St. Vital (electoral district)
St. Vital (French: Saint-Vital) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1957 | ||
First contested | 1958 | ||
Last contested | 2019 |
Historical riding
The original St. Vital riding was established at the time of the province's creation in 1870, as one of twelve "francophone" constituencies. It was eliminated in 1879, after a redistribution process which reduced the level of francophone representation in the province.
List of provincial representatives
Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
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André Beauchemin | Government/French Party | 1870 | 1874 |
Joseph Lemay | Government/French Party | 1874 | 1878 |
Maxime Goulet | Government/French Party | 1878 | 1879 |
Opposition/French Party | 1878 | 1879 |
Current riding
The modern St. Vital riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the southeastern section of the City of Winnipeg.
St. Vital was bordered to the east by St. Boniface and Southdale, to the south by Riel, to the north by St. Boniface and to the west by Riel, Lord Roberts and Fort Garry (the latter two across the Red River of the North). As of the 2019 Manitoba election, it is bordered to the north by St. Boniface, to the east by Southdale, to the southeast by Lagimodière, to the south by Riel, to the west by Fort Garry, and to the northwest by Fort Rouge (the latter two across the Red River).[1]
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,255. Its character is mostly middle-class, although 28% of the riding's residents are categorized as low-income. In 1999, the average family income was $44,868, and the unemployment rate was 7.90%. Ten per cent of the riding's residents are francophone, and 7% are aboriginal. Almost half the riding's dwellings are rental units.
The service sector accounts for 16% of St. Vital's industry, with a further 13% in the retail trade.
St. Vital was represented by members of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1958 to 1971. Since then, it has generally been represented by members of the New Democratic Party (NDP), although the Liberals held the seat for one term from 1988 to 1990, and the Progressive Conservatives for two terms from 1990 to 1999.
List of provincial representatives
Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
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Fred Groves | PC | 1958 | 1966 |
Donald Craik | PC | 1966 | 1969 |
Jack Hardy | PC | 1969 | 1971 |
Jim Walding | NDP | 1971 | 1988 |
Bob Rose | Lib | 1988 | 1990 |
Shirley Render | PC | 1990 | 1999 |
Nancy Allan | NDP | 1999 | 2016 |
Colleen Mayer | PC | 2016 | 2019 |
Jamie Moses | NDP | 2019 | Present |
Electoral results
1870 general election
1870 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Government | André Beauchemin | Acclaimed | – | |||||
Total valid votes | – | |||||||
Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – | ||||||
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. |
1874 general election
1874 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Government | Joseph Lemay | 72 | 60.50% | – | ||||
Undeclared | Médéric Foucher | 47 | 39.50% | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 119 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 166 | 71.69% | – | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2000 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1878 general election
1878 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Undeclared | Maxime Goulet | 83 | 59.29% | 19.79% | ||||
Undeclared | Alexander Kittson | 55 | 39.29% | -0.21% | ||||
Undeclared | J. Hamelin | 2 | 1.43% | -38.07% | ||||
Total valid votes | 140 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 164 | 85.37% | 13.68% | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2004 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1958 general election
1958 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Fred Groves | 3,616 | 48.07% | – | ||||
Liberal–Progressive | William R. Appleby | 2,331 | 30.98% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Leslie C. Foden | 1,334 | 17.73% | – | ||||
Independent | Percy B. Hayward | 242 | 3.22% | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,523 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 39 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,758 | 58.97% | – | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2066 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1959 general election
1959 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Fred Groves | 4,599 | 54.73% | 6.66% | ||||
Liberal–Progressive | George Goulet | 1,946 | 23.16% | -7.83% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Joseph Trager | 1,858 | 22.11% | 4.38% | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,403 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 56 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,767 | 65.82% | 6.85% | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2067 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1962 general election
1962 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Fred Groves | 3,626 | 45.05% | -9.68% | ||||
