Spruce Woods (electoral district) explained

Spruce Woods
Province:Manitoba
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Rep:Grant Jackson
Prov-Rep-Link:Grant Jackson
Prov-Rep-Party:PC
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:22810
Prov-Created:2008
Prov-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:14746
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Prov-Election-First:2011
Demo-Area:6125

Spruce Woods is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008 out of parts of Minnedosa and Turtle Mountain and notably gained parts of the City of Brandon and Arthur-Virden in the 2018 redistribution.[1]

Following the 2018 redistribution, Spruce Woods includes the municipalities of Cornwallis, Elton, Glenboro – South Cypress, Oakland – Wawanesa, Riverdale, Sifton, Souris – Glenwood, Victoria, Whitehead and the portion of the City of Brandon located north of the Assiniboine River.[2]

Outside of the City of Brandon, communities in the constituency include Glenboro, Holland, Oak Lake, Rivers, Souris, and Wawanesa.[3] The constituency also includes the part of CFB Shilo that is within the Municipality of Glenboro - South Cypress.

The riding's population based on the 2016 census was 22,810.[4]

List of provincial representatives

AssemblyYearsMemberParty40th2011-2016Cliff CullenProgressive Conservative
41st2016–2019
42nd2019–2023
43rd2023–presentGrant Jackson

Electoral results

2016

2016 provincial election redistributed results[5]
Party%
 71.4
 13.6
 7.4
 6.0
 1.7

2011

References

49.553°N -99.36°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final Report 2018 . Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission . 22 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 2018 Electoral Division Names, Populations, and Variations - Spruce Woods . Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundary Commission . 22 July 2019.
  3. Web site: MLA Cliff Cullen To Seek Re-election . Discover Westman . 22 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Final Report 2018 . Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission . 22 July 2019.
  5. Web site: New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds. 2019-08-27. Marcoux. Jacques. CBC . 2023-09-06.