- Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia
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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
ConservativeDistrict created 1996 First contested 1997 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 81,469 Electors (2011) 63,508 Area (km²) 207 Pop. density (per km²) 393.6 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 Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
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History
In 1996, it was created as "Charleswood—Assiniboine" from Winnipeg–St. James riding.
In 1998, it was re-named "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 re-named "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party 36th 1997–2000 John Harvard Liberal 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 Steven Fletcher Conservative 39th 2006–2008 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 Conservative Steven Fletcher 23,264 57.56 +3.73 New Democrat Tom Paulley 8,134 20.12 +2.20 Liberal Rob Clement 7,433 18.39 -2.83 Green Denali Enns 1,587 3.93 -2.63 Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,418 100.00 - 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 Conservative Steven Fletcher 21,588 53.83 +6.86 $69,196 Liberal Bob Friesen 8,514 21.22 -15.15 $32,010 New Democrat Fiona Shiells 7,190 17.92 +5.12 $14,322 Green Brian Timlick 2,632 6.56 +2.72 $2,383 Christian Heritage Mark Price 180 0.44 Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,104 100.00 $78,841 Total rejected ballots 136 0.34 -0.01 Turnout 40,240 63.36 -6.03 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Steven Fletcher 20,791 46.97 +2.7 $71,903 Liberal John Loewen 16,099 36.37 -6.2 $68,104 New Democrat Dennis Kshyk 5,669 12.80 +2.7 $1,977 Green Michael Johannson 1,700 3.84 +1.7 $397.50 Total valid votes 44,259 100.00 Total rejected ballots 157 0.35 +0.1 Turnout 44,416 69.39 +3.9 Charleswood—St. James, 2003–2004
Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Steven Fletcher 18,688 44.3 -11.9 $71,182 Liberal Glen Murray 17,954 42.6 +6.3 $71,685 New Democrat Peter Carney 4,283 10.2 +2.9 $6,030 Green Andrew Basham 880 2.1 $1,061 Marijuana Dan Zupansky 337 0.8 Communist Beatriz Alas 49 0.1 -0.2 $654 Total valid votes 42,191 100.0 Total rejected ballots 109 0.3 0.0 Turnout 42,300 65.5 -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 Liberal John Harvard 13,901 36.2 -6.8 $56,399 Canadian Alliance Cyril McFate 11,569 30.1 +7.5 $51,131 Progressive Conservative Curtis Moore 9,991 26.0 +2.7 $18,126 New Democrat Dennis Kshyk 2,786 7.3 -3.3 $1,741 Communist Greg Crowe 138 0.4 $287 Total valid votes 38,385 100.0 Total rejected ballots 89 0.2 -0.1 Turnout 38,474 67.0 -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 Liberal John Harvard 15,925 43.0 $37,585 Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 8,664 23.4 $51,089 Reform Cyril McFate 8,398 22.7 $21,501 New Democrat Rupert Forde 3,923 10.6 $1,850 Marxist–Leninist Mary Stanley 154 0.4 $11 Total valid votes 37,064 100.0 Total rejected ballots 262 0.4 Turnout 37,326 67.6 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
Sources
- Riding history for Charleswood–Assiniboine (1996–1998) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Charleswood St. James–Assiniboia (1998–2003) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Charleswood–St. James (2003–2004) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia (2004– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997
Conservative Brandon—Souris • Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia • Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette • Elmwood—Transcona • Kildonan—St. Paul • Portage—Lisgar • Provencher • Saint Boniface • Selkirk—Interlake • Winnipeg South • Winnipeg South Centre
New Democratic Liberal Federal ridings in the Prairies Rural Manitoba Winnipeg Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia • Elmwood—Transcona • Kildonan—St. Paul • Saint Boniface • Winnipeg Centre • Winnipeg North • Winnipeg South • Winnipeg South CentreSaskatchewan
(South, North)Battlefords—Lloydminster • Blackstrap • Cypress Hills—Grasslands • Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River • Palliser • Prince Albert • Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre • Regina—Qu'Appelle • Saskatoon—Humboldt • Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar • Saskatoon—Wanuskewin • Souris—Moose Mountain • Wascana • Yorkton—MelvilleRural Alberta Edmonton and environs Calgary Categories:- Manitoba federal electoral districts
- Politics of Winnipeg
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