Elmwood (electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Elmwood.

Elmwood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

[edit] Original riding

The original Elmwood riding existed from 1914 to 1920, in what was then a suburban community in the north of Winnipeg. Its provincial Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were:

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Harry Mewhirter	Conservative	1914	1915
Thomas Hamilton	Liberal	1915	1920

[edit] Modern riding

The modern Elmwood riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is located in the northeastern section of the amalgamated City of Winnipeg; the Red River forms its western and part of its southern boundary.

Elmwood is mostly working-class and industrial. According to the 1999 Canadian census, manufacturing accounted for 18% of all industry in the riding. Thirty-one per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. The average family income in Elmwood was $41,842, and the unemployment rate was 9.40%.

The riding has a significant immigrant population, including 9% of German background and 8% of Ukrainian background. 18% of the riding's residents over age 65.

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (and its predecessor, the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) have won Elmwood in every provincial election since the riding's creation. It is considered a safe seat for the party.

[edit] List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Steve Peters	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation	1958	1961
	New Democratic Party	1961	1966
Russell Doern	New Democratic Party	1966	1984
	Independent	1984	1986
Jim Maloway	New Democratic Party	1986	present