Liberal | Douglas E. Honeyman | 2,605 | 32.36% | 9.20% | ||||
New Democratic | Clare Martineau | 1,023 | 12.71% | -9.40% | ||||
Independent | Fred H. Brennan | 795 | 9.88% | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,049 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 64 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 13,558 | 59.37% | -6.45% | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2069 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1966 general election
1966 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Donald Craik | 4,432 | 45.84% | 0.79% | ||||
Liberal | Douglas E. Honeyman | 2,927 | 30.27% | -2.09% | ||||
New Democratic | William Hutton | 2,310 | 23.89% | 11.18% | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,669 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 30 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 14,226 | 67.97% | 8.60% | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2071 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1969 general election
1969 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jack Hardy | 2,587 | 36.01 | |||||
New Democratic | Jim Walding | 2,564 | 35.69 | |||||
Liberal | Joe Stangl | 2,034 | 28.31 | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,185 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected votes | 39 | |||||||
Turnout | 7,224 | 68.04 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 10,617 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing |
1971 by-election
Manitoba provincial by-election, April 5, 1971 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Walding | 3,378 | 35.94 | +0.25 | ||||
Liberal | Dan Kennedy | 3,083 | 32.80 | +4.49 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Pratt | 2,925 | 31.12 | −4.89 | ||||
Independent | Sam Bordman | 13 | 0.14 | |||||
Total valid votes | 9,399 | 100 | ||||||
Rejected and declined ballots | 10 | |||||||
Turnout | 9,409 | 83.05 | +15.01 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 11,329 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +2.57 |
1973 general election
1973 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Walding | 3,870 | 39.25 | +3.56 | ||||
Liberal | Dan Kennedy | 3,765 | 38.18 | +9.87 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Gee | 2,225 | 22.57 | −13.44 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,860 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected votes | 51 | |||||||
Turnout | 9,911 | 85.84 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 11,546 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -3.15 |
1977 general election
1977 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Walding | 3,924 | 41.62 | +2.37 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Gil Shaw | 3,390 | 35.95 | +13.38 | ||||
Liberal | Eddie Coutu | 2,115 | 22.43 | −15.75 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,429 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected votes | 18 | |||||||
Turnout | 9,447 | 84.70 | −1.14 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 11,154 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.50 |
1981 general election
1981 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Walding | 5,504 | 52.80 | +11.18 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Robertson | 4,236 | 40.64 | +4.69 | ||||
Liberal | Gord Patterson | 684 | 6.56 | -15.87 | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,424 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected votes | 34 | |||||||
Turnout | 10,458 | 80.61 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 12,974 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.24 |
1986 general election
1986 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Walding | 4,430 | 45.32 | −7.48 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul Herriot | 3,872 | 39.62 | −1.02 | ||||
Liberal | Walter Pederson | 1,472 | 15.06 | +8.50 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,774 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 31 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / turnout | 13,285 | 73.57% | -6.77% | |||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -3.23 | ||||||
Source: Elections Manitoba[2] |
1988 general election
1988 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bob Rose | 4,431 | 42.22 | +27.16 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul Herriot | 3,614 | 34.43 | -5.19 | ||||
New Democratic | Gerri Unwin | 2,282 | 21.74 | -23.59 | ||||
Western Independence | Katharina Cameron | 123 | 1.17 | n/a | ||||
Libertarian | Trevor Wiebe | 46 | 0.44 | n/a | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,496 | 100.00 | - | |||||
Rejected ballots | 18 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 10,514 | 79.08 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 13,296 | |||||||
Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +25.37 | ||||||
Source: Elections Manitoba[3] |
1990 general election
1990 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Shirley Render | 3,361 | 36.30% | 1.86% | ||||
Liberal | Bob Rose | 3,243 | 35.02% | -7.19% | ||||
New Democratic | Kathleen McCallum | 2,368 | 25.57% | 3.83% | ||||
