Radisson (electoral district)

Radisson

Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA	James Teitsma Progressive Conservative
District created	1957
First contested	1958
Last contested	2016

Radisson 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 northeastern section of the City of Winnipeg and is named after Pierre-Esprit Radisson, a seventeenth-century explorer.

Radisson is bordered on the east by Transcona and Springfield, to the south by Southdale, to the north by River East, and to the west by Rossmere, Concordia and St. Boniface. The Canadian National Railway Symington Yards are in the southern part of the riding.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,113. In 1999, the average family income was $54084, and the unemployment rate was 4.60%. Radisson's francophone population is 9%, and there are also significant Ukrainian (7%) and German (6%) communities.

Manufacturing accounts for 14% of Radisson's industry, with a further 13% in the retail trade.

New Democratic Party MLA and former party leader Russell Paulley represented the riding for many years, although the boundaries changed dramatically with the 1998 redistribution. The Progressive Conservatives won the riding in 1977, and the Liberals did the same in 1988. In both cases, the NDP regained the seat after a single term.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
22nd	1958-1959		Russell Paulley	CCF
23rd	1959-1961
	1961-1962			New Democratic Party
24th	1962-1966
25th	1966-1969
26th	1969-1973		Harry Shafransky	New Democratic Party
27th	1973-1977
28th	1977-1981		Abe Kovnats	Progressive Conservative
29th	1981-1986		Gerard Lecuyer	New Democratic Party
30th	1986-1988
31st	1988-1990		Allan Patterson	Liberal
32nd	1990-1993		Marianne Cerilli	New Democratic Party
33rd	1995-1999
34th	1999-2003
35th	2003-2007		Bidhu Jha	New Democratic Party
36th	2007-2011
37th	2011-2016
38th	2016-present		James Teitsma	Progressive Conservative

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2016
The 2016 general election will be held on April 19.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Scott Newman	–	–	–
	New Democratic	Preet Singh	–	–	–
	Progressive Conservative	James Teitsma	–	–	–
Total valid votes			–	100.0
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba[1]

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bidhu Jha	5,033	54.95	−1.77
	Progressive Conservative	Desmond Penner	3,588	39.17	+3.89
	Liberal	Shirley Robert	506	5.52	−2.47
Total valid votes			9,127
Rejected and declined ballots			33
Turnout			9,160	61.48
Electors on the lists			14,899

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Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bidhu Jha	4,804	56.72	+4.27	$38,067.77
	Progressive Conservative	Linda West	2,988	35.28	−3.85	$31,483.45
	Liberal	Murray Cliff	677	7.99	−0.43	none reported
Total valid votes			8,469	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			57
Turnout			8,526	60.33	+6.28
Electors on the lists			14,132

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Manitoba general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bidhu Jha	3,888	52.45	−2.57	$26,913.04
	Progressive Conservative	Linda West	2,901	39.13	+6.17	$17,661.88
	Liberal	Murray Cliff	624	8.42	−3.60	$2,277.16
Total valid votes			7,413	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			37
Turnout			7,450	54.05
Electors on the lists			13,783

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Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Marianne Cerilli	5,198	55.02		$17,431.00
	Progressive Conservative	Henry A. McDonald	3,114	32.96		$21,837.83
	Liberal	Betty Ann Watts	1,136	12.02	–	$15,219.75
Total valid votes			9,448	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			38
Turnout			9,486	71.79
Electors on the lists			13,213

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Manitoba general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Marianne Cerilli	4,891	52.04
	Liberal	Art Miki	2,401	25.55
	Progressive Conservative	Jennifer Clark	2,107	22.42

Results 1969-1990

• 1990: Marianne Cerilli (NDP) defeated PC Mike Thompson by 1,363 votes. Incumbent Liberal Allan Patterson was third.
• 1988: Allan Patterson (Liberal) defeated NDP Gerard Lecuyer by 1,805 votes.
• 1986: Gerard Lecuyer (NDP) defeated Brian Benoit by 2,144 votes.
• 1981: Gerard Lecuyer (NDP) defeated PC George Prevost by 3,542 votes.
• 1977: Abe Kovnats (PC) defeated NDP Harry Shafransky by 778 votes.
• 1973: Harry Shafransky (NDP) defeated PC Kovnats by 632 votes.
• 1969: Harry Shafransky (NDP) defeated Liberal Edward Kotowich by 1,423 votes.^[6]

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Radisson highlighted in red.

References

1. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
2. "2011 results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
3. "2007 results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba.
4. "2003 Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba.
5. "1999 Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba.
6. CBC News, Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°53′02″N 97°02′38″W / 49.884°N 97.044°W