- Assiniboia (provincial electoral district)
Assiniboia is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of
Manitoba . It was first created for the 1879 provincial election, was eliminated in 1888, and was re-established in 1903. It is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.Assiniboia is bordered on the east by St. James and Lakeside, to the south by Kirkfield Park, to the north by Lakeside, and to the west by Morris.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,441. As of 1999, the average family income was $53,881, and the unemployment rate was 6.50%. Retail trade accounts for 15% of the riding's industry.
Until 1920, Assiniboia was a marginal riding between the
Manitoba Liberal Party and Conservative Party. Between 1920 and 1949, it was a hotly contested riding between the Conservatives and candidates of the Independent Labour Party andManitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).The riding was dominated by the Liberals from 1949 until 1977, and then by the Progressive Conservatives from 1977 to 1999. The
New Democratic Party of Manitoba 's (NDP) victory in 1999 was completely unexpected, and occurred by a margin of only three votes.The current MLA is New Democrat
Jim Rondeau , who was re-elected in the provincial election of 2003 with over 60% support. Rondeau won handily again in the2007 Manitoba election . Given Rondeau's personal popularity, it remains to be seen whether the riding will become "safe" for the New Democrats in the long-term.List of provincial representatives
Name Party Took Office Left Office Alexander Murray Lib-Cons 1879 1888 Duncan MacArthur Lib 1888 1888 Joseph Prefontaine Lib 1903 1907 Aime Benard Cons 1907 1914 John Thomas Haig Cons 1914 1915 John Wilton Lib, later Ind 1915 1920 William Bayley DLP 1920 1920 ILP 1920 1927 Joseph Cotter Cons 1927 1932 R.H. Webb Cons 1932 1936 James Aikens ILP/CCF 1936 1941 David Best Cons/PC 1941 1945 Ernest Draffin CCF 1945 1949 Reginald Wightman Lib-Prog 1949 1958 Donovan Swailes CCF 1958 1959 George Johnson PC 1959 1962 Stephen Patrick Lib 1962 1977 Norma Price PC 1977 1981 Ric Nordman PC 1981 1988 Ed Mandrake Lib 1988 1990 Linda McIntosh PC 1990 1999 Jim Rondeau NDP 1999 "present"
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