Wellington (Manitoba provincial electoral district)

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Wellington was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was first created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into being in the provincial election of 1958. The riding was eliminated in 1979, but was re-established in 1989. It was eliminated again for the 2011 election. It is located in the northwestern section of the city of Winnipeg, and is named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

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Wellington was bordered on the east by Point Douglas, to the south by Minto and St. James, to the north by Inkster and Burrows, and to the west by the rural riding of Lakeside.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,283. In 1999, the average family income was $32,907, with 43% of the riding's residents listed as low-income (the third highest in the province). The unemployment rate is 16%. Over 45% of the riding's dwellings are rental units, and one family in four is single-parent. Wellington's ethnic base was diverse. Seventeen per cent of its residents were aboriginal, 15% Filipino, 7% Portuguese, 3% Chinese and 2% East Indian. Manufacturing accounted for 27% of Wellington's industry, with a further 16% in services.

The riding was held by the Progressive Conservatives from 1958 to 1966. The NDP won the seat in 1966, and held it until the riding's dissolution in 1981. They also won every election since the riding's re-emergence in 1990. It was considered a safe seat for the party. In 2003, veteran MLA Conrad Santos was re-elected for the riding with almost 75% of the vote.

Following the 2008 electoral redistribution, the riding was dissolved into St. James, Minto, and the new ridings of Tyndall Park (electoral district) and Logan. This change took effect for the 2011 election.

List of provincial representatives

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Richard Seaborn PC 19581966
Philip Petursson NDP 19661977
Brian Corrin NDP 19771981
Becky Barrett NDP 19901999
Conrad Santos NDP 19992007
Flor Marcelino NDP 20072011

Electoral history

2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Flor Marcelino 2,33253.35−20.61$19,307.59
Liberal Rhonda Gordon Powers71816.72−1.54$13,804.83
Progressive Conservative José Tomas57012.97+3.18$13,232.45
Independent Joe Chan50111.53+11.53$21,745,15
Independent Conrad Santos 1834.19+4.19$988.12
Total valid votes4,32298.88
Rejected and declined ballots49
Turnout4,37146.11+1.64
Electors on the lists9,480
Source: Elections Manitoba [1]

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2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Conrad Santos 3,11973.96+5.16$17,844.69
Liberal Rylan Reed64015.18+2.52$6,803.00
Progressive Conservative Jon Penner4139.79−5.85$0.00
Communist Glen Wreggitt451.07+1.07$376.06
Total valid votes4,217100.00
Rejected and declined ballots65
Turnout4,28244.47−13.96
Electors on the lists9,629

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1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Conrad Santos 4,10268.80+14.75$14,922.00
Progressive Conservative Allison Frate93515.64−1.85$11,345.52
Liberal Bernie Doucette75712.66−15.81$10,443.45
Manitoba Paul Baskerville1272.12+2.12$1,099.19
Total valid votes5,92199.01
Rejected and declined ballots59
Turnout5,98058.43−8.54
Electors on the lists10,234

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1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Becky Barrett 3,78854.04+8.03$17,825.00
Liberal Osmond Theodore Anderson 1,99628.47−2.22$16,303.64
Progressive Conservative Steve Place1,22617.49−2.77
Total valid votes7,010 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots47
Turnout7,057 66.97 −1.28
Electors on the lists10,537
1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Becky Barrett 3,48446.01
Liberal Ernie Gilroy 2,32430.69
Progressive Conservative Clyde Perry1,53420.26
Progressive Neil Schipper1281.69
Independent Walter Diawol680.90
Independent Stephen Keki350.46
Total valid votes7,573
Rejected ballots44
Turnout7,61768.25
Registered voters11,161

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References

  1. "Election Returns: 39th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_wellington_summary_results.html - 2007 results
  3. http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_wellington_summary_results.html - 2003 results
  4. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=56 - 1999 results

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