Steinbach (electoral district)

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Steinbach
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Kelvin Goertzen
Progressive Conservative
District created1989
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2016)22,965
Electors (2019)14,623
Area (km²)201
Pop. density (per km²)114.3

Steinbach is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada, that encompasses the city of Steinbach, the riding's namesake, and northeastern part of the Rural Municipality of Hanover.

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The current Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) is Kelvin Goertzen, who was first elected with almost 75% of the vote in 2003. Goertzen also briefly served as Premier of Manitoba in 2021. [1]

History

It was created by redistribution in 1989, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1990. Originally a much larger riding in terms of geographical area, Steinbach has been redistributed three times (1999, 2011, and 2019) in response to the city of Steinbach's rapid population growth and is now among the smallest provincial ridings in terms of land area outside of Winnipeg.

The riding is currently bordered by the riding of Dawson Trail to the north and east, and La Verendrye to the south and west. Prior to the redistribution ahead of the 2019 election, the riding was bordered by the former Emerson riding to the west, La Verendrye to the south and east, Dawson Trail to the north, and former Morris riding to the west. [2]

Demographics

As of 2016, thirty-four per cent of the riding's residents list German as their ethnic origin, and a further 7% list themselves as Dutch. There is a very strong Mennonite presence in the riding. Steinbach's population in 2006 was 19,415. In the year 1999, the average family income was $46,133, and the unemployment rate was 5.00%. Manufacturing accounts for 17% of the riding's industry, followed by agriculture at 14%.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from La Verendrye and Emerson
35th 1990-1995 Albert Driedger Progressive Conservative
36th 1995-1999
37th 1999-2003 Jim Penner
38th 2003-2007 Kelvin Goertzen
39th 2007-2011
40th 2011-2016
41st 2016–2019
42nd 2019–2023
43rd 2023–present

Electoral results

The riding has been held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba since its creation, and is considered extremely safe for that party. Steinbach's rural nature, as well as the city's religious background, gives the riding a strong social conservative tint. Manitoba political pundits often refer to Steinbach as a "yellow dog riding", as it is one of many rural ridings where it is often said in jest that the Tories could nominate a yellow dog and still win. [3]

1990

1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Albert Driedger 5,54075.64
Liberal Cornelius Goertzen1,17115.99
New Democratic Marcel Lagasse4836.59
Libertarian Ken McAllister1301.77
Total valid votes7,324
Rejected19
Eligible voters / Turnout12,72557.71
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995

1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Albert Driedger 5,97574.99-0.65
Liberal Cornelius Goertzen1,20615.14-0.85
New Democratic Peter Hiebert7879.883.28
Total valid votes7,968
Rejected55
Eligible voters / Turnout13,71058.520.81
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999

1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Jim Penner 5,70878.133.14$27,412.91
New Democratic Peter Hiebert91012.462.58$21.00
Liberal Rick Ginter6889.42-5.72$3,179.52
Total valid votes7,306
Rejected48
Eligible voters / turnout12,78757.51-1.01
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kelvin Goertzen 4,28474.63-3.49$24,714.92
New Democratic Bonnie Schmidt87515.242.79$341.35
Liberal Monica Guetre4557.93-1.49$3,465.33
Green Connie Jantz1262.20$74.58
Total valid votes5,740
Rejected41
Eligible voters / turnout13,76841.99-15.52
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kelvin Goertzen 6,14482.988.35$25,321.51
New Democratic Rawle Squires6418.66-6.59$331.36
Liberal Jonathan Thiessen3514.74-3.19$340.30
Green Janine G. Gibson2683.621.42$421.15
Total valid votes7,404
Rejected25
Eligible voters / turnout14,86349.987.99
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2011

2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kelvin Goertzen 5,46985.492.51$28,130.00
New Democratic Dally Gutierrez4887.63-1.03$0.00
Liberal Lee Fehler4406.882.14$987.95
Total valid votes6,397
Rejected26
Eligible voters / turnout12,93449.66-0.32
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

2016

2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kelvin Goertzen 6,98289.173.68$17,469.05
Liberal Dakota Young-Brown4615.89-0.99$5.84
New Democratic Kathleen McCallum3874.94-2.69$146.90
Total valid votes7,830
Rejected87
Eligible voters / turnout15,31051.712.05
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

2019

2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kelvin Goertzen 6,24181.64-7.53$14,150.78
New Democratic Robert Jessup6168.063.12$612.56
Green Janine Gibson 4185.47$0.00
Liberal LeAmber Kensley3704.84-1.05$0.00
Total valid votes7,645
Rejected31
Eligible voters / turnout14,62352.490.78
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023

2023 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kelvin Goertzen 5,86874.37-7.26$20,976.32
New Democratic Gord Meneer1,22115.48+7.42$1,145.76
Liberal Cyndy Friesen80110.15+5.31$6,032.40
Total valid votes/expense limit7,89097.60$65,660.00
Total rejected and declined ballots1942.40
Turnout8,08448.14-4.35
Eligible voters16,791
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.34
Source(s)

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Steinbach highlighted in red. SteinbachElectoral.png
The 1999–2011 boundaries for Steinbach highlighted in red.

See also

References

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