St. James (provincial electoral district)

The original St. James riding was established at the province's creation in 1870, and lasted until the election of 1879. It was located in what was then a separate community on Winnipeg's periphery.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Edwin Bourke	Canadian Party/Opposition	1870	1874
	Independent	1874	1878
David Walker	Government/Conservative	1878	1879

Modern riding

The modern St. James riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the western section of Winnipeg.

St. James is bordered on the east by Wellington, Minto and Wolseley, to the south by Tuxedo, to the north by Wellington and Lakeside, and to the west by Assiniboia and Kirkfield Park.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,417. In 1999, the average family income was $47,842, and the unemployment rate was 6.20%. Almost 19% of St. James's population is over 65 years of age, and almost 38% of dwelling units are rented.

The service sector accounts for 15% of St. James's industry, following by government services (14%) and manufacturing (13%).

St. James was a marginal Progressive Conservative/NDP riding for most of its history to 1988. It was won in that year by Liberal Paul Edwards, who was elected leader of his party in 1993. The NDP recaptured the seat in 1995.

Recent boundary changes

The St. James riding underwent a dramatic redistribution in 1999. Previously, the riding occupied roughly the same space as the current riding of Minto. In fact, the original plan of the Manitoba Electoral Boundaries Commission in 1999 was to rename St. James as Minto, and create a new riding called King Edward to its immediate west (primarily from the old riding of Sturgeon Creek). Instead, the boundaries legislation passed by the Manitoba legislature in 1999 determined that the new riding would be called St. James.

Although the current riding has some territory in common with its predecessor of the same name, it is probably more accurately regarded as the successor riding to Sturgeon Creek. The NDP captured this seat from the Tories in 1999, and retained it in 2003.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Douglas Stanes	PC	1958	1969
Alvin Mackling	NDP	1969	1973
George Minaker	PC	1973	1981
Alvin Mackling	NDP	1981	1988
Paul Edwards	Lib	1988	1995
MaryAnn Mihychuk	NDP	1995	1999
Bonnie Korzeniowski	NDP	1999	2011
Deanne Crothers	NDP	2011	2016
Scott Johnston	PC	2016	present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Scott Johnston	3,532	42.78	+4.57
	New Democratic	Deanne Crothers	2,723	32.98	-16.63
	Liberal	Michelle Finley	1,150	13.93	+6.26
	Green	Jeff Buhse	850	10.29	+6.07
	Manitoba	Bradley Gross	137	1.65	–
Total valid votes			8,255	100.0
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba^[1]^[2]

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Deanne Crothers	4,432	49.61	−6.04
	Progressive Conservative	Scott Gillingham	3,414	38.21	+7.38
	Liberal	Gerard Allard	685	7.67	−0.96
	Green	Trevor Vandale	377	4.22	–
Total valid votes			8,908
Rejected and declined ballots			25
Turnout			8,933	62.02	+2.82
Electors on the lists			14,403

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bonnie Korzeniowski	4,231	55.65		$16,378.94
	Progressive Conservative	Kristine McGhee	2,344	30.83		$27,110.14
	Liberal	Fred Morris	656	8.63	–	$1,535.39
	Green	Mike Johannson	339	4.47	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			7,572	99.59
Rejected and declined ballots			31
Turnout			7,603	59.20
Electors on the lists			12,842

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June, 2003:^[4]

Manitoba general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Bonnie Korzeniowski	3,982	53.68
	Progressive Conservative	Cliff Allbutt	2,473	33.34
	Liberal	Alana McKenzie	963	12.98

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bonnie Korzeniowski	4,483	44.76		$27,649.00
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry McAlpine	3,845	38.39		$28,652.89
	Liberal	Wayne Helgason	1,625	16.23	–	$29,766.43
Total valid votes			9,953	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			62
Turnout			10,015	72.01
Electors on the lists			13,098

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Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for St. James highlighted in red

References

↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stjames_summary_results.html - 2007 results
↑ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_st-james_summary_results.html
↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=43 - 1999

Manitoba provincial electoral districts
North	Flin Flon Kewatinook Swan River The Pas Thompson
Southwest	Agassiz Arthur-Virden Brandon East Brandon West Dauphin Midland Portage la Prairie Riding Mountain Spruce Woods
Southeast	Dawson Trail Emerson Gimli Interlake Lac du Bonnet Lakeside La Verendrye Morden-Winkler Morris Selkirk Steinbach St. Paul
Winnipeg	Assiniboia Burrows Charleswood Concordia Elmwood Fort Garry-Riverview Fort Richmond Fort Rouge Fort Whyte Kildonan Kirkfield Park Logan Minto Point Douglas Radisson Riel River East River Heights Rossmere Seine River Southdale St. Boniface St. James St. Johns St. Norbert St. Vital The Maples Transcona Tuxedo Tyndall Park Wolseley
See also: 2011 election List of elections Politics of Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°53′56″N 97°12′32″W / 49.899°N 97.209°W / 49.899; -97.209

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