Keewatinook

Keewatinook is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The riding existed previously under the name Rupertsland. Starting with the 2011 election, the riding was renamed Kewatinook which means "from the north" in Cree. Effective with the 2019 Manitoba general election, the spelling was corrected to Keewatinook. [1]

For the similarly named territory formerly controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company, see Rupert's Land.
Keewatinook
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 		 
Ian Bushie
New Democratic
District created1916
First contested1916
Last contested2016

It was created in 1916 from territories that were added to the province four years earlier, and has existed continuously since that time. The area had been part of the Grand Rapids and Churchill and Nelson electoral districts for the 1914 Manitoba general election. Originally named Rupertsland, its name was changed as part of the 2008 riding redistribution by the Manitoba Boundaries Commission. Kewatinook is currently the largest riding in the province, a sprawling northern constituency which occupies a large portion of the eastern half of Manitoba. It was a smaller constituency until 1989, when it gained a significant amount of territory from the former riding of Churchill.

The current Kewatinook riding stretches from the Ontario border in the southeast to the Nunavut border in the north; it is also bordered by Lac Du Bonnet to the south and Flin Flon, The Pas and Thompson to the west. Churchill, Manitoba is the most significant community in this wide region.

Elections in Kewatinook before 1966 were usually deferred until a later date than the rest of the province, due to the increased time it took to run elections in the region.

Kewatinook's population in 2006 was 15,560.[2] In 1999, the average family income was $33,787 (the fourth-lowest in Manitoba), and the unemployment rate was 25%. Over 34% of the riding's population have less than a Grade 9 education, the highest such rate in the province. Government services account for 21% of the riding's industry, followed by education services at 17%.

Eighty-seven per cent of Kewatinook's residents are aboriginal, the highest percentage in the province. Over half the population list Cree as their mother tongue. In 1999, there was only a 1% immigrant population.

Prior to the 2016 election, the New Democratic Party represented the riding since 1969. The current MLA is Judy Klassen of the Liberal Party. Klassen defeated longtime MLA Eric Robinson to take the seat.

List of provincial representatives
Name Party Took Office Left Office
John Morrison Independent 1916 1920
Lib 1920 1922
Francis Black Prog 1922 1927
Herbert Beresford Independent Progressive 1927 1932
Ewan McPherson Lib-Prog 1932 1936
Michael Rojeski Lib/Non-Coalition 1936 1941
Daniel Hamilton Lib-Prog 1941 1953
Roy Brown Lib-Prog 1953 1958
Joseph Jeannotte PC 1958 1969
Jean Allard NDP 1969 1972
Independent 1972 1973
Harvey Bostrom NDP 1973 1981
Elijah Harper NDP 1981 1992
Eric Robinson NDP 1993 2016
Judy Klassen Lib 2016 2019
Ian Bushie NDP 2019 present

Electoral results

2019 Manitoba general election
2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIan Bushie1,63265.59+24.9
LiberalJason Harper50620.34-21.7
Progressive ConservativeArnold Flett35014.07-3.1
Total valid votes 2,488100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 17.6
Eligible voters
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +23.3

2016 Manitoba general election
2016 provincial election redistributed results[3]
Party %
  Liberal42.0
  New Democratic40.7
  Progressive Conservative17.2
2016 Manitoba general election: Kewatinook
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJudy Klassen1,56549.73+48.37$30,958.72
New DemocraticEric Robinson1,20738.35–18.46$34,619.23
Progressive ConservativeEdna Nabess37511.92–26.70$24,449.08
Total valid votes 3,147100.0  
Total rejected and declined ballots 1354.11
Turnout 3,28224.31
Eligible voters 13,500
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +33.42
Source: Elections Manitoba[4][5]

2011 Manitoba general election
2011 Manitoba general election: Kewatinook
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,04356.81−1.40$39,824.28
Progressive ConservativeMichael Birch1,38938.62+2.87$35,204.76
GreenPhilip Green942.61–$1,571.33
LiberalOrville Woodford491.36−4.26$0
Total valid votes 3,574 99.39
Rejected and declined ballots 22
Turnout 3,59635.68
Electors on the lists 10,081
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source: Elections Manitoba[6]

2007 Manitoba general election
2007 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,09258.21$23,296.64
     Progressive Conservative David Harper 1,285 35.75 $8,233.12
LiberalEarl Fontaine2025.62–$3,911.36
Total valid votes 3,579 99.58
Rejected and declined ballots 15
Turnout 3,594 33.34
Electors on the lists 10,780
New Democratic hold Swing -

Source:Elections Manitoba[7]

2003 Manitoba general election
2003 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,20387.52+28.23$17,690.80
LiberalOrville Woodford1626.43-14.36$2,564.46
Progressive ConservativeCory Phillips1526.04-13.87$450.94
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source: Elections Manitoba[8]

1990s Manitoba general election
1999 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,00758.94$25,058.00
LiberalDarcy Wood70820.79–$28,387.14
     Progressive Conservative Fred Harper 678 19.91 $31,774.52
Total valid votes 3,392 99.62
Rejected and declined ballots 12
Turnout 3,405 38.72
Electors on the lists 8,793
1995 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,24950.80$22,077.00
LiberalHarry Wood1,01823.00$25,182.52
     Progressive Conservative Eric Kennedy 619 13.98 $8,427.91
     Ind. (First Peoples Party) Jerry Fontaine 541 12.22 $14,852.48
Total valid votes 4,427 100.00
Rejected and discarded ballots 22
Turnout 4,449 44.83
Electors on the lists 9,924

Previous boundaries
The 1998-2011 boundaries for Rupertsland highlighted in red
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References
  1. "Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission Final Report 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. "Kewatinook Electoral District". Boundaries Commission of Manitoba. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  3. Marcoux, Jacques (2019-08-27). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. "41st General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_rupertsland_summary_results.html - 2007 results
  8. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

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