Union Station (electoral district)

Union Station (French: Gare-Union) 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.

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

History

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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

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

Election results

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2023 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Uzoma Asagwara 3,714 70.78 +18.16 $11,910.44
Progressive Conservative Aaron Croning 917 17.48 +0.32 $0.00
Liberal Iqra Tariq 616 11.74 -6.99 $6,798.42
Total valid votes/expense limit 5,247 98.93 $49,273.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 57 1.07
Turnout 5,304 42.21 -1.85
Eligible voters 12,567
New Democratic hold Swing +8.92
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[5]
Party %
  New Democratic 39.9
  Liberal 22.8
  Progressive Conservative 19.6
  Green 14.2
  Others 3.5

References

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  1. ^ "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Marcoux, Jacques (August 27, 2019). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved September 14, 2019.