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Kewatinook

Keewatinook (previously spelt "Kewatinook") is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

The riding existed previously under the name Rupertsland; however, starting with the 2011 general election, the riding was renamed Kewatinook which means 'from the north' in Cree. Effective as of the 2019 election, the spelling was corrected to Keewatinook.

Currently the largest riding in the province, Keewatinook is a sprawling northern constituency occupying a large portion of eastern Manitoba. Its current area stretches from the Ontario border in the southeast to the Nunavut border in the north; it is also bordered by the ridings of Lac Du Bonnet to the south and Flin Flon, The Pas, and Thompson to the west.

As of 2019, Ian Bushie is the MLA for this riding.

History

The division, originally named Rupertsland, was created in 1915 from territories that were added to the province of Manitoba four years earlier and has existed continuously since that time. The area had been part of the Grand Rapids and Churchill and Nelson electoral districts for the 1914 Manitoba general election.

Before 1966, elections in this riding were usually deferred until a later date than the rest of the province, due to the increased time it took to run elections in the region.

The riding's was originally smaller than its current size until 1989, when it gained a significant amount of territory from the former riding of Churchill.

As part of the 2008 riding redistribution by the Manitoba Boundaries Commission, its name was changed to Kewatinook (Cree for 'from the north') beginning with the 2011 general election. Effective as of the 2019 election, the spelling was corrected to Keewatinook.

Prior to the 2016 election, the New Democratic Party represented the riding from 1969 to 2016, when Judy Klassen of the Liberal Party defeated longtime MLA Eric Robinson. The NDP would regain control of the seat in 2019, with Ian Bushie defeating Liberal Jason Harper.

Demographics

Keewatinook's population in 2006 was 15,560. In 1999, the average family income was $33,787 (the fourth-lowest in Manitoba), and the unemployment rate was 25%. Over 34% of the riding's population have less than a Grade 9 education, the highest such rate in the province. Government services account for 21% of the riding's industry, followed by education services at 17%.

Eighty-seven per cent of Keewatinook's residents are Indigenous, the highest percentage in the province. Over half of the population list Cree as their mother tongue. In 1999, there was only a 1% immigrant population.

List of provincial representatives

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Grand Rapids and Churchill and Nelson
15th 1915-1920 John Morrison Independent
16th 1920-1922 Liberal
17th 1922-1927 Francis Black Progressive
18th 1927-1932 Herbert Beresford Independent Progressive
19th 1932-1936 Ewan McPherson Liberal–Progressive
20th 1936-1941 Michael Rojeski Liberal
21st 1941-1945 Daniel Hamilton Liberal–Progressive
22nd 1945-1949
23rd 1949-1953
24th 1953-1958 Roy Brown
25th 1958-1959 Joseph Jeannotte Progressive Conservative
26th 1959-1963
27th 1963-1966
28th 1966-1969
29th 1969-1972 Jean Allard New Democratic
1972-1973 Independent
30th 1973-1977 Harvey Bostrom New Democratic
31st 1977-1981
32nd 1981-1985 Elijah Harper
33rd 1985-1988
34th 1988-1990
35th 1990-1992
1992-1995 Eric Robinson
36th 1995-1999
37th 1999-2003
38th 2003-2007
39th 2007-2011
Keewatinook
40th 2011-2016 Eric Robinson New Democratic
41st 2016–2019 Judy Klassen Liberal
42nd 2019–2023 Ian Bushie New Democratic
43rd 2023–present

Electoral results

1916 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1916: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Morrison 0.00
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
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.

1920

1920 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Morrison 0.00
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
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.

1922

1922 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Black 0.00
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
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.

1927

1927 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Herbert Beresford 235 49.37
Liberal Frederick Charles Hamilton 160 33.61
Conservative Hyman Yewdall 81 17.02
Total valid votes 476
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 640 74.38
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.

1932

1932 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Ewan McPherson 319 48.41
Liberal–Progressive Herbert Beresford 229 34.75
Independent Capt. Evan Atkinson 111 16.84
Total valid votes 659
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 908 72.58 -1.80
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.

1936

1936 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Oddur Olafson 686 60.49
Conservative William Walker Kennedy 448 39.51
Total valid votes 1,134
Rejected 17
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,885 61.06 -11.52
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.

1941

1941 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Daniel Hamilton 683 69.69
Independent G. L. Van Vliet 297 30.31
Total valid votes 980
Rejected 20
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,537 65.06 4.00
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.

1945

1945 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Daniel Hamilton 438 48.78 -20.92
Liberal–Progressive Oddur Olafson 230 25.61 -44.08
Liberal–Progressive Walter Henry Gabriel "Harry" Gibbs 175 19.49 -50.21
Labor–Progressive Melvin Reid Burritt 55 6.12
Total valid votes 898
Rejected 25
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,100 83.91 18.85
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.

1949

1949 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daniel Hamilton 0.00
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,448 0.00 -83.91
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.

1953

1953 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Roy Brown 1,138 48.95
Independent Liberal Harry Boulette 1,001 43.05
Independent Charles Leo Abbott 186 8.00
Total valid votes 2,325
Rejected 92
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,196 57.60 57.60
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.

1958

1958 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,342 72.80
Liberal–Progressive Roy Brown 511 15.88 -33.06
Independent Asta Austmann Oddson 364 11.31
Total valid votes 3,217
Rejected 23
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,697 68.98 11.38
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.

1959

1959 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,268 69.83 -2.97
Liberal–Progressive Harry Boulette 587 18.07 2.19
Co-operative Commonwealth Alfred J. Cook 393 12.10
Total valid votes 3,248
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,870 67.27 -1.71
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.

1962

1962 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,329 70.47 0.64
Liberal Reginald McKay 515 15.58
New Democratic Thomas Hamilton 461 13.95
Total valid votes 3,305
Rejected 45
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,653 50.35 -16.92
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.

1966

1966 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 1,865 58.63 -11.84
Liberal Jean René Allard 953 29.96 14.38
New Democratic Douglas A. MacLachlan 363 11.41 -2.54
Total valid votes 3,181
Rejected 33
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,737 56.02 5.67
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.

1969

1969 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jean René Allard 1,366 38.65 27.24
Liberal S. P. "Bert" Berthelette 1,142 32.31 2.36
Progressive Conservative Paul Burelle 1,026 29.03 -29.60
Total valid votes 3,534
Rejected 32
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,436 65.60 9.58
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.

1973

1973 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Harvey Bostrom 2,093 46.44 7.79
Liberal John Ateah 1,329 29.49 -2.83
Progressive Conservative Raymond Guiboche 504 11.18 -17.85
Independent David "Dave" Courchene 415 9.21
Independent Lorne Lester 166 3.68
Total valid votes 4,507
Rejected 52
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,296 72.41 6.81
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.

1977

1977 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Harvey Bostrom 2,141 47.50 1.07
Progressive Conservative George R. Weiss 1,625 36.06 24.87
Liberal Norman Gunn 741 16.44 -13.05
Total valid votes 4,507
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,809 66.60 -5.81
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.

1981

1981 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 3,032 69.48 21.97
Liberal Allan Ross 1,004 23.01 6.57
Progressive Conservative Nelson Scribe 272 6.23 -29.82
Progressive Frances Thompson 56 1.28
Total valid votes 4,364
Rejected 76
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,271 53.68 -12.92
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

1986 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 2,302 60.42 -9.06
Progressive Conservative Leonard McKay 931 24.44 18.20
Liberal Ed Price 577 15.14 -7.86
Total valid votes 3,810
Rejected 39
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,172 41.96 -11.72
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

1988 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 2,206 51.75 -8.67
Progressive Conservative Joe Guy Wood 1,419 33.29 8.85
Liberal Maurice Berens 638 14.97 -0.18
Total valid votes 4,263
Rejected 2
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,884 43.15 1.19
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

1990 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Elijah Harper 3,798 77.37 25.62
Progressive Conservative Hugh Wynne 804 16.38 -16.91
Liberal George Kernaghan 307 6.25 -8.71
Total valid votes 4,909
Rejected 19
Eligible voters / Turnout 10,575 46.60 3.45
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.

