Arthur-Virden

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Arthur-Virden
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
ArthurVirden2011.jpg
The 2011- boundaries for Arthur-Virden highlighted in red.
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1989
First contested 1990
Last contested 2016
Demographics
Population (2011)21,182
Electors (2014)13,739
Area (km²)Canada 2011 Census 12,200.5
Census division(s) Division No. 5, Division No. 6, Division No. 15,
Census subdivision(s) Albert, Archie, Arthur, Birdtail Creek 57, Boissevain, Brenda, Cameron, Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation, Deloraine, Edward, Elkhorn, Hamiota (RM), Hamiota (town), Hartney, Melita, Miniota, Morton, Oak Lake, Pipestone, Sifton, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Virden, Wallace, Waskada, Whitewater, Winchester, Woodworth

Arthur-Virden is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1989, combining the former constituencies of Arthur and Virden.

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Arthur-Virden was located in the southwestern corner of the province. It was bordered to the north by Riding Mountain, to the east by Spruce Woods, to the west by the province of Saskatchewan and to the south by the American state of North Dakota. [1]

Communities in the former riding included Virden, Elkhorn, Oak Lake, Hartney, Deloraine, Melita, Reston, and Boissevain. [1]

In 1999, the average family income was $41,338, and the unemployment rate was 4.80%. The former riding is primarily agrarian, with agriculture accounting for 32% of its industry.

Ten per cent of Arthur-Virden's residents listed German as their ethnic background. The former riding had one of the highest rates of senior citizens in the province, with 19.7% of the total population.

Arthur-Virden, and the two ridings from which it was formed, were Progressive Conservative seats from 1953 to its dissolution in 2018. The northern chunk of Arthur-Virden was absorbed by Riding Mountain, and its southern portion joined with that of Spruce Woods and Midland to form the new riding of Turtle Mountain. [2] [3] Doyle Piwniuk was the last MLA for Arthur-Virden, and was re-elected in the 2019 election as the MLA for the newly-formed Turtle Mountain. [2] [3]

List of provincial representatives

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
35th 1990-1995 Jim Downey Progressive Conservative
36th 1995-1999
37th 1999-2003 Larry Maguire
38th 2003-2007
39th 2007-2011
40th 2011-2013
2014-2016 Doyle Piwniuk
41st 2016-2019

Election results

2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Doyle Piwniuk 6,00680.59+12.39$20,684.63
Manitoba Frank Godon84611.35+11.35$4,340.23
New Democratic Lorne M. Topolniski6008.05-2.38$146.90
Total valid votes/expense limit7,452100.0 $
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Manitoba [4] [5] [6]
Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014
Resignation of Larry Maguire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
  Progressive Conservative Doyle Piwniuk 3,13768.20+2.2315,355.65
Liberal Floyd Buhler73816.04+12.236,463.77
New Democratic Bob Senff48010.43-19.786,318.45
Green Kate Storey2455.330.00
Total valid votes4,600100.00
Rejected and declined votes10
Turnout4,61033.55
Electors on the lists13,739
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.00
2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Larry Maguire 4,98365.97+1.92$29,215.58
New Democratic Garry Draper2,28230.21−0.60$14,391.55
Liberal Murray Cliff2883.81−1.32$0.00
Total valid votes7,553
Rejected and declined ballots32
Turnout7,58551.91
Electors on the lists14,613
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.26
Source: Elections Manitoba [7]

^ Change not based on redistributed results

2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Larry Maguire 4,45164.05+10.24$21,019.29
New Democratic Bob Senff2,14130.81−11.08$8,729.19
Liberal Fred Curry3575.14+0.83$0.00
Total valid votes6,949100.00
Rejected and declined ballots28
Turnout6,97756.79−3.61
Electors on the lists12,285
2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Larry Maguire 4,13553.81+4.56$16,859.29
New Democratic Perry Kalynuk3,21941.89+6.10$12,413.35
Liberal Vaughn Ramsay 3314.31−10.66$1,630.42
Total valid votes7,685100.00
Rejected and declined ballots25
Turnout7,71060.40−4.17
Electors on the lists12,765
Source: http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_arthur-virden_summary_results.html
1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Larry Maguire 4,21549.25$21,631.54
New Democratic Perry Kalynuk3,06335.79$6,262.00
Liberal Bob Brigden1,28114.97$9,722.15
Total valid votes8,559100.00
Rejected and declined ballots66
Turnout8,62564.57
Electors on the lists13,358
1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Jim Downey 501564.36
New Democratic Ray Cantelo151919.49
Liberal Murray Lee125816.14
1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative (x) Jim Downey 477359.25
Liberal Glen McKinnon 208525.88
New Democratic Goldwyn Jones119714.86

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries highlighted in red ArthurVirdenElctoral.png
The 1998-2011 boundaries highlighted in red

References

  1. 1 2 "Arthur-Virden." CBC News. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. 1 2 "What to know about the Turtle Mountain riding for Manitoba's 2023 election." CBC News. September 2, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. 1 2 "What to know about the Riding Mountain riding for Manitoba's 2023 election." CBC News. September 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. April 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  6. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  7. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

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