River Heights (electoral district)

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River Heights
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
Manitoba 2018 River Heights.svg
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Mike Moroz
New Democratic
District created1957
First contested 1958
Last contested 2023

River Heights is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the south-central region of the City of Winnipeg.

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River Heights is bordered to the east by Fort Rouge (formerly Lord Roberts), to the southeast by Fort Garry, to the south by Fort Whyte, to the north by Wolseley (across the Assiniboine River), and to the west by Tuxedo.

From 1958 to 1986, River Heights was represented by members of the Progressive Conservative Party. Since that time, however, it has generally been represented by leaders of the provincial Liberal Party. Sharon Carstairs represented the riding from 1986 until her appointment to the Senate of Canada in 1994, and Jon Gerrard represented the riding from 1999 until 2023 when he lost the seat to NDP candidate Mike Moroz. [1] Moroz is the first New Democrat ever to represent the constituency.

The Liberal Party has many prominent backers in this riding, including members of the Asper family (see Izzy Asper).

Statistical overview

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,950. The riding's character is middle- and upper-middle class. In 1999, the average family income was $77,701, and the unemployment rate was 5.90%. River Heights includes many of Winnipeg's oldest and stateliest homes: the average value of dwelling house in the riding in 1999 was $117,937.

River Heights has a significant Jewish population, at 9% of the total. The highest percentage of people in Manitoba at the riding level have university degrees, at 38.5%. Voter turnout also tends to be extremely high in this riding; in its first four decades, turnout usually exceeded 80% of the eligible population.

The service sector accounts for 15% of industry in River Heights, with educational services following at 14%.

List of provincial representatives

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
25th 1958–1959 W.B. Scarth Progressive Conservative
26th 1959–1962
27th 1962–1966 Maitland Steinkopf
28th 1966–1969 Sidney Spivak
29th 1969–1973
30th 1973–1977
31st 1977–1979
1979–1981 Gary Filmon
32nd 1981–1986 Warren Steen
33rd 1986–1988 Sharon Carstairs Liberal
34th 1988–1990
35th 1990–1994
Riding was vacant from 1994–1995
36th 1995–1999 Mike Radcliffe Progressive Conservative
37th 1999–2003 Jon Gerrard Liberal
38th 2003–2007
39th 2007–2011
40th 2011–2016
41st 2016–2019
42nd 2019–2023
43rd 2023–present  Mike Moroz New Democratic

Electoral results

2023 Manitoba general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Moroz 5,04244.20+29.61
Liberal Jon Gerrard 4,40638.62-15.17
Progressive Conservative Tim Burt1,80515.82-8.88
Green Nathan Zahn1551.36-5.56
Total valid votes/Expense limit11,40896.69
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots360.31+0.00
Turnout11,44467.85+2.38
Eligible voters16,866
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +22.39
Source(s)
2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 5,88453.79+1.89$20,360.48
Progressive Conservative Susan Boulter2,70224.70-9.82$15,457.28
New Democratic Jonathan Niemczak1,59514.58+8.72$2,138.19
Green Nathan Zahn7576.92-0.73$0.00
Total valid votes10,93899.69
Total rejected ballots340.31
Turnout10,97265.48
Eligible voters16,757
2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 5,23051.90+5.99$24,782.14
Progressive Conservative Tracey Maconachie3,48534.58+1.82$35,477.22
Green Michael Cardillo7717.65+4.08$1,180.63
New Democratic Shafagh Daneshfar5915.86-11.90$671.90
Total valid votes/expense limit10,077100.00-$44,532.00
Total rejected ballots79
Turnout10,15672.70
Eligible voters13,969
Source: Elections Manitoba [3] [4]
2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 4,74245.91−5.15$35,683.03
Progressive Conservative Marty Morantz 3,38432.76+7.65$37,469.17
New Democratic Dan Manning1,83517.76−2.01$10,119.45
Green Elizabeth May Cameron3703.57−0.48$498.55
Total valid votes10,358
Rejected and declined votes29
Turnout10,387 72.51 +3.17
Electors on the lists14,325
Source: Elections Manitoba [5]
2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 4,76051.06+2.36$24,934.03
Progressive Conservative Ashley Burner2,34125.11−3.84$30,166.89
New Democratic Fiona Shiells1,84319.77+0.03$3,859.68
Green Christine Bennet-Clark3784.05+1.79$861.98
Total valid votes9,322 100.00
Rejected and declined votes22
Turnout9,344 69.34 +1.91
Electors on the lists13,475
Source: Elections Manitoba [6]
2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 4,50048.70+3.70$29,690.35
Progressive Conservative Mike Radcliffe 2,67528.95−12.00$24,419.68
New Democratic Kristin Bingeman1,82419.74+6.76$4,053.34
Green Linda Goossen2092.26+1.46$49.68
Libertarian Clancy Smith320.35+0.08$0.00
Total valid votes9,240 100.00
Rejected and declined votes31
Turnout9,271 67.43 −6.24
Electors on the lists13,749
1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 5,17345.00+5.80$30,877.93
Progressive Conservative Mike Radcliffe 4,70840.95-7.03$28,010.25
New Democratic Peter Reimer1,49212.98+1.03$3,101.00
Green Chris Billows920.80n/a$55.40
Libertarian Clancy Smith310.27-0.59$443.82
Total valid votes11,496 100.00
Rejected and declined votes41
Turnout11,537 83.67
Electors on the lists13,788

[7]

1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sharon Carstairs 5,46747.97-11.72
Progressive Conservative Shaun McCaffrey4,60140.37+9.96
New Democratic Peter Sim1,19010.44+1.1
Libertarian Clancy Smith1381.21+0.65
Total valid votes11,426100.00-
Rejected ballots30
Turnout11,39681.46
Eligible voters14,026
Source: Elections Manitoba [8]
1988 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sharon Carstairs 6,62059.69+14.71
Progressive Conservative Bob Vandewater3,37330.41-0.11
New Democratic Harry Daniels1,0369.34-15.16
Libertarian Jim Weidman620.56n/a
Total valid votes11,108100.00-
Rejected ballots17
Turnout11,09187.07
Eligible voters12,757
Source: Elections Manitoba [9]
1986 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sharon Carstairs 4,62044.98+21.57
Progressive Conservative Warren Steen 3,13530.52-14.94
New Democratic Murray Smith 2,51624.50-5.31
Turnout10,28780.66
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +18.26
Source: Elections Manitoba [10]

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for River Heights highlighted in red RiverHeights98.png
The 1999-2011 boundaries for River Heights highlighted in red

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