1993 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1993: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Eric Robinson 1,648 49.43 -27.94
Liberal George Munroe 1,023 30.68 24.43
Progressive Conservative Eric Kennedy 663 19.89 3.51
Total valid votes 3,334
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A
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

1995 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,249 50.80 1.37 $22,077.00
Liberal Harry Wood 1,018 23.00 -7.69 $25,182.52
Progressive Conservative Eric Kennedy 619 13.98 -5.90 $8,427.91
First Peoples Party Jerry Fontaine 541 12.22 $14,852.48
Total valid votes 4,427
Rejected 22
Eligible voters / turnout 9,924 44.83
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

1999 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,007 59.15 8.35 $25,058.00
Liberal Darcy Wood 708 20.87 -2.13 $28,387.14
Progressive Conservative Fred Harper 678 19.98 6.00 $31,774.52
Total valid votes 3,393
Rejected 12
Eligible voters / turnout 8,791 38.73 -6.10
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

2003 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,203 87.52 28.37 $17,690.80
Liberal Orville Woodford 162 6.44 -14.43 $2,564.46
Progressive Conservative Cory Phillips 152 6.04 -13.94 $450.94
Total valid votes 2,517
Rejected 17
Eligible voters / turnout 9,011 28.12 -10.61
New Democratic hold Swing -
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

2007 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,092 58.45 -29.07 $23,296.64
Progressive Conservative David Harper 1,285 35.90 29.86 $8,233.12
Liberal Earl Fontaine 202 5.64 -0.79 $3,911.36
Total valid votes 3,579
Rejected 15
Eligible voters / turnout 10,727 33.50 5.38
New Democratic hold Swing -
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.

2011

2011 Manitoba general election: Kewatinook
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,043 56.81 −1.40 $39,824.28
Progressive Conservative Michael Birch 1,389 38.62 +2.87 $35,204.76
Green Philip Green 94 2.61 $1,571.33
Liberal Orville Woodford 49 1.36 −4.26 $0
Total valid votes 3,575
Rejected 22
Eligible voters / turnout 10,081 35.68
New Democratic hold Swing -
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.

2016

2016 provincial election redistributed results
Party %
  Liberal 42.0
  New Democratic 40.7
  Progressive Conservative 17.2


2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Judy Klassen 1,565 49.73 48.36 $30,958.72
New Democratic Eric Robinson 1,207 38.35 -18.79 $34,619.23
Progressive Conservative Edna Nabess 375 11.92 -26.94 $24,449.08
Total valid votes 3,147
Rejected 135
Eligible voters / turnout 13,500 24.31 -11.37
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +33.42
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."Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

2019

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ian Bushie 1,932 67.08 28.73 $6,214.15
Liberal Jason Harper 535 18.58 -31.15 $4,369.37
Progressive Conservative Arnold Flett 413 14.34 2.42 none listed
Total valid votes 2,880
Rejected 52
Eligible voters / turnout 13,422 21.84 -2.47
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +23.3
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.

2023

2023 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ian Bushie 1,820 59.28 -7.80 $13,875.86
Progressive Conservative Michael Birch 1,058 34.46 +20.12 not filed
Liberal Nellie Wood Monias 192 6.25 -12.32 $1,614.02
Total valid votes/expense limit 3,070 98.27 $49,634.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 54 1.73
Turnout 3,124 39.14 +17.29
Eligible voters 7,982
New Democratic hold Swing -13.96
Source(s)

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for Rupertsland highlighted in red

References

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