Kirkfield Park

Kirkfield Park is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981.[1] The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.

Kirkfield Park

Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA	Scott Fielding Progressive Conservative
District created	1979
First contested	1981
Last contested	2019

Kirkfield Park is bordered to the east by St. James, to the south by Charleswood, to the north by Assiniboia, and to the west by Morris. The St Charles and Glendale Country Clubs are in this riding, as are the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens and Assumption Cemetery.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,236. In 1999, the average family income was $63,038, and the unemployment rate was 5.80%. Almost 13% of the riding's population are immigrants, including 6% German and 5% Ukrainian. Over twenty per cent of the riding's residents are over 65 years of age.

The service sector accounts for 15% of Kirkfield Park's industry, followed by 13% in retail trade.

Previously held by Progressive Conservatives, the seat was won by the New Democratic Party in 2007.

List of provincial representatives

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Sturgeon Creek and Assiniboia
32nd	1981–1986		Gerrie Hammond	Progressive Conservative
33rd	1986–1988
34th	1988–1990
35th	1990–1995		Eric Stefanson
36th	1995–1999
37th	1999–2000
	2000–2003		Stuart Murray
38th	2003–2006
39th	2007–2011		Sharon Blady	New Democratic
40th	2011–2016
41st	2016–2019		Scott Fielding	Progressive Conservative
42nd	2019-

Electoral results

2019 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Scott Fielding	5,435
	New Democratic	Kurt Morton	2,767
	Liberal	Ernie Nathaniel	1,695
	Green	Dennis Bayomi	901
Total valid votes				100.0
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

2016 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Scott Fielding	5,457	53.47	+7.06	$43,828.72
	New Democratic	Sharon Blady	3,075	30.13	-16.48	$41,575.18
	Liberal	Kelly Nord	889	8.71	+5.24	$4,950.59
	Green	Lisa Omand	784	7.68	+4.47	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			10,205	100.0		$
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba[2][3][4]

2011 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sharon Blady	4,928	46.61		$24,940.91
	Progressive Conservative	Kelly de Groot	4,907	46.41		$27,048.90
	Liberal	Syed Bokhari	367	3.47		$6,309.33
	Green	Alanna Gray	339	3.21	–	$41.62
Total valid votes			10,541
Rejected and declined votes			31
Turnout			10,572	68.97
Electors on the lists			15,329
Source: Elections Manitoba[5]

2007 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sharon Blady	4,997	49.32	$28,330.71
	Progressive Conservative	Chris Kozier	3,862	38.12	$22,764.35
	Liberal	Douglas Kaylor	1,273	12.56	$5,428.14
	Libertarian	Kristine McGhee (retired)	0	0.00	$0.00
Total valid votes			10,132	99.55
Rejected and declined votes			46
Turnout			10,178	69.21
Electors on the lists			14,707

[6]

2003 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Stuart Murray	4,294	46.72	$20,826.03
	New Democratic	Dennis Kshyk	2,855	31.06	$4,760.05
	Liberal	Brian Head	2,042	22.22	$16,471.01
Total valid votes			9,191	99.73
Rejected and declined votes			25
Turnout			9,216	61.44
Electors on the lists			15,000

[7]

Manitoba provincial by-election, November 21, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Stuart Murray	4,369	53.94	$9,841
	Liberal	Vic Wieler	2,158	26.64	$4,355
	New Democratic	Dawn Thompson	1,512	18.67	$4,291
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	61	0.75	$0.00
Total valid votes			8,100	100.00
Rejected and discarded votes			25
Turnout			8,125	54.87
Registered voters			14,809

[8]

1999 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Eric Stefanson	6,108	52.92	$31,323.00
	New Democratic	Dennis Kshyk	3,060	26.51	$6,620.00
	Liberal	Vic Wieler	2,306	19.98	$10,536.50
Total valid votes			11,474	99.42
Rejected and declined votes			67
Turnout			11,541	76.53
Electors on the lists			15,080

[9]

1995 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Eric Stefanson	5,949	60.15
	Liberal	Vic Wieler	2,616	26.45
	New Democratic	Darryl Livingstone	1,325	13.40

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Kirkfield Park highlighted in red.

References

1. "Riding Profiles - Kirkfield Park". CBC News. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
2. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
3. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
5. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
6. http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_kirkfield-park_summary_results.html Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - 2007 Results
7. http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_kirkfield-park_summary_results.html Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine - 2003 Results
8. http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/by_election_2000_kirkfieldpark.html Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - 2000 By-Election Results
9. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=20 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine - 1999 Results