Kirkfield Park
The 2011+ boundaries for Kirkfield Park highlighted in red.
Kirkfield Park is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981.[1] The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.
Kirkfield Park is bordered to the east by St. James, to the south by Charleswood, to the north by Assiniboia, and to the west by Morris. The St Charles and Glendale Country Clubs are in this riding, as are the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens and Assumption Cemetery.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,236. In 1999, the average family income was $63,038, and the unemployment rate was 5.80%. Almost 13% of the riding's population are immigrants, including 6% German and 5% Ukrainian. Over twenty per cent of the riding's residents are over 65 years of age.
The service sector accounts for 15% of Kirkfield Park's industry, followed by 13% in retail trade.
Previously held by Progressive Conservatives, the seat was won by the New Democratic Party in 2007.
List of provincial representatives
Electoral results
Manitoba general election, 2007 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | Expenditures |
|
New Democratic | Sharon Blady | 4,997 | 49.32 | $28,330.71 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Chris Kozier |
3,862 |
38.12 |
$22,764.35 |
|
Liberal | Douglas Kaylor | 1,273 | 12.56 | $5,428.14 |
|
Libertarian | Kristine McGhee (retired) | 0 | 0.00 | $0.00 |
Total valid votes |
10,132 |
99.55 |
|
Rejected and declined votes |
46 |
|
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Turnout |
10,178 |
69.21 |
|
Electors on the lists |
14,707 |
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[2]
Manitoba general election, 2003 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | Expenditures |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Stuart Murray |
4,294 |
46.72 |
$20,826.03 |
|
New Democratic | Dennis Kshyk | 2,855 | 31.06 | $4,760.05 |
|
Liberal | Brian Head | 2,042 | 22.22 | $16,471.01 |
Total valid votes |
9,191 |
99.73 |
|
Rejected and declined votes |
25 |
|
|
Turnout |
9,216 |
61.44 |
|
Electors on the lists |
15,000 |
|
|
[3]
Manitoba provincial by-election, November 21, 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | Expenditures |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Stuart Murray |
4,369 |
53.94 |
$9,841 |
|
Liberal | Vic Wieler | 2,158 | 26.64 | $4,355 |
|
New Democratic | Dawn Thompson | 1,512 | 18.67 | $4,291 |
|
Libertarian | Dennis Rice | 61 | 0.75 | $0.00 |
Total valid votes |
8,100 |
100.00 |
|
Rejected and discarded votes |
25 |
|
|
Turnout |
8,125 |
54.87 |
|
Registered voters |
14,809 |
|
|
[4]
Manitoba general election, 1999 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | Expenditures |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Eric Stefanson |
6,108 |
52.92 |
$31,323.00 |
|
New Democratic | Dennis Kshyk | 3,060 | 26.51 | $6,620.00 |
|
Liberal | Vic Wieler | 2,306 | 19.98 | $10,536.50 |
Total valid votes |
11,474 |
99.42 |
|
Rejected and declined votes |
67 |
|
|
Turnout |
11,541 |
76.53 |
|
Electors on the lists |
15,080 |
|
|
[5]
Previous boundaries
The 1999-2011 boundaries for Kirkfield Park highlighted in red.
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Coordinates: 49°52′12″N 97°17′17″W / 49.870°N 97.288°W / 49.870; -97.288