Elmwood—Transcona Explained

Province:Manitoba
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:46005
Fed-Created:1987
Fed-Election-First:1988
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Vacant
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:85906
Demo-Electors:64395
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:50
Demo-Cd:Division No. 11
Demo-Csd:Winnipeg

Elmwood—Transcona (formerly Winnipeg—Transcona) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2011 was 85,906.

History

The riding was created in 1987 from Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg—Birds Hill ridings.

It was previously named Winnipeg—Transcona from 1987 to 2003.[2]

This riding gained territory from Kildonan—St. Paul and a fraction from Saint Boniface during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

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 and Tyne-Tees within the city of Winnipeg. It covers 46 km2.

Demographics

Panethnic group! colspan="2"
2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
European57,70559,23062,565
Indigenous14,23012,39510,385
Southeast Asian10,1257,7954,790
African6,7353,9101,915
South Asian6,4253,8501,800
Latin American1,8751,4401,615
East Asian1,3101,3751,090
Middle Eastern845480345
Other/multiracial1,290695455
Total responses100,54091,18584,960
Total population101,69192,73885,906

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 20,001 49.12
 11,585 28.45
 6,057 14.88
 2,423 5.95
 647 1.59
 Others 5 0.01
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
PartyVote%
 16,086 46.91
 15,364 44.81
 1,779 5.19
 1,053 3.07
 Others 7 0.02

Winnipeg—Transcona, 1987–1996

See also

References

Notes

49.9186°N -97.0313°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: CBC News . Sep 20, 2010 . Elmwood - Transcona . CBC News.
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-10-22 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-10-22 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-10-22 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  7. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2072 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections