Radisson (electoral district)
Radisson is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the northeastern section of the City of Winnipeg and is named after Pierre-Esprit Radisson, a seventeenth-century explorer.
Radisson is bordered on the east by Transcona and Springfield, to the south by Southdale, to the north by River East, and to the west by Rossmere, Concordia and St. Boniface. The Canadian National Railway Symington Yards are in the southern part of the riding.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,113. In 1999, the average family income was $54084, and the unemployment rate was 4.60%. Radisson's francophone population is 9%, and there are also significant Ukrainian (7%) and German (6%) communities.
Manufacturing accounts for 14% of Radisson's industry, with a further 13% in the retail trade.
Radisson normally elects New Democratic Party MLAs (former party leader Russell Paulley represented the riding for many years), although the boundaries changed dramatically with the 1998 redistribution, and as a result it is not considered completely safe for the party. The Progressive Conservatives won the riding in 1977, and the Liberals did the same in 1988. In both cases, the NDP regained the seat after a single term.
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following MLAs:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 1958-1959 | Russell Paulley | CCF | |
| 23rd | 1959-1961 | |||
| 1961-1962 | New Democratic Party | |||
| 24th | 1962-1966 | |||
| 25th | 1966-1969 | |||
| 26th | 1969-1973 | Harry Shafransky | New Democratic Party | |
| 27th | 1973-1977 | |||
| 28th | 1977-1981 | Abe Kovnats | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1981-1986 | Gerard Lecuyer | New Democratic Party | |
| 30th | 1986-1988 | |||
| 31st | 1988-1990 | Allan Patterson | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1990-1993 | Marianne Cerilli | New Democratic Party | |
| 33rd | 1995-1999 | |||
| 34th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 35th | 2003-2007 | Bidhu Jha | New Democratic Party | |
| 36th | 2007- | |||
Electoral results
| Manitoba general election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bidhu Jha | 5,033 | 54.95 | −1.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Desmond Penner | 3,588 | 39.17 | +3.89 | ||||
| Liberal | Shirley Robert | 506 | 5.52 | −2.47 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,127 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 33 | |||||||
| Turnout | 9,160 | 61.48 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 14,899 | |||||||
| Manitoba general election, 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bidhu Jha | 4,804 | 56.72 | +4.27 | $38,067.77 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Linda West | 2,988 | 35.28 | −3.85 | $31,483.45 | |||
| Liberal | Murray Cliff | 677 | 7.99 | −0.43 | none reported | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,469 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 57 | |||||||
| Turnout | 8,526 | 60.33 | +6.28 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 14,132 | |||||||
| Manitoba general election, 2003 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bidhu Jha | 3,888 | 52.45 | −2.57 | $26,913.04 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Linda West | 2,901 | 39.13 | +6.17 | $17,661.88 | |||
| Liberal | Murray Cliff | 624 | 8.42 | −3.60 | $2,277.16 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,413 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 37 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,450 | 54.05 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,783 | |||||||
| Manitoba general election, 1999 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Marianne Cerilli | 5,198 | 55.02 | $17,431.00 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Henry A. McDonald | 3,114 | 32.96 | $21,837.83 | ||||
| Liberal | Betty Ann Watts | 1,136 | 12.02 | – | $15,219.75 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,448 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 38 | |||||||
| Turnout | 9,486 | 71.79 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,213 | |||||||
Results 1969-1995
- 1995: Marianne Cerilli (NDP) defeated Liberal Art Miki by 2,490 votes.
- 1990: Marianne Cerilli (NDP) defeated PC Mike Thompson by 1,363 votes. Incumbent Liberal Allan Patterson was third.
- 1988: Allan Patterson (Liberal) defeated NDP Gerard Lecuyer by 1,805 votes.
- 1986: Gerard Lecuyer (NDP) defeated Brian Benoit by 2,144 votes.
- 1981: Gerard Lecuyer (NDP) defeated PC George Prevost by 3,542 votes.
- 1977: Abe Kovnats (PC) defeated NDP Harry Shafransky by 778 votes.
- 1973: Harry Shafransky (NDP) defeated PC Kovnats by 632 votes.
- 1969: Harry Shafransky (NDP) defeated Liberal Edward Kotowich by 1,423 votes.[5]
Previous boundaries
References
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