Riel (electoral district)

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Riel
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
Manitoba 2018 Riel.svg
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Mike Moyes
New Democratic
First contested 1969
Last contested 2023

Riel is a provincial electoral division or riding in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is in the south-central region of Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city, and is named after Louis Riel, the leader of the 1870 Red River Rebellion.

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Riel is bordered to the south by Seine River, to the east across the Seine River by Lagimodière, to the north by St. Vital, to the northwest by Fort Garry, and to the southwest by Fort Richmond, the latter two across the Red River of the North.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,228. The riding's character is mostly middle- and upper middle-class. In 1999, the average family income was $63,126, and the unemployment rate was 5.50%. Nine percent of the riding's residents are francophone.

The service industry accounts for 15% of Riel's economy, followed by health and social services at 12.5%.

A Progressive ConservativeNew Democrat swing seat, Riel is often considered one of the bellwether constituencies in Manitoba. It has elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the party that has won every general election since 1988; the NDP and PCs have supplied all its MLAs since it was established while the Liberals last came second here in 1995. The current MLA is Mike Moyes of the NDP. The previous MLA was Rochelle Squires of the PCs.

List of provincial representatives

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Donald Craik PC 19691981
Doreen Dodick NDP 19811986
Gerry Ducharme PC 19861995
David Newman PC 19951999
Linda Asper NDP 19992003
Christine Melnick NDP 20032016
Rochelle Squires PC 20162023
Mike Moyes NDP 2023present

Electoral results

2023 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Moyes 6,16054.65+19.26$31,115.65
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 4,27837.95-6.80$37,725.59
Liberal LéAmber Kensley8347.40-6.51$2,610.52
Total valid votes/Expense limit11,27299.23$67,371.00
Total rejected and declined ballots880.77
Turnout11,36065.70+2.46
Eligible voters17,291
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.03
Source(s)
2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 4,73444.75-6.2$40,281.22
New Democratic Mike Moyes 3,74435.39+6.3$19,468.95
Liberal Neil Johnston1,47113.90-5.5$773.76
Green Roger Schellenberg6305.96+5.3$5.54
Total valid votes10,57999.13
Total rejected ballots930.87
Turnout10,67263.24
Eligible voters16,875
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.2
2016 provincial election redistributed results [4]
Party %
  Progressive Conservative 50.9
  New Democratic 29.1
  Liberal 19.4
  Green 0.7
2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 5,02451.00+10.98$31,878.00
New Democratic Christine Melnick 3,05330.99-23.70$28,196.03
Liberal Neil Johnston1,62716.52+11.62$9,674.30
Total valid votes/expense limit9,704100.0  $47,429.00
Eligible voters14,372
Source: Elections Manitoba [5] [6]
2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Melnick 5,35254.69−2.50$28,596.10
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 3,91640.02+9.33$28,104.49
Liberal Cheryl Gilarski4804.90−7.09$2,997.99
Total valid votes9,748
Rejected and declined votes38
Turnout9,78664.14
Registered voters15,257
Source: Elections Manitoba [7]
2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Melnick 4,88357.19+3.16$23,004.50
Progressive Conservative Trudy Turner2,62030.69-7.14$34,539.37
Liberal Grant Woods102411.99+3.85$12,309.36
Total valid votes8,538100.00
Rejected and declined votes51
Turnout8,58963.03
Registered voters13,626
Source: Elections Manitoba [8]
2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Melnick 4,45554.03+7.35$21,486.24
  Progressive Conservative Shirley Render 3,11937.83-6.20$20,036.18
Liberal Kristopher Ade6718.14+0.22$8,594.68
1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Linda Asper 4,88346.68$20,612.00
Progressive Conservative David Newman4,55944.03$27,412.91
Liberal Clayton Weselowski8207.92$3,179.52
Manitoba Mike Kubara910.88$3,179.52
Total valid votes10,30399.35
Rejected and declined votes51
Turnout10,35476.08
Registered voters13,610
Source: Elections Manitoba [9]
1988 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gerry Ducharme 4,28941.71-5.39
Liberal Chris Sigurdson 3,96538.56+26.64
New Democratic Bob Ages1,83417.83-21.19
Confederation of Regions John Hiebert1211.18-0.79
Western Independence Neil Knight750.73n/a
Turnout10,30877.88
Registered voters13,235
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -16.02
Source: Elections Manitoba [10]

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Riel highlighted in red. Riel98.png
The 1999–2011 boundaries for Riel highlighted in red.

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  9. {{cite web |url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=32 - 1999 Results
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