Union Station (electoral district)

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Union Station
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
Manitoba 2018 Union Station.svg
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Uzoma Asagwara
New Democratic
District created2018
First contested 2019
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2016) [1] 21,885
Census division(s) Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s) Winnipeg

Union Station is a provincial electoral district (riding) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that was first contested at the 2019 Manitoba general election. Uzoma Asagwara of the New Democratic Party was elected its first representative to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

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History

The riding was created by the 2018 provincial redistribution out of parts of Logan, Wolseley and Minto. The riding is presumably named for Union Station and according to the boundaries commission "to recognize the important role of the railway in the establishment of Winnipeg".

Location

The riding contains most of Downtown Winnipeg and parts of the neighbourhoods of West Broadway and Spence.

Election results

2023 Manitoba general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Uzoma Asagwara 3,68170.67+18.44
Progressive Conservative Aaron Croning90917.45-0.55
Liberal Iqra Tariq61911.88-6.93
Total valid votes/Expense limit5,20999.14
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots450.86
Turnout5,25442.12-1.78
Eligible voters12,473
New Democratic hold Swing +9.50
Source(s)
2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Uzoma Asagwara 2,63552.23+13.3$17,642.20
Liberal Harold Davis94918.81-4.0$4,328.11
Progressive Conservative Tara Fawcett90818.00-1.6$521.28
Green Andrea Shalay4739.38-4.8$2,067.06
Communist Elsa Cubas480.95$310.80
Manitoba Forward James Yau320.63$0.00
Total valid votes5,045100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout43.9
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing +8.2
2016 provincial election redistributed results [3]
Party %
  New Democratic 39.9
  Liberal 22.8
  Progressive Conservative 19.6
  Green 14.2
 Others3.5

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References

  1. "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. "Elections Manitoba - Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023 - Unofficial Results". results.electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. Marcoux, Jacques (August 27, 2019). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved September 14, 2019.