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Concordia (electoral district)

Coordinates: 49°54′47″N 97°05′31″W / 49.913°N 97.092°W / 49.913; -97.092
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Concordia
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Matt Wiebe
New Democratic
District created1979
First contested1981
Last contested2023

Concordia is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is in the northeastern part of the city of Winnipeg.

It is bordered to the south by St. Boniface, to the west by Elmwood, to the north by Rossmere, and to the east by Radisson. The riding was created by redistribution in 1979, and formally came into existence with the provincial election of 1981.

Concordia is an ethnically diverse riding, with 16% of its human population born outside Canada. According to a 1999 census report, 9% of the riding's residents are aboriginal, with a further 9% of German background and 7% of Ukrainian background.

Concordia's population in 1996 was 20,318. The average family income of the riding in 1999 was $39,613, one of the lowest in the province. Thirty-two percent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income, and 21% of its households are single-parent families. The unemployment rate in 1996 was 9.50%.

The riding's primary industry in 1999 was manufacturing (18%), followed by services (14%) and the retail trade (14%).

The New Democratic Party has represented Concordia since its creation. Gary Doer was its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1986, leader of the NDP from 1988, and Premier of Manitoba from 1999; he gave up all three of these positions when he was appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 2009. He had been re-elected in 2003 and 2007 with 77% and 70% of the popular vote. A by-election to succeed Doer was scheduled for March 2, 2010.[1] In the event, Matt Wiebe, who previously worked for Doer as a constituency assistant, retained Concordia for the NDP,[2] and he has continued to represent it since.

List of provincial representatives

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Rossmere, Kildonan, Elmwood and Radisson
32nd 1981–1986     Peter Fox New Democratic
33rd 1986–1988 Gary Doer
34th 1988–1990
35th 1990–1995
36th 1995–1999
37th 1999–2003
38th 2003–2007
39th 2007–2009
2010–2011 Matt Wiebe
40th 2011–2016
41st 2016–2019
42nd 2019–2023
43rd 2023–present

Election results

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1981

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1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Peter Fox 5,333 60.91
Progressive Conservative Scotty McVicar 2,586 29.54
Liberal Gail Stapon 309 3.53
Progressive Josephine Young 306 3.50
Independent Bob Fraser 221 2.52
Total valid votes 8,755
Rejected 15
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,589 69.54
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986

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1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Gary Doer 4,525 54.37 -6.54
Progressive Conservative Brent Aubertin 2,684 32.25 2.71
Liberal Gail Stapon 909 10.92 7.39
WCC Fred Cameron 204 2.45
Total valid votes 8,322
Rejected 13
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,587 66.22
New Democratic hold Swing -4.63
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988

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1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Gary Doer 3,702 37.71 -16.66
Liberal Barbara Blomeley 2,948 30.03 19.11
Progressive Conservative Victor Rubiletz 2,634 26.83 -5.42
Independent Bill Seman 358 3.65
Western Independence Fred Cameron 114 1.16
Progressive Charles Henry 61 0.62
Total valid votes 9,817
Rejected 10
Eligible voters / turnout 12,857 76.43 10.21
New Democratic hold Swing -17.89
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990

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1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Gary Doer 4,588 58.17 20.46
Progressive Conservative Vic Hubiletz 1,937 24.56 -2.27
Liberal Gunther Grosskamper 1,059 13.43 -16.60
Western Independence Fred Cameron 168 2.13 0.97
Libertarian Guy Beaudry 135 1.71
Total valid votes 7,887
Rejected 12
Eligible voters / turnout 11,551 68.38 -8.05
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995

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1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gary Doer 4,827 63.58 5.41 $17,879.00
Progressive Conservative Paul Murphy 1,845 24.30 -0.26 $13,105.33
Liberal Bret Dobbin 816 10.75 -2.68 $11,467.33
Libertarian Guy Beaudry 104 1.37 -0.34 $477.96
Total valid votes 7,592
Rejected 30
Eligible voters / turnout 11,406 66.82 -1.56
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999

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1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gary Doer 5,691 70.09 6.51 $13,477.00
Progressive Conservative Paul Murphy 1,898 23.37 -0.93 $21,285.31
Liberal Chris Hlady 444 5.47 -5.28 $193.61
Green Dave Nickarz 87 1.07 $25.00
Total valid votes 8,120
Rejected 48
Eligible voters / turnout 12,703 64.30 -2.52
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003

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2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gary Doer 4,450 76.67 6.59 $20,354.04
Progressive Conservative Conor Lloyd 935 16.11 -7.26 $0.00
Liberal Tanya Parks 419 7.22 1.75 $1,033.77
Total valid votes 5,804
Rejected 38
Eligible voters / turnout 12,564 46.50 -17.80
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

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2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gary Doer 3,862 69.05 -7.62 $14,144.95
Progressive Conservative Ken Waddell 1,209 21.62 5.51 $15,745.09
Liberal Leslie Worthington 336 6.01 -1.21 $340.30
Green Andrew Basham 186 3.33 $199.88
Total valid votes 5,593
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / turnout 11,853 47.42 0.92
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2010 by-election

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Manitoba provincial by-election, March 2, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Matt Wiebe 2,065 58.90 -10.15 $20,394.67
Progressive Conservative Brian Biebrich 694 19.79 -1.82 $9,160.24
Liberal Judi Heppner 613 17.48 11.48 $5,750.52
Green Ellen Young 134 3.82 0.50 $762.27
Total valid votes 3,506
Rejected 11
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,150 31.44 -15.98
Source(s)
Source:

2011

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2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Matt Wiebe 4,008 63.06 4.16 $15,634.85
Progressive Conservative Naseer Warraich 1,803 28.37 8.57 $29,145.84
Green Ryan Poirier 308 4.85 1.02 $0.00
Liberal Isaiah Oyeleru 237 3.73 -13.76 $641.00
Total valid votes 6,356
Rejected 34
Eligible voters / turnout 12,834 49.79 18.35
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
New Democratic Matt Wiebe 2,761 44.97 -18.09 $28,493.70
Progressive Conservative Andrew Frank 2,483 40.44 12.07 $21,965.28
Liberal Donovan Martin 642 10.46 6.73 $7,841.60
Manitoba Terry Scott 254 4.14 $548.47
Total valid votes 6,140
Rejected 101
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,538 54.09 4.30
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
New Democratic Matt Wiebe 4,305 59.69 +14.72 $18,272.23
Progressive Conservative Andrew Frank 2,295 31.82 -8.62 $11,453.01
Liberal Maria Albo 612 8.49 -1.97 $0.00
Total valid votes 7,212
Rejected 67
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,021 48.46 -5.63
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
New Democratic Matt Wiebe 4,235 64.52 +4.83 $12,636.54
Progressive Conservative Alex Rogers 1,848 28.15 -3.67 $0.00
Liberal Trish Rawsthorne 481 7.33 -1.16 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 6,564 99.27 $58,494.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 48 0.73
Turnout 6,612 44.03 -4.43
Eligible voters 15,018
New Democratic hold Swing +4.25
Source(s)

Previous boundaries

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The 1999–2011 boundaries of Concordia highlighted in red.

References

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49°54′47″N 97°05′31″W / 49.913°N 97.092°W / 49.913; -97.092