Western Independence | Doug Browning | 288 | 3.11% | 1.94% | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,260 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 19 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,711 | 72.85% | -6.09% | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2086 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1995 general election
1995 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Shirley Render | 4,021 | 41.47% | 5.17% | ||||
New Democratic | Sig Laser | 3,357 | 34.62% | 9.05% | ||||
Liberal | Timothy Joseph "Tim" Ryan | 2,319 | 23.91% | -11.11% | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,697 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 41 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / Turnout | 13,037 | 74.38% | 1.53% | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2089 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |
1999 general election
1999 Manitoba general election: St. Vital | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Nancy Allan | 5,298 | 50.91 | +16.29 | $24,796.00 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Shirley Render | 3,699 | 36.09 | -5.38 | $30,635.47 | |||
Liberal | Lynn Clark | 1,099 | 10.72 | -13.19 | $10,303.82 | |||
Manitoba | Brian Hanslip | 188 | 1.83 | $846.32 | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,204 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 46 | |||||||
Turnout | 10,250 | 74.04 | ||||||
Registered voters | 13,844 |
2003 general election
2003 Manitoba general election: St. Vital | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Nancy Allan | 4,409 | 63.43 | +12.52 | $12,969.78 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Kirsty Reilly | 1,656 | 23.82 | -12.27 | $3,931.49 | |||
Liberal | Justin Beaudry | 707 | 10.17 | -0.55 | $1,713.63 | |||
Green | Nelson Morrison | 179 | 2.58 | $53.60 | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,951 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 43 | |||||||
Turnout | 6,994 | 52.16 | ||||||
Registered voters | 13,409 |
2007 general election
2007 Manitoba general election: St. Vital | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Nancy Allan | 4,611 | 61.74 | −1.79 | $16,126.19 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Grant Cooper | 1,754 | 23.41 | −0.41 | $16,686.95 | |||
Liberal | Harry Wolbert | 776 | 10.36 | +0.19 | $4,889.96 | |||
Green | Kristine Koster | 351 | 4.68 | +2.10 | $248.50 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,492 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 25 | |||||||
Turnout | 7,517 | 58.46 | +6.30 | |||||
Registered voters | 12,859 |
2011 general election
2011 Manitoba general election: St. Vital | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Nancy Allan | 5,023 | 60.08 | −1.66 | $20,791.20 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Mike Brown | 2,876 | 34.40 | +10.99 | $25,083.94 | |||
Liberal | Harry Wolbert | 461 | 5.51 | −4.85 | $902.02 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,360 | 99.53 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 39 | 0.46 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,399 | 60.35 | ||||||
Registered voters | 13,918 | |||||||
Majority | 2,147 | 25.68 | ||||||
Source: Elections Manitoba[6] |
2016 general election
2016 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Colleen Mayer | 3,229 | 39.63 | +5.23 | $24,705.52 | |||
New Democratic | Jamie Moses | 2,831 | 34.74 | -25.34 | $26,333.60 | |||
Liberal | Bryan Van Wilgenburg | 1,296 | 15.90 | +10.39 | $6,849.49 | |||
Green | Kelly Whelan-Enns | 791 | 9.70 | +9.70 | $50.00 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,147 | 98.69 | - | $43,267.00 | ||||
Rejected and declined votes | 108 | 1.31 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,255 | 63.97 | ||||||
Registered voters | 12,905 | |||||||
Source: Elections Manitoba[7][8][9] |
2019 general election
2016 provincial election redistributed results[10] | |||
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Party | % | ||
Progressive Conservative | 42.8 | ||
New Democratic | 34.3 | ||
Liberal | 16.6 | ||
Green | 6.3 |
2019 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Jamie Moses | 4,081 | 44.44 | +10.1 | $19,491.65 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Colleen Mayer | 3,211 | 34.96 | -7.8 | $49,161.66 | |||
Liberal | Jeffrey Anderson | 1,271 | 13.84 | -2.8 | $16,801.57 | |||
Green | Elizabeth Dickson | 499 | 5.43 | -0.9 | $0.00 | |||
Independent | Baljeet Sharma | 62 | 0.68 | – | $790.06 | |||
Manitoba First | David Sutherland | 60 | 0.65 | – | $1,210.90 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,184 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 63.7 | |||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.0 | ||||||
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. |
Previous boundaries

References
- Elections Manitoba electoral map of Winnipeg
- "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=46 - 1999 Results
- http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stvital_summary_results.html - 2007 results
- "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
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