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St. Johns (electoral district)

For the federal electoral district in New Brunswick, see Saint John—Rothesay.

St. Johns is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since 1958. It is located in the north-end of Winnipeg. The constituency is bordered by Kildonan to the north and west, Burrows to the west, Elmwood to the east, and Point Douglas to the south.

St. Johns
Manitoba electoral district
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 		 
Nahanni Fontaine
New Democratic
District created1957
First contested1958
Last contested2019

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,023. The average family income in 1999 was $40,443, with an unemployment rate of 10.90%. Over 35% of the riding's residents are categorized as low-income.

St. Johns has a diverse population. Ten per cent of the riding's residents listed Ukrainian as their ethnic origin in 1999, with a further 6% Polish and 5% Jewish. Twelve per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal. Manufacturing jobs accounted for 18% of the riding's industry, with a further 15% in services.

Since its creation, St. Johns has been represented by members of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP). It is considered safe for the party. The current MLA is Nahanni Fontaine, who was elected in the Manitoba general election, 2016.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Winnipeg North
22nd 1958-1959     David Orlikow CCF
23rd 1959-1961
1961-1962     New Democratic Party
24th 1962-1966     Saul Cherniack New Democratic Party
25th 1966-1969
26th 1969-1973
27th 1973-1977
28th 1977-1981
29th 1981-1986     Don Malinowski New Democratic Party
30th 1986-1988     Judy Wasylycia-Leis New Democratic Party
31st 1988-1990
32nd 1990-1993
1993-1995     Gord Mackintosh New Democratic Party
33rd 1995-1999
34th 1999-2003
35th 2003-2007
36th 2007-2011
37th 2011-2016
38th 2016–2019     Nahanni Fontaine New Democratic Party
39th 2019–present

Electoral history

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1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Donald Malinowski 4,004 56.99
Progressive Conservative Don Cilinsky 1,785 25.41
Liberal Henry Kowlowski 674 9.59
Progressive Bernie Bellan 446 6.35
Communist William Cecil Ross 117 1.67
Total valid votes 7,026
Rejected ballots 70
Turnout 7,096 67.18
Electors on the lists 10,562


Manitoba provincial by-election, September 21, 1993
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Gord Mackintosh 3,232 67.11
Liberal Naty Yankech 878 18.23
Progressive Conservative June Robertson 465 9.66
Progressive Neil Schipper 241 5.00
Total valid votes 4,816 100
Rejected and declined ballots 34
Turnout 4,850 44.48
Electors on the lists 10,903
 
The 1999-2011 boundaries for St. Johns highlighted in red
1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gord Mackintosh 5,776 71.57 $22,442.00
Progressive Conservative Ray Larkin 1,635 20.3 $14,847.38
Liberal Patrick Fontaine 607 7.53 – $5,400.00
Total valid votes 8,008 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 43
Turnout 8,056 65.1
Registered voters 12,374

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2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gord Mackintosh 4,224 72.40 +0.83 $13,571.43
Liberal Ed Kolodziej 745 12.77 +5.24 $4041.92
Progressive Conservative E. Ray Garnett 612 10.49 −9.81 $967.69
Green Alon Weinberg 221 3.79 +3.79 $532.73
Libertarian Chris Buors 32 0.55 +0.55 $0.00
Total valid votes 5,834 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 43
Turnout 5,877 47.72
Registered voters 12,315

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2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gord Mackintosh 4,223 68.59 −3.81 $22,084.23
Progressive Conservative Tim Hooper 1,018 16.53 +6.04 $7,896.80
Liberal Selina Sapong-Beiber 604 9.81 −2.96 $4,981.08
Green Dawn Carey 291 4.72 −0.93 $39.55
Total valid votes 6,136 99.67
Rejected and declined votes 21
Turnout 6,157 51.44 +3.72
Registered voters 11,969

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2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gord Mackintosh 4,157 65.55 −3.04 $21,376.44
Progressive Conservative Ray Larkin 1,405 22.15 +5.62 $6,754.40
Green Alon David Weinberg 392 6.18 +1.46 $454.35
Liberal Trevor Mueller 348 5.49 −4.32 $3,058.48
Total valid votes 6,302
Rejected and declined votes 40
Turnout 6,342 48.34
Registered voters 13,119
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]


2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Nahanni Fontaine 2,358 37.05 -28.05 $28,122.25
Progressive Conservative Barbara Judt 1,869 29.37 +7.22 $9,267.93
Liberal Noel Bernier 1,465 23.02 +17.53 $19,281.67
Green Elizabeth Puchailo 671 10.54 +4.36 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 6,363 100.0   $40,783.00
Declined and rejected ballots 93 – –
Turnout 6,456 51.43 –
Eligible voters 12,554
Source: Elections Manitoba[5][6][7]


2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Nahanni Fontaine 3,526 51.2 +14.15 $10,974.72
Progressive Conservative Ray Larkin 1,665 24.2 -5.17 $521.28
Liberal Eddie Calisto-Tavares 1,092 15.9 -7.12 $518.13
Green Joshua McNeil 601 8.7 -1.84 $0.00
Total valid votes 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters


2023 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Nahanni Fontaine 4,262 60.76 +8.88 $19,847.75
Independent Patrick Allard 1,117 15.92 – $18,975.67
Progressive Conservative Teddy Rubenstein 1,101 15.69 -8.78 $0.00
Liberal Dennis Yaeger 535 7.63 -8.62 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 7,015 99.53 – $58,447.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 33 0.47 –
Turnout 7,048 46.98 -0.36
Eligible voters 15,003
New Democratic hold Swing -3.52
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=44 - 1999 Results
  2. ^ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_st-johns_summary_results.html - 2003 results
  3. ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stjohns_summary_results.html - 2007 results
  4. ^ "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. April 19, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

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