Union Station (electoral district)

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Union Station
Manitoba electoral district
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Uzoma Asagwara
New Democratic
District created2018
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]21,885
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Winnipeg

Union Station is a provincial electoral district (riding) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that was first contested at the 2019 Manitoba general election. Uzoma Asagwara of the New Democratic Party was elected its first representative to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

History[edit]

The riding was created by the 2018 provincial redistribution out of parts of Logan, Wolseley and Minto. The riding is presumably named for Union Station and according to the boundaries commission "to recognize the important role of the railway in the establishment of Winnipeg".

Location[edit]

The riding contains most of Downtown Winnipeg and parts of the neighbourhoods of West Broadway and Spence.

Election results[edit]

2023 Manitoba general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Uzoma Asagwara 3,681 70.67 +18.44
Progressive Conservative Aaron Croning 909 17.45 -0.55
Liberal Iqra Tariq 619 11.88 -6.93
Total valid votes/Expense limit 5,209 99.14
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 45 0.86
Turnout 5,254 42.12 -1.78
Eligible voters 12,473
New Democratic hold Swing +9.50
Source(s)


2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Uzoma Asagwara 2,635 52.23 +13.3 $17,642.20
Liberal Harold Davis 949 18.81 -4.0 $4,328.11
Progressive Conservative Tara Fawcett 908 18.00 -1.6 $521.28
Green Andrea Shalay 473 9.38 -4.8 $2,067.06
Communist Elsa Cubas 48 0.95 $310.80
Manitoba Forward James Yau 32 0.63 $0.00
Total valid votes 5,045 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 43.9
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing +8.2
2016 provincial election redistributed results[3]
Party %
  New Democratic 39.9
  Liberal 22.8
  Progressive Conservative 19.6
  Green 14.2
  Others 3.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Elections Manitoba - Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023 - Unofficial Results". results.electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Marcoux, Jacques (August 27, 2019). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved September 14, 2019.