Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia
Manitoba electoral district

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Steven Fletcher
Conservative

District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 81,864
Electors (2011) 63,508
Area (km²)[2] 204.75
Pop. density (per km²) 399.8
Census divisions Winnipeg
Census subdivisions Winnipeg, Headingley

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia (formerly known as Charleswood—Assiniboine) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

History

In 1996, it was created as "Charleswood—Assiniboine" from Winnipeg–St. James riding.

In 1998, it was renamed "Charleswood St. James—Assiniboia".

In 2003, it was abolished, but the entire district was transferred to "Charleswood—St. James", and small parts of Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South Centre were added.

In 2004, it was renamed "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".

The riding will be renamed Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley for the next federal election, but there will be no boundary changes following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Charleswood—Assiniboine
Riding created from Winnipeg—St. James
36th  1997  2000     John Harvard Liberal
Riding renamed — Charleswood St. James—Assiniboia
37th  2000  2004     John Harvard Liberal
Riding renamed — Charleswood—St. James
38th  2004  2006     Steven Fletcher Conservative
Riding renamed — Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia
39th  2006  2008     Steven Fletcher Conservative
40th  2008  2011
41st  2011  Present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Steven Fletcher, a former engineer. He was first elected in 2004. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, and was their critic on Health when the party was in opposition. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Health. Fletcher is the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Health and the Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.

After the 2008 election, Fletcher was appointed to cabinet as Minister of State (Democratic Reform) and member of the Treasury Board cabinet committee. Fletcher is only the third Conservative cabinet minister from Winnipeg since Confederation. The other two were Gordon Churchill and Hugh A. MacDonald at the end of the 19th century.

Election results

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, 2004–present

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Fletcher 23,264 57.56 +3.73
New DemocraticTom Paulley 8,134 20.12 +2.20
LiberalRob Clement 7,433 18.39 -2.83
GreenDenali Enns 1,587 3.93 -2.63
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,418100.00 
Total rejected ballots 135 0.33-0.01
Turnout 40,553 65.67+2.31
Eligible voters 61,755
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Fletcher 21,588 53.83 +6.86 $69,196
LiberalBob Friesen 8,514 21.22 -15.15 $32,010
New DemocraticFiona Shiells 7,190 17.92 +5.12 $14,322
GreenBrian Timlick 2,632 6.56 +2.72 $2,383
Christian HeritageMark Price 180 0.44
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,104 100.00 $78,841
Total rejected ballots 136 0.34-0.01
Turnout 40,24063.36-6.03
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Fletcher 20,791 46.97 +2.7 $71,903
LiberalJohn Loewen 16,099 36.37 -6.2 $68,104
New DemocraticDennis Kshyk 5,669 12.80 +2.7 $1,977
GreenMichael Johannson 1,700 3.84 +1.7 $397.50
Total valid votes 44,259100.00 
Total rejected ballots 1570.35+0.1
Turnout 44,41669.39+3.9

Charleswood—St. James, 2003–2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Fletcher 18,688 44.3 -11.9 $71,182
LiberalGlen Murray 17,954 42.6 +6.3 $71,685
New DemocraticPeter Carney 4,283 10.2 +2.9 $6,030
GreenAndrew Basham 880 2.1 $1,061
MarijuanaDan Zupansky 337 0.8
CommunistBeatriz Alas 49 0.1 -0.2 $654
Total valid votes 42,191100.0 
Total rejected ballots 1090.30.0
Turnout 42,30065.5-1.6

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

Charleswood St. James—Assiniboia, 1998–2003

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Harvard 13,901 36.2 -6.8 $56,399
AllianceCyril McFate 11,569 30.1 +7.5 $51,131
Progressive ConservativeCurtis Moore 9,991 26.0 +2.7 $18,126
New DemocraticDennis Kshyk 2,786 7.3 -3.3 $1,741
CommunistGreg Crowe 138 0.4 $287
Total valid votes 38,385100.0 
Total rejected ballots 890.2-0.1
Turnout 38,47467.0-0.6

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

Charleswood—Assiniboine, 1996–1998

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Harvard 15,925 43.0 $37,585
Progressive ConservativeFelix Holtmann 8,664 23.4 $51,089
ReformCyril McFate 8,398 22.7 $21,501
New DemocraticRupert Forde 3,923 10.6 $1,850
Marxist–LeninistMary Stanley 154 0.4 $11
Total valid votes 37,064100.0 
Total rejected ballots 2620.4
Turnout 37,32667.6

See also

References

Notes

Coordinates: 49°52′08″N 97°19′30″W / 49.869°N 97.325°W