Charleswood (electoral district)

Coordinates: 49°51′14″N 97°17′42″W / 49.854°N 97.295°W / 49.854; -97.295
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Charleswood
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1968
First contested1969
Last contested2016

Charleswood was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and formally existed from the provincial election of 1969 until that of 2019. The riding was in the westernmost tip of Manitoba's capital and largest city, Winnipeg.

Charleswood was bordered to the east by Tuxedo and Fort Whyte, to the north by Kirkfield Park, and to the south and west by the rural riding of Morris.

Charleswood's population in 1996 was 20,262. The riding's character is middle- and upper-middle class: in 1999, the average family income was $70,417, and the unemployment rate was 5.20%. Eleven per cent of the riding's residents are immigrants, with over half being of German origin.

The service sector accounts for 15% of Charleswood's industry, with a further 12% in the retail trade and 11% in health and social sciences.

Members of the Progressive Conservative Party represented Charleswood throughout its lifetime. Sterling Lyon was premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981 while representing Charleswood.

List of provincial representatives[edit]

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Fort Garry and River Heights
29th 1969–1973 Arthur Moug Progressive Conservative
30th 1973–1977
31st 1977–1981 Sterling Lyon
32nd 1981–1986
33rd 1986–1988 Jim Ernst
34th 1988–1990
35th 1990–1995
36th 1995–1997
1997–1999 Myrna Driedger
37th 1999–2003
38th 2003–2006
39th 2007–2011
40th 2011–2016
41st 2016–2019
Riding abolished into Roblin

Electoral results[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Arthur Moug 3,401 47.99
Liberal J. Duncan Edmonds 2,361 33.31
New Democratic Jan K. "John" Hilgenga 1,325 18.70
Total valid votes 7,087
Rejected 20
Eligible voters / Turnout 10,426 68.17
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1973[edit]

1973 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Arthur Moug 6,180 46.85 -1.14
New Democratic Roy Neil Benson 3,554 26.94 8.25
Liberal Jim Spencer 3,456 26.20 -7.11
Total valid votes 13,190
Rejected 41
Eligible voters / Turnout 16,143 81.96 13.80
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.69
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1977[edit]

1977 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 10,559 64.91 18.05
New Democratic Maureen Hemphill 4,216 25.92 -1.03
Liberal Beverly Riley 1,493 9.18 -17.02
Total valid votes 16,268
Rejected 31
Eligible voters / Turnout 20,763 78.50 -3.46
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.54
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1981[edit]

1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 6,334 58.77 -6.13
New Democratic Toni Vosters 3,243 30.09 4.18
Liberal Ken Brown 969 8.99 -0.19
Progressive Demetre Mastoris 231 2.14
Total valid votes 10,777
Rejected 12
Eligible voters / Turnout 14,454 74.64 -3.86
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986[edit]

1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Ernst 6,524 56.43 -2.34
New Democratic Mike MacIsaac 2,826 24.44 -5.65
Liberal Shari Nelson 2,211 19.12 10.13
Total valid votes 11,561
Rejected 24
Eligible voters / Turnout 16,665 69.52 -5.13
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988[edit]

1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Ernst 6,670 48.13 -8.30
Liberal Shan Nelson 5,850 42.21 23.09
New Democratic Bruno Zimmer 1,180 8.51 -15.93
Independent David Hollins 158 1.14
Total valid votes 13,858
Rejected 15
Eligible voters / Turnout 17,328 80.06 10.54
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990[edit]

1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Ernst 5,419 57.56 9.43
Liberal Ken Brown 2,912 30.93 -11.28
New Democratic Toni Vosters 1,084 11.51 3.00
Total valid votes 9,415
Rejected 14
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,631 74.65 -5.41
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995[edit]

1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Ernst 5,737 58.00 0.44
Liberal Gail Watson 2,958 29.90 -1.03
New Democratic Dale Walker 1,197 12.10 0.59
Total valid votes 9,892
Rejected 37
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,296 74.68 0.03
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1998 by-election[edit]

Manitoba provincial by-election, April 28, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Myrna Driedger 2,767 52.68 -5.31
Liberal Alana McKenzie 1,524 29.02 -0.89
New Democratic Barrie Farrow 961 18.30 6.20
Total valid votes 5,252
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999[edit]

1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Myrna Driedger 5,437 54.72 2.04 $31,177.73
Liberal Alana McKenzie 2,323 23.38 -5.64 $16,326.45
New Democratic Darryl Livingstone 2,176 21.90 3.60 $717.00
Total valid votes 9,936
Rejected 47
Eligible voters / turnout 13,515 73.87
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003[edit]

2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Myrna Driedger 3,961 48.32 -6.40 $25,048.27
Liberal Rick Ross 2,800 34.16 10.78 $25,935.42
New Democratic Mel Willis 1,436 17.52 -4.38 $2,543.79
Total valid votes 8,197
Rejected 43
Eligible voters / turnout 13,677 60.25 -13.62
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007[edit]

2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Myrna Driedger 4,469 54.61 6.29 $24,822.62
New Democratic Mel Willis 2,603 31.81 14.29 $3,884.04
Liberal Michael Rosenberg 1,111 13.58 -20.58 $5,037.50
Total valid votes 8,183
Rejected 38
Eligible voters / turnout 13,832 59.43 -0.81
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2011[edit]

2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Myrna Driedger 4,838 55.83 1.21 $23,063.10
New Democratic Paula Beckta 2,601 30.01 -1.80 $5,373.80
Liberal Matthew Ostrove 755 8.71 -4.86 $2,417.99
Green Dirk Hoeppner 472 5.45 $6.81
Total valid votes 8,666
Rejected 39
Eligible voters / turnout 14,249 61.09 1.66
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

2016[edit]

2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Myrna Driedger 5,298 60.67 4.84 $26,417.84
Liberal Paul Brault 1,187 13.59 4.88 $12,500.46
New Democratic Janna Barkman 1,168 13.37 -16.64 $4,990.15
Green Kevin Nichols 1,080 12.37 6.92 $713.41
Total valid votes 8,733
Rejected 97
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,450 65.65 4.56
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

Previous boundaries[edit]

The 1999–2011 boundaries of Charleswood highlighted in red.

References[edit]

49°51′14″N 97°17′42″W / 49.854°N 97.295°W / 49.854; -97.295