Elmwood (electoral district)
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Original riding
The original Elmwood riding existed from 1914 to 1920, in what was then a suburban community in the north of Winnipeg. Its provincial Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were:
| Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office
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|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Mewhirter | Conservative | 1914 | 1915 |
| Thomas Hamilton | Liberal | 1915 | 1920
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Modern riding
The modern Elmwood riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is located in the northeastern section of the amalgamated City of Winnipeg; the Red River forms its western and part of its southern boundary.
Elmwood is mostly working-class and industrial. According to the 1999 Canadian census, manufacturing accounted for 18% of all industry in the riding. Thirty-one per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. The average family income in Elmwood was $41,842, and the unemployment rate was 9.40%.
The riding has a significant immigrant population, including 9% of German background and 8% of Ukrainian background. 18% of the riding's residents over age 65.
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (and its predecessor, the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) have won Elmwood in every provincial election since the riding's creation. It is considered a safe seat for the party.
List of provincial representatives
| Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office
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|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Peters | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 1958 | 1961 |
| New Democratic Party | 1961 | 1966 | |
| Russell Doern | New Democratic Party | 1966 | 1984 |
| Independent | 1984 | 1986 | |
| Jim Maloway | New Democratic Party | 1986 | present
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