Joyce Bateman | |
|---|---|
 Bateman in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre | |
| In office May 2, 2011 –October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anita Neville |
| Succeeded by | Jim Carr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 Winnipeg,Manitoba |
| Political party | Liberal (to 2009) Conservative (2011-present) |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg,Manitoba |
| Profession | Accountant |
Joyce Bateman (born 1957) is a Canadian politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Winnipeg South Centre from 2011 to 2015.
Born in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Bateman was involved in the musical community. After training four summers at the Banff School of Fine Arts,she went to study at the University of Western Ontario under Ralph Aldrich. She put herself through university there by playing viola in the London Symphony Orchestra and received her HBA from the Ivey School of Business.[ citation needed ]
After attending business school,Bateman articled with Price Waterhouse in Winnipeg.[ citation needed ] She is a chartered accountant. [1]
Bateman was elected to the Winnipeg School Board as a trustee in 2001. She served two terms as chairperson,and one term as vice-chairperson. [2] Her tenure saw the reinstatement of the Nursery Program for the Winnipeg School Division in 2005. It had been cut by the Board in 1998.[ citation needed ]
In late 2003,Bateman became a member of the Liberal Party. She allowed her party membership to lapse in 2009. In 2011,she said that she opted to run as a Conservative due to misgivings over the fiscal policies of the Liberal Party,which she described as "reckless." [1] [3] [4]
In 2011,given her four-time successful electoral record as a school trustee (2001,2002,2006 and 2010),Bateman was sought out by the Conservative Party of Canada to run in Winnipeg South Centre. She was successful.[ citation needed ]
While serving in Parliament there was a serious problem with a rail crossing in her riding. As a result,she introduced a Private Members’Bill on Rail Safety which makes every rail crossing throughout Canada safer.[ citation needed ]
Bateman was defeated in 2015 by former Liberal provincial MLA Jim Carr, [5] falling to 28 percent of the vote. [6]
Bateman re-contested her previous riding in a rematch against Carr in the 2019 federal election but lost. [6] She lost again in the 2021 federal election. [7]
Bateman has worked and lived in Winnipeg since completing school. She met Darrell Hancock while at Price Waterhouse. Hancock and Bateman are married and have two children.[ citation needed ]
| 2021 Canadian federal election : Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jim Carr | 22,214 | 45.55 | +0.54 | $84,273.45 | |||
| Conservative | Joyce Bateman | 13,566 | 27.82 | −1.89 | $83,919.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Julia Riddell | 10,064 | 20.64 | +2.94 | $12,522.59 | |||
| People's | Chase Wells | 1,352 | 2.77 | +1.65 | $1,885.74 | |||
| Green | Douglas Hemmerling | 1,341 | 2.75 | −3.51 | $21,799.84 | |||
| Communist | Cam Scott | 234 | 0.48 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,771 | 99.26 | $106,382.19 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 364 | 0.74 | +0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,135 | 69.60 | -1.37 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,592 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.22 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada [8] [9] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election : Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jim Carr | 22,799 | 45.00 | −14.72 | $83,512.07 | |||
| Conservative | Joyce Bateman | 15,051 | 29.71 | +1.52 | $37,521.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Shearer | 8,965 | 17.70 | +8.74 | $8,170.86 | |||
| Green | James Beddome | 3,173 | 6.26 | +3.13 | $3,211.69 | |||
| People's | Jane MacDiarmid | 569 | 1.12 | – | $7,017.57 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Linda Marynuk | 104 | 0.21 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,661 | 99.48 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 267 | 0.52 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,928 | 70.97 | -5.30 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,760 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −8.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada [10] [11] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election : Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jim Carr | 31,993 | 59.72 | +23.13 | $138,860.30 | |||
| Conservative | Joyce Bateman | 15,102 | 28.19 | −12.96 | $92,738.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Matt Henderson | 4,799 | 8.96 | −9.39 | $29,074.48 | |||
| Green | Andrew Park | 1,677 | 3.13 | −0.09 | $26,901.85 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,571 | 99.65 | $203,341.22 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.35 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 53,759 | 76.27 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,487 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada [12] [13] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election : Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Joyce Bateman | 15,506 | 38.82 | +2.56 | $72,590.37 | |||
| Liberal | Anita Neville | 14,784 | 37.02 | −5.25 | $79,128.33 | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Lewycky | 7,945 | 19.89 | +5.78 | $15,656.19 | |||
| Green | Joshua McNeil | 1,383 | 3.46 | −3.89 | $1,586.80 | |||
| Independent | Matt Henderson | 218 | 0.55 | – | $129.79 | |||
| Independent | Lyndon B. Froese | 103 | 0.26 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,939 | 99.62 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.38 | −0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,093 | 69.04 | +3.36 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 58,075 | – | – | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.91 | ||||||
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