Riding Mountain (provincial electoral district)

Riding Mountain (French: Mont-Riding) is an electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008.

Riding Mountain
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Greg Nesbitt
Progressive Conservative
District created2008
First contested2011
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)24,255
Electors (2019)16,761
Area (km²)13,549
Pop. density (per km²)1.8

Communities in the riding include Minnedosa, Rapid City, Rivers, Virden and Birtle. The riding's population in 2006 was 21,245.

List of provincial representatives

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Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Russell and Minnedosa
40th 2011-2016 Leanne Rowat Progressive Conservative
41st 2016–2019 Greg Nesbitt
42nd 2019–2023
43rd 2023–present

Electoral results

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2011

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2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Leanne Rowat 4,465 58.47 $20,447.87
New Democratic Albert Parsons 2,633 34.48 $10,993.16
Liberal Carl Hyde 272 3.56 $284.81
Green Signe Knutson 267 3.50 $536.64
Total valid votes 7,637
Rejected 14
Eligible voters / turnout 14,165 54.01
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

2016

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2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Greg Nesbitt 5,311 68.80 10.34 $12,173.26
Liberal Jordan Fleury 1,028 13.32 9.76 $2,702.78
Green Mark Olenick 779 10.09 6.60 $0.00
New Democratic Béla Gyarmati 601 7.79 -26.69 $146.90
Total valid votes 7,719
Rejected 93
Eligible voters / turnout 14,075 55.50 1.49
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

2019

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2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Greg Nesbitt 6,126 65.91 -2.89 $3,171.65
New Democratic Wayne Chacun 1,970 21.20 13.41 $7,438.18
Green Mary Lowe 726 7.81 -2.28 $0.00
Liberal Jordan Fleury 472 5.08 -8.24 $0.00
Total valid votes 9,294
Rejected 46
Eligible voters / turnout 16,761 55.72 0.22
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023

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2023 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Greg Nesbitt 5,644 63.02 -2.89 $12,575.91
New Democratic Wayne Chacun 2,895 32.32 +11.13 $4,259.75
Liberal Eileen Smerchanski 417 4.66 -0.42 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 8,956 99.16 $62,186.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 76 0.84
Turnout 9,032 57.42 +1.69
Eligible voters 15,730
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.01
Source(s)

50°40′52″N 100°35′24″W / 50.681°N 100.590°W / 50.681; -100.590

References

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