Inkster (electoral district)

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The 1998–2011 boundaries for Inkster highlighted in red.

Inkster was a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was located in the northwestern corner of the city of Winnipeg. Officially created by redistribution in 1957, it has existed since the provincial election of 1958. [1]

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The riding was named after the Inkster family, who were prominent local figures at the time of the province's creation in 1870. John Inkster was a member of Louis Riel's provisional government, while Colin Inkster was a member of the province's Legislative Council (which existed from 1871 to 1876).

There were 19,246 persons living in the riding in 1996. Inkster had a broad range of income levels and a strong working-class presence (the manufacturing sector accounting for 23% of industry in 1999). Census reports from 1999 showed an average family income of $51,274, with 8.10% unemployment.

Inkster had the third-largest immigrant population of all ridings in the province, at over 30% of the total population. 21% of the riding's residents are Filipino, 6% are Ukrainian, and 5% are East Indian. Only 4% of the population is above age 65.

Like many other north-end Winnipeg ridings, Inkster traditionally supported the New Democratic Party and its predecessor, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, although Liberal Kevin Lamoureux represented the riding for all but four years from 1988 to 2010. For the 2011 election, Inkster was dissolved into The Maples and the new riding of Tyndall Park.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Morris Gray CCF 19581961
NDP 19611966
Sidney Green NDP 19661979
Independent NDP19791981
Prog 19811981
Don Scott NDP 19811988
Kevin Lamoureux Lib 19881997
Independent Liberal19971998
Lib 19981999
Becky Barrett NDP 19992003
Kevin Lamoureux (2nd time) Lib 20032010

Electoral history

2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Kevin Lamoureux 3,96257.49+4.10$26,490.96
New Democratic Romulo Magsino2,35834.13−7.33$26,612.09
Progressive Conservative Roger Bennett5437.89+4.24$8,590.43
Total valid votes6,86399.58
Rejected and declined votes29
Turnout6,89261.43+0.07
Electors on the lists11,215

[2]

2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Kevin Lamoureux 3,67153.39+10.75$27,970.42
New Democratic Mario Santos 2,85141.46−2.99$21,230.80
Progressive Conservative Michael T. Ledarney2513.65−9.26$10.69
Green Mario Ducusin1031.50+1.50$174.48
Total valid votes6,876100.0   
Total rejected ballots79
Turnout6,95561.36−10.91
Eligible voters11,335
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +6.87

[3]

1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Becky Barrett 3,50144.45+14.22$22,767.00
Liberal Kevin Lamoureux 3,35842.64-7.50$23,318.00
Progressive Conservative George Sandhu1,01712.91-2.88$27,661.71
Total valid votes7,876100.00
Rejected and declined ballots500.630
Turnout7,92672.27+4.82
Electors on the lists10,967
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +10.86
1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Lamoureux 4,39450.80+4.93
New Democratic Poy Gomez2,64930.62-2.96
Progressive Conservative Scott Fielding 1,38416.00-2.03
Independent Scott Kowall2232.58n/a
Total valid votes8,706100.00-
Rejected ballots56
Turnout8,65067.03
Eligible voters12,989
Source: Elections Manitoba [4]
1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Lamoureux 3,60245.87+4.37
New Democratic Ajit Deol2,63733.58-4.50
Progressive Conservative Raj Mehta1,41618.03-1.96
Western Independence Gordon Haddad1982.52n/a
Total valid votes7,898100.00-
Rejected ballots45
Turnout7,85364.28
Eligible voters12,287
Source: Elections Manitoba [5]
1988 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Lamoureux 4,46641.50+
New Democratic Harry Daniels4,09838.08-
Progressive Conservative Bob Vandewater2,15119.99+
Communist Nancy Watkins460.43+
Total valid votes10,825100.00-
Rejected ballots17
Turnout10,76169.45
Eligible voters15,586
Source: Elections Manitoba [6]

See also

References

  1. Mutimer, David (2002). Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs 1996. University of Toronto Press. p. 177. ISBN   0-8020-3715-1.
  2. "Inkster — Official Results — 2007 Provincial Election". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010. - 2007 results
  3. "Inkster — Official Results — 2003 Provincial Election". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  4. "Candidates: 36th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 25, 1995. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. "Candidates: 35th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. September 11, 1990. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

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