Winnipeg Centre (French: Winnipeg-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997.

Winnipeg Centre
Manitoba electoral district
Winnipeg Centre in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. Dotted line shows Winnipeg city limits.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Leah Gazan
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]82,026
Electors (2015)54,719
Area (km²)[2]28.42
Pop. density (per km²)2,886.2
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Winnipeg

History

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This riding was originally created in 1914 from Winnipeg and Selkirk ridings.

In 1924, it was abolished, and parts transferred to Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre ridings.

In 1997, it was re-created from Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre.

This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Historical boundaries

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Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Winnipeg Centre
Riding created from Winnipeg and Selkirk
13th  1917–1921     George William Andrews Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     J.S. Woodsworth Independent Labour
Riding dissolved into Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg South Centre
Riding re-created from Winnipeg North Centre, Winnipeg St. James,
Winnipeg North and Winnipeg South Centre
36th  1997–2000     Pat Martin New Democratic
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Robert-Falcon Ouellette Liberal
43rd  2019–2021     Leah Gazan New Democratic
44th  2021–present

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Winnipeg Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 32,320 38.19% 34,365 41.66% 36,720 46.75%
Southeast Asian[b] 18,855 22.28% 18,765 22.75% 17,555 22.35%
Indigenous 15,475 18.29% 15,265 18.51% 13,720 17.47%
African 8,340 9.86% 6,225 7.55% 4,110 5.23%
South Asian 3,600 4.25% 2,210 2.68% 1,425 1.81%
East Asian[c] 1,935 2.29% 2,395 2.9% 2,560 3.26%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,305 1.54% 905 1.1% 540 0.69%
Latin American 1,290 1.52% 840 1.02% 925 1.18%
Other/multiracial[e] 1,500 1.77% 1,495 1.81% 985 1.25%
Total responses 84,620 96.71% 82,480 95.96% 78,545 95.76%
Total population 87,499 100% 85,949 100% 82,026 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Election results

