Charleswood (electoral district)

File:CharleswoodED2011.jpg

The 2011 boundaries of Charleswood highlighted in red.

Charleswood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.

Charleswood is bordered to the east by Tuxedo and Fort Whyte, to the north by Kirkfield Park, and to the south and west by the rural riding of Morris.

Charleswood's population in 1996 was 20,262. The riding's character is middle and upper-middle class: in 1999, the average family income was $70,417, and the unemployment rate was 5.20%. Eleven per cent of the riding's residents are immigrants, with over half being of German origin.

The service sector accounts for 15% of Charleswood's industry, with a further 12% in the retail trade and 11% in health and social sciences.

The riding has been represented by members of the Progressive Conservative Party since its creation, and is considered safe for the party. The current MLA is Myrna Driedger, who is considered to be the most centrist member of her party's parliamentary caucus.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Arthur Moug	PC	1969	1977
Sterling Lyon	PC	1977	1986
Jim Ernst	PC	1986	1997
Myrna Driedger	PC	1997	present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Myrna Driedger	4.838	55.58	+1.22
	New Democratic	Paul Beckta	2.601	29.88	−1.78
	Liberal	Matthew Ostrove	755	8.67	−4.84
	Green	Dirk Hoeppner	472	5.44	–
Total valid votes			8,666
Rejected and declined ballots			39
Turnout			8.705	61.09
Electors on the lists			14,249

Manitoba general election, 2007: Charleswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Myrna Driedger	4,460	54.36	+6.29	$24,822.62
	New Democratic	Mel Willis	2,598	31.66	+14.24	$3,884.04
	Liberal	Michael Rosenberg	1,106	13.51	−20.47	$5,037.50
Total valid votes			8,183	99.54
Rejected and declined ballots			38
Turnout			8,221	59.42	−0.83
Electors on the lists			13,836

Manitoba general election, 2003: Charleswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Myrna Driedger	3,961	48.07	−6.39	$25,048.27
	Liberal	Rick Ross	2,800	33.98	+10.71	$25,935.42
	New Democratic	Mel Willis	1,436	17.42	−3.86	$2,543.79
Total valid votes			8,197	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			43
Turnout			8,240	60.25
Electors on the lists			13,677

Manitoba general election, 1999: Charleswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Myrna Driedger	5,437	54.46		$31,177.73
	Liberal	Alana McKenzie	2,323	23.27	–	$16,326.45
	New Democratic	Darryl Livingstone	2,176	21.28		$717.00
Total valid votes			9,936	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			47
Turnout			9,983	73.87
Electors on the lists			13,515

Previous boundaries

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The 1999-2011 boundaries of Charleswood highlighted in red.