Spruce Woods (electoral district)

Spruce Woods is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008 out of parts of Minnedosa and Turtle Mountain and notably gained part of the City of Brandon in the 2018 redistribution.[1]

Spruce Woods

Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA	Cliff Cullen Progressive Conservative
District created	2008
First contested	2011
Last contested	2016

Following the 2018 redistribution, Spruce Woods includes the municipalities of Cornwallis, Elton, Glenboro – South Cypress, Oakland – Wawanesa, Riverdale, Sifton, Souris – Glenwood, Victoria, Whitehead and the portion of the City of Brandon located north of the Assiniboine River.[2]

Outside of the City of Brandon, communities in the constituency include Glenboro, Holland, Oak Lake, Rivers, Souris, and Wawanesa.[3] The constituency also includes the part of CFB Shilo that is within the Municipality of Glenboro - South Cypress.

The riding's population based on the 2016 census was 22,810.[4]

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Cliff Cullen	PC	2011	present

Electoral results

2019 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Cliff Cullen	5,665	67.70	-5.42
	New Democratic	Justin Shannon	1,321	15.79	+6.46
	Green	Gordon Beddome	820	9.80	+9.80
	Liberal	Jennifer Harcus	517	6.18	-1.00
Total valid votes			8,323	100.0
Total rejected ballots			21
Turnout			8,368	56.75
Eligible voters			14,746

2016 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Cliff Cullen	5,210	73.12	+6.82	$13,262.74
	Manitoba	Malcolm McKellar	738	10.35	+10.35	$3,614.69
	New Democratic	Amanda Chmelyk	665	9.33	-19.14	$146.90
	Liberal	Jaron Hart	512	7.18	+2.47	$5.84
Total valid votes/Expense limit			7,125	100.0		$
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba[5][6][7]

2011 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Cliff Cullen	4,495	66.30	$14,786.56
	New Democratic	Cory Szczpaneski	1,930	28.47	$5,104.39
	Liberal	Trenton Zazalak	319	4.71	$2,227.13
Total valid votes			6,744
Rejected and declined votes			36
Turnout			6,780	48.64
Electors on the lists			13,940
Source: Elections Manitoba[8]

References

1. "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. "2018 Electoral Division Names, Populations, and Variations - Spruce Woods". Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundary Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
3. "MLA Cliff Cullen To Seek Re-election". Discover Westman. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
6. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
7. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
8. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.