Winnipeg Centre

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Demographics
Winnipeg Centre in relation to the other Winnipeg ridings
Population, 2001	80,930
Electors	59,801
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997. The riding is the poorest in Canada with a median household income of $27,349.

1 History
- 1.1 Members of Parliament
- 1.2 Current Member of Parliament
2 Election results
- 2.1 1997 - present
- 2.2 1917 - 1925
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

This riding was originally created in 1914 from Winnipeg and Selkirk ridings.

In 1924, it was abolished, and parts transferred to Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre ridings.

In 1997, it was re-created from Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1917-1925

1917-1921: George William Andrew - Conservative
1921-1925: James Shaver Woodsworth - Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1997-present

1997-present: Pat Martin - New Democratic Party

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Pat Martin, a former carpenter. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the New Democratic Party and is their critic for Government Operations and Indian Affairs and Northern Development. In the last parliamentary session, he served as vice-chair on the 'Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates' and as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development'.

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1997 - present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Pat Martin	13,805	48.4%	+3.02%	$58,778
	Liberal	Ray St. Germain	6,940	24.3%	-10.38%	$27,375
	Conservative	Helen Sterzer	5,554	19.5%	+5.94%	$37,740
	Green	Gary Gervais	2,010	7.1%	+2.81%	$2,651
	Communist	Anna-Celestrya Carr	199	0.7%	+0.27%	$295
Total valid votes			28,508	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			231
Turnout			28,739

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Pat Martin	12,149	45.38%		$51,914
	Liberal	David Northcott	9,285	34.68%		$67,134
	Conservative	Robert Eng	3,631	13.56%		$7,572
	Green	Robin (Pilar) Faye	1,151	4.29%		$2,087
	Marijuana	John M. Siedleski	346	1.29%
	Communist	Anna-Celestrya Carr	114	0.42%		$654
	Independent	Douglas Edward Schweitzer	92	0.34%
Total valid votes			26,768	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			188	0.70%
Turnout			26,956	45.08%

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	Pat Martin	11,263
	Liberal	Kevin Lamoureux	9,310
	Canadian Alliance	Reg Smith	3,975
	Progressive Conservative	Michel Allard	1,915
	Green	Mikel Magnusson	698
	Communist	Harold Dyck	134

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	Pat Martin	10,979
	Liberal	David Walker	9,895
	Reform	Reginald A. Smith	3,095
	Progressive Conservative	Campbell Alexander	2,442
	Independent	Greg Krawchuk	148
	Marxist-Leninist	Glenn Michalchuk	136
	Independent	Darrell Rankin	108
	Independent	Didz Zuzens	44

[edit] 1917 - 1925

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	James Shaver Woodsworth	7,774
	Conservative	Norman Kitson McIvor	4,034
	Liberal	John W. Wilton	4,032
	Independent	Harriet S. Dick	2,314
	Independent	George William Andrew	1,220

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	George William Andrew	25,580
	Opposition	Robert Sinclair Ward	4,650

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Manitoba
Conservative	Brandon—Souris \| Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia \| Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette \| Kildonan—St. Paul \| Portage—Lisgar \| Provencher \| Selkirk—Interlake \| Winnipeg South
Liberal	Churchill \| Saint Boniface \| Winnipeg South Centre
New Democratic	Elmwood—Transcona \| Winnipeg Centre \| Winnipeg North

v • d • e Federal Ridings in the Prairies
Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris • Churchill • Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette • Portage—Lisgar • Provencher • Selkirk—Interlake
Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia • Elmwood—Transcona • Kildonan—St. Paul • Saint Boniface
Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster • Blackstrap • Cypress Hills—Grasslands • Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River • Palliser • Prince Albert • Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre • Regina—Qu'Appelle • Saskatoon—Humboldt • Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar • Saskatoon—Wanuskewin • Souris—Moose Mountain • Wascana • Yorkton—Melville
Rural Alberta	Crowfoot • Fort McMurray—Athabasca • Lethbridge • Macleod • Medicine Hat • Peace River • Red Deer • Vegreville—Wainwright • Westlock—St. Paul • Wetaskiwin • Wild Rose • Yellowhead
Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre • Edmonton East • Edmonton—Leduc • Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont • Edmonton—St. Albert • Edmonton—Sherwood Park • Edmonton—Spruce Grove • Edmonton—Strathcona
Calgary	Calgary Centre • Calgary Centre-North • Calgary East • Calgary Northeast • Calgary—Nose Hill • Calgary Southeast • Calgary Southwest • Calgary West