Kildonan (electoral district) explained

Kildonan
Province:Manitoba
Prov-Status:defunct
Prov-Rep:Nic Curry
Prov-Rep-Link:Nic Curry
Prov-Rep-Party:PC
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party
Prov-Created:1957
Prov-Election-Last:2016
Prov-Election-First:1958

Kildonan was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The boundaries for the riding maintained their location through the 2008 redistribution.

History

Kildonan (1870–1899)

The original Kildonan riding was created at the time of the province's establishment in 1870. It was dominated by Manitoba's "old settler" population (i.e., English-speaking families who had lived in the Red River Settlement for many years before the province's creation). There was a large "mixed blood" aboriginal population in the riding, and many of its residents were also of Scottish or partly Scottish ancestry. From 1886 to 1888, the riding was incorporated into "Kildonan and St. Paul" riding.

Kildonan was a hotly contested riding between the Conservatives and Liberals following the establishment of party government in 1888. In 1899, it was dissolved into the riding of "Kildonan and St. Andrews".

Kildonan and St. Andrews (1920–1927)

From 1920 to 1927, the Kildonan and St. Andrews riding was represented by Labour Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Charles Tanner. Otherwise, it continued to return Liberals and Conservatives until being merged into "Kildonan-Transcona" in 1949. After that time, it was generally considered a safe riding for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

Kildonan (1958–2019)

A riding with the name Kildonan was reestablished in 1957, and formally came into being in the provincial election of 1958. It was located in the northeastern part of the current City of Winnipeg, The Kildonan riding that existed from the 1958 election up to the election of 1981 was located in the East Kildonan area on the east side of the Red River. The riding of Kildonan that existed since 1981 in northwest Winnipeg had completely different boundaries from the old Kildonan riding as this new Kildonan riding was carved out of the old Seven Oaks riding on the west side of the Red River. This new riding was bordered on the east by River East and Rossmere, to the south by St. Johns and Burrows, to the north by Gimli, and to the west by The Maples.

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,522. In 1999, the average family income was $54381, and the unemployment rate was 6.80%. Almost 18% of the population was above 65 years of age by 2016. Kildonan had a large immigrant population (23% of the total population in 1999), and was ethnically diverse. Ukrainians made up 14% of the riding's population; a further 11% were Jewish, 7% Polish, and 3% Italian. Kildonan's residents were primarily middle and upper-income. Manufacturing accounted for 16% of industry in the riding, with a further 15% in the service sector.

The seat was generally regarded as safe for the New Democratic Party. The Progressive Conservatives won the former Kildonan on the (east side of the Red River) in 1962 (by 4 votes in the 1962 election) and the Liberals won the Kildonan riding on the (west side of the Red River) in 1988. In both cases, the NDP recaptured the seat after a single term.

Beginning with the 2019 Manitoba general election, the Kildonan riding was dissolved and much of its constituency was redistributed to the new riding of Kildonan-River East, which also took in parts of St. Johns and the now-defunct River East riding. Kildonan's last MLA was Nic Curry, a young former officer in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Kildonan (1870–1899)

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
John SutherlandOpposition/Canadian Party18701874
vacant18741875
John SutherlandOpposition18751878
Alexander SutherlandOpposition18781879
Government/Liberal-Conservative18791884
John MacBeth(+)Government/Conservative18841888
John NorquayConservative18881889
Thomas NorquayConservative18901892
John James BirdLiberal18921896
Hector SutherlandConservative18961899
(+) From 1886 to 1888, the riding was incorporated into Kildonan and St. Paul.

Kildonan and St. Andrews (1920–1927)

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Orton GrainLiberal-Conservative18991903
M.J. O'DonahoeLiberal19031907
Orton GrainConservative19071913
Walter MontagueConservative19131915
George ProutLiberal19151920
Charles TannerDominion Labour19201920
Independent Labour Party19201927
James McLenaghenConservative/Progressive Conservative19271949

Kildonan-Transcona (1949–1958)

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
George OliveCo-operative Commonwealth19491953
Russell PaulleyCo-operative Commonwealth19531958

Kildonan (1961–2019)

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
A.J. ReidCo-operative Commonwealth19581961
New Democrat19611962
James MillsProgressive Conservative19621966
Peter FoxNew Democrat19661981
Mary Beth DolinNew Kildonan Riding- completely different boundariesNew Democrat19811985
Marty DolinNew Democrat19851988
Gulzar Singh CheemaLiberal19881990
David ChomiakNew Democrat19902016
Nic CurryProgressive Conservative20162019

Electoral results

2003

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2007

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2016

References

49.955°N -97.105°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kildonan — Official Results — 2003 Pronvicial Election . 2009-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706185507/http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_kildonan_summary_results.html . 2011-07-06 . dead .
  2. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_kildonan_summary_results.html - 2007 results