River East
Manitoba electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | ||
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District created | 1979 | ||
First contested | 1981 | ||
Last contested | 2016 |
River East is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was officially created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located on the northeast corner of the City of Winnipeg. It is bordered by the Red River to the west, the city limit, by Springfield to the north and east, and by the riding of Rossmere to the south.
River East is an affluent district with an average income of $62,534 and an unemployment rate of 5.60% in 1999. It also has a large immigrant population, at 17% of the total population. Twelve per cent of River East's residents list German as their ethnic origin, while a further 9% list Ukrainian. The riding's total population in 1996 was 19,840.
History
It is currently the only riding in the northern part of Winnipeg to be represented by a Progressive Conservative. Bonnie Mitchelson has been the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the area since 1986, and has been re-elected five times. Once considered safe for the Progressive Conservatives, the seat has become extremely marginal for the party, with Mitchelson being re-elected in the 2007 provincial election by only 52 votes over the New Democrat candidate. Since then, the PC majorities have increased in 2011 and 2016.
Bonnie Mitchelson announced her retirement in October, 2014, and did not seek re-election in the 2016 general election. The seat was won by Cathy Cox, who held it for the Progressive Conservatives while defeating NDP challenger Jody Gillis.
List of provincial representatives
Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
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Phil Eyler | NDP | 1981 | 1986 |
Bonnie Mitchelson | PC | 1986 | 2016 |
Cathy Cox | PC | 2016 | present |
Electoral results
2016 Manitoba general election
Manitoba general election, 2016 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Cathy Cox | – | – | – | ||||
New Democratic | Jody Gillis | – | – | – | ||||
Liberal | Piero Scaramuzzi | – | – | – | ||||
Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
Eligible voters | – | |||||||
Source: Elections Manitoba[1] |
2011 Manitoba general election
Manitoba general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bonnie Mitchelson | 5,247 | 51.08 | +4.45 | ||||
New Democratic | Kurt Penner | 4,512 | 43.92 | −2.15 | ||||
Green | Kelly Mitchell | 274 | 2.67 | – | ||||
Liberal | Chris Pelda | 188 | 1.83 | −4.97 | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,221 | |||||||
Rejected and declined ballots | 52 | |||||||
Turnout | 10,273 | 67.00 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 15,332 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | - |
2007 Manitoba general election
Manitoba general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bonnie Mitchelson | 4,361 | 46.63 | −4.65 | $29,722.71 | |||
New Democratic | Kurt Penner | 4,309 | 46.07 | −0.33 | $24,605.30 | |||
Liberal | Margaret von Lau | 639 | 6.80 | +3.83 | $8,485.65 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,309 | 99.54 | ||||||
Rejected and declined ballots | 43 | |||||||
Turnout | 9,352 | 67.60 | −0.41 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 13,835 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | - |
2003 Manitoba general election
Manitoba general election, 2003 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bonnie Mitchelson | 4,935 | 51.28 | +1.29 | $28,259.55 | |||
New Democratic | Doug Longstaffe | 4,402 | 45.74 | +2.67 | $19,179.77 | |||
Liberal | Fred Curry | 286 | 2.97 | −3.89 | $239.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,623 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined ballots | 35 | |||||||
Turnout | 9,658 | 68.01 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 14,201 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | - |
1999 Manitoba general election
Manitoba general election, 1999 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bonnie Mitchelson | 5,366 | 49.99 | $29,856.57 | ||||
New Democratic | Ross Eadie | 4,624 | 43.07 | $15,953.00 | ||||
Liberal | Patrick Saydak | 688 | 6.86 | – | $1,187.72 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,678 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined ballots | 57 | |||||||
Turnout | 10,735 | 77.30 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 13,877 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | - |
Previous boundaries
References
- ↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_river-east_summary_results.html, 2007 Results
- ↑ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_river-east_summary_results.html, 2003 Results
- ↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=33, 1999 Results
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Coordinates: 49°56′38″N 97°02′56″W / 49.944°N 97.049°W