Elmwood (electoral district)

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Elmwood is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada.

History

1914–1920

The original Elmwood riding existed from 1914 to 1920, in what was then a suburban community in the north of Winnipeg. It was created out of Springfield, Kildonan-St. Andrews, Winnipeg North, and St. Boniface. It was abolished into Springfield, Winnipeg and St. Boniface.

Its provincial Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
14th	1914–1915	rowspan="1" Template:Canadian party colour\|	Harry Mewhirter	Conservative
15th	1915–1920	rowspan="1" Template:Canadian party colour \|	Thomas Hamilton	Liberal

1958–present

The modern Elmwood riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is located in the northeastern section of the amalgamated city of Winnipeg; the Red River forms its western and part of its southern boundary. The Elmwood riding existing from 1958 to 1969 was confined to the actual Elmwood area of the city of Winnipeg. In the redistribution in advance of the 1969 Manitoba general election, part of East Kildonan was added. Since 1981, the Elmwood riding has moved further north into East Kildonan, taking in much of the old Kildonan riding (existing between 1958 and 1981) while the eastern part of the Elmwood area has been removed and added to the Concordia riding created in 1981.

Elmwood is mostly working class and industrial. According to the 1999 Canadian census, manufacturing accounted for 18% of all industry in the riding. Thirty-one per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. The average family income in Elmwood was $41,842, and the unemployment rate was 9.40%.

The riding has a significant immigrant population, including 9% of German background and 8% of Ukrainian background. Eighteen per cent of the riding's residents were over age 65.

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (and its predecessor, the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) have won Elmwood in every provincial election since the riding's re-creation. In the 1988 general election, when the NDP fell from majority government to third-party status, Elmwood, along with adjoining Concordia, Logan, and St. Johns were the only four constituencies in Winnipeg to elect NDP MLAs.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament	Years	Member		Party Template:OntMPP NoData
25th	1958–1959	rowspan="2" Template:Canadian party colour \|	Steve Peters	Co-operative Commonwealth
26th	1959–1961			Co-operative Commonwealth
26th	1961–1962	rowspan="2" Template:Canadian party colour \|		New Democratic
27th	1962–1966			New Democratic
28th	1966–1969	rowspan="5" Template:Canadian party colour \|	Russell Doern	New Democratic
29th	1969–1973
30th	1973–1977
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1984
32nd	1984–1986	rowspan="1" Template:Canadian party colour \|		Independent
33rd	1986–1988	rowspan="7" Template:Canadian party colour \|	Jim Maloway	New Democratic
34th	1988–1990
35th	1990–1995
36th	1995–1999
37th	1999–2003
38th	2003–2007
39th	2007–2008
39th	2008–2011	rowspan="1" Template:Canadian party colour\|	Bill Blaikie	New Democratic
40th	2011–2016	rowspan="4" Template:Canadian party colour \|	Jim Maloway	New Democratic
41st	2016–2019
42nd	2019–2023
43rd	2023–present