- Elmwood—Transcona
Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Manitoba
caption = Elmwood—Transcona in relation to other federal electoral districts in winnipeg
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 46001
fed-created = 2003
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Bill Blaikie
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = NDP
fed-rep-party-link = New Democratic Party
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 78700
demo-electors = 57561
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 46
demo-cd =Winnipeg
demo-csd =Winnipeg :otheruses3|ElmwoodElmwood—Transcona is a federal electoral district in
Manitoba ,Canada , that has been represented in theCanadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 77,977.The riding was created in 2003 from
Winnipeg—Transcona riding. It has been represented since 2004 byNew Democratic Party (NDP)Member of Parliament (MP)Bill Blaikie .Geography
Elmwood—Transcona contains the neighbourhoods of Transcona,
South Transcona ,Peguis , Regent,Mission Gardens , Melrose,Kildonan Meadows ,North Transcona ,Kildare Redonda ,Kern Park , Canterbury Park,Kildonan Drive , Rossmere,Valley Gardens , Munroe,West Elmwood , Chalmers, Braeside,Talbot Grey ,East Elmwood , Mission andTyne-Tees within the city of Winnipeg. It covers 46 sq. km.Member of Parliament
The outgoing
Member of Parliament for Elmwood—Transcona isBill Blaikie , who was first elected for the predecessor riding ofWinnipeg—Birds Hill in the 1979 federal election, and was returned in every election that followed. He announced his retirement prior to the 2008 election.Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1306 Riding history for Elmwood—Transcona (2003– ) from the]
Library of Parliament
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