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1997–present

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Graph of election results in Winnipeg Centre (Since 1997, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Leah Gazan 14,962 50.3 +9.1 $95,075.71
Liberal Paul Ong 8,446 28.4 -5.3 $34,450.58
Conservative Sabrina Brenot 3,818 12.8 -4.7 none listed
People's Bhavni Bhakoo 1,229 4.1 +2.6 $3,735.84
Green Andrew Brown 708 2.4 -2.8 $0.00
Libertarian Jamie Buhler 373 1.3 N/A none listed
Animal Protection Debra Wall 213 0.7 N/A $4,055.48
Total valid votes/expense limit 29,749 98.8 $101,566.38
Total rejected ballots 365 1.2
Turnout 30,114 52.2
Eligible voters 57,672
New Democratic hold Swing +7.2
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 15,726 49.65
  Liberal 9,170 28.95
  Conservative 4,055 12.80
  People's 1,356 4.28
  Green 756 2.39
  Others 608 1.92
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Leah Gazan 13,073 41.21 +13.2 $81,565.86
Liberal Robert-Falcon Ouellette 10,704 33.74 -20.8 $93,870.93
Conservative Ryan Dyck 5,561 17.53 +5.1 $16,427.27
Green Andrea Shalay 1,661 5.24 +1.1 none listed
People's Yogi Henderson 474 1.49 none listed
Christian Heritage Stephanie Hein 251 0.79 +0.1 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,724 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 274
Turnout 31,998 54.2
Eligible voters 59,012
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +17.0
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Robert-Falcon Ouellette 18,471 54.51 +43.44 $78,138.26
New Democratic Pat Martin 9,490 28.01 -25.65 $104,378.44
Conservative Allie Szarkiewicz 4,189 12.36 -15.28 $32,966.82
Green Don Woodstock 1,379 4.07 -2.98 $38,782.49
Christian Heritage Scott Miller 221 0.65 $1,210.15
Communist Darrell Rankin 135 0.40 -0.19
Total valid votes/expense limit 33,885 100.00   $192,170.62
Total rejected ballots 281 0.82
Turnout 34,166 61.41
Eligible voters 55,633
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +34.59
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Pat Martin 13,928 53.66 +4.74
Conservative Bev Pitura 7,173 27.64 +5.99
Liberal Allan Wise 2,872 11.07 -4.55
Green Jacqueline Romanow 1,830 7.05 -4.01
Communist Darrell Rankin 152 0.59 +0.12
Total valid votes/expense limit 25,955 100.00  
Total rejected ballots 248 0.95 +0.05
Turnout 26,203 49.02 +6
Eligible voters 53,452
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Pat Martin 12,285 48.92 +0.5 $42,608
Conservative Kenny Daodu 5,437 21.65 +2.1 $20,177
Liberal Daniel Hurley 3,922 15.62 -8.7 $37,980
Green Jessie Klassen 2,777 11.06 +4.0 $2,733
Independent Joe Chan 226 0.90
First Peoples National Lyle Morrisseau 212 0.84
Independent Ed Ackerman 135 0.54
Communist Darrell Rankin 119 0.47 -0.2
Total valid votes/expense limit 25,113 100.00   $77,206
Total rejected ballots 227 0.90 +0.1
Turnout 25,340 43 -6
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Pat Martin 13,805 48.4 +3.0 $58,778
Liberal Ray St. Germain 6,940 24.3 -10.4 $27,375
Conservative Helen Sterzer 5,554 19.5 +5.9 $37,740
Green Gary Gervais 2,010 7.1 +2.8 $2,651
Communist Anna-Celestrya Carr 199 0.7 +0.3 $295
Total valid votes 28,508 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 231 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 28,739 49 +4
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Pat Martin 12,149 45.4 +4.1 $51,914
Liberal David Northcott 9,285 34.7 +0.6 $67,134
Conservative Robert Eng 3,631 13.6 -8.0 $7,572
Green Robin (Pilar) Faye 1,151 4.3 +1.7 $2,087
Marijuana John M. Siedleski 346 1.3
Communist Anna-Celestrya Carr 114 0.4 -0.1 $654
Independent Douglas Edward Schweitzer 92 0.3
Total valid votes 26,768 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 188 0.7
Turnout 26,956 45.1

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Pat Martin 11,263 41.26 $55,756.93
Liberal Kevin Lamoureux 9,310 34.11 $55,979.28
Alliance Reg Smith 3,975 14.56 $8,032.54
Progressive Conservative Michel Allard 1,915 7.02 $1,460.02
Green Mikel Magnusson 698 2.56 $1,572.64
Communist Harold Dyck 134 0.49 $288.78
Total valid votes 27,295 100.00
Total rejected ballots 236
Turnout 27,531 52.56
Electors on the lists 52,383
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Pat Martin 10,979 40.89 $48,662
Liberal David Walker 9,895 36.86 $47,283
Reform Reginald A. Smith 3,095 11.53 $3,175
Progressive Conservative Campbell Alexander 2,442 9.10 $6,171
Independent Greg Krawchuk 148 0.55 $163
Marxist–Leninist Glenn Michalchuk 136 0.51 $11
Communist Darrell Rankin 108 0.40 $1,913
Libertarian Didz Zuzens 44 0.16 $0
Total valid votes 26,847 100.00
Rejected ballots 374
Turnout 27,221 57.00
Electors on the lists 47,753
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

1917–1925

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1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Shaver Woodsworth 7,774 40.1
Conservative Norman Kitson McIvor 4,034 20.8 -63.8
Liberal John W. Wilton 4,032 20.8 +5.4
Independent Harriet S. Dick 2,314 11.9
Independent George William Andrews 1,220 6.3
Total valid votes 19,374 100.0
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Government (Unionist) George William Andrews 25,580 84.6
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Robert Sinclair Ward 4,650 15.4
Total valid votes 30,230 100.0

See also

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References

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  • "Winnipeg Centre (Code 46011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Winnipeg Centre, 30 September 2015
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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