen5,28269.15$16,153.00
Progressive ConservativeCarol Roberts1,68522.06$13,845.42
GreenPhyllis Abbé3564.66$4,591.54
CommunistDavid Allison1331.74$0.00
Total valid votes 7,456 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 182
Turnout 7,638 53.14
Registered voters 11,464

[6]

1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHarold Taylor3,61842.78+
New DemocraticMyrna Phillips3,11236.79-
Progressive ConservativeKirk Stanley1,57918.67-
ProgressiveDerek Shettler1491.76
Total valid votes 8,458100.00-
Rejected ballots 33
Turnout 8,49174.44
Eligible voters 11,406
Source: Elections Manitoba[7]
1977 Manitoba general election: Wolseley
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Wilson2,76341.01+18.63
New DemocraticMurdoch MacKay2,68939.90+1.12
LiberalNorma McCormick1,28619.09-19.74
Turnout 6,87374.98
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.18
Source: Elections Manitoba[8]
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeLeonard Claydon2,16146.62$2,640.69
LiberalJulius Koteles1,52833.01$10,753.19
New DemocraticArchie Stone94420.37$1,423.50
Total valid votes 4,633 100
Rejected and discarded votes 75
Turnout 4,708 41.97
Electors on the lists 11,217
1966 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDufferin Roblin3,13248.88
LiberalJulius Koteles1,78027.78
New DemocraticCecil Wood1,49523.33
Total valid votes 6,407 100.00
Rejected and discarded votes 45
Turnout 6,452 55.52
Electors on the lists 11,621

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Wolseley highlighted in red

References

  1. Winnipeg Free Press, 13 February 1969, p. 15.
  2. "Final Spending Limits for the 2019 General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=57 - 1999 Results
  7. "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  8. "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-12-14.

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