Keewatinook
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Ian Bushie
New Democratic
District created1915
First contested1915
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)20,815
Electors (2019)13,422
Area (km²)155,157
Pop. density (per km²)0.13

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. [1]

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.[1]

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.[2] 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%
LiberalJohn Morrison0.00
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 general election

1920 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentJohn Morrison0.00
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 general election

1922 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrancis Black0.00
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 general election

1927 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveHerbert Beresford23549.37
LiberalFrederick Charles Hamilton16033.61
ConservativeHyman Yewdall8117.02
Total valid votes 476
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 64074.38
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 general election

1932 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveEwan McPherson31948.41
Liberal–ProgressiveHerbert Beresford22934.75
IndependentCapt. Evan Atkinson11116.84
Total valid votes 659
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 90872.58-1.80
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 general election

1936 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentOddur Olafson68660.49
ConservativeWilliam Walker Kennedy44839.51
Total valid votes 1,134
Rejected 17
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,88561.06-11.52
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 general election

1941 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveDaniel Hamilton68369.69
IndependentG. L. Van Vliet29730.31
Total valid votes 980
Rejected 20
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,53765.064.00
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 general election

1945 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveDaniel Hamilton43848.78-20.92
Liberal–ProgressiveOddur Olafson23025.61-44.08
Liberal–ProgressiveWalter Henry Gabriel "Harry" Gibbs17519.49-50.21
Labor–ProgressiveMelvin Reid Burritt556.12
Total valid votes 898
Rejected 25
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,10083.9118.85
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 general election

1949 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentDaniel Hamilton0.00
Total valid votes
Rejected N/A
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,4480.00-83.91
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 general election

1953 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveRoy Brown1,13848.95
Independent LiberalHarry Boulette1,00143.05
IndependentCharles Leo Abbott1868.00
Total valid votes 2,325
Rejected 92
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,19657.6057.60
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 general election

1958 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Jeannotte2,34272.80
Liberal–ProgressiveRoy Brown51115.88-33.06
IndependentAsta Austmann Oddson36411.31
Total valid votes 3,217
Rejected 23
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,69768.9811.38
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 general election

1959 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Jeannotte2,26869.83-2.97
Liberal–ProgressiveHarry Boulette58718.072.19
Co-operative CommonwealthAlfred J. Cook39312.10
Total valid votes 3,248
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,87067.27-1.71
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 general election

1962 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Jeannotte2,32970.470.64
LiberalReginald McKay51515.58
New DemocraticThomas Hamilton46113.95
Total valid votes 3,305
Rejected 45
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,65350.35-16.92
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 general election

1966 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Jeannotte1,86558.63-11.84
LiberalJean René Allard95329.9614.38
New DemocraticDouglas A. MacLachlan36311.41-2.54
Total valid votes 3,181
Rejected 33
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,73756.025.67
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 general election

1969 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJean René Allard1,36638.6527.24
LiberalS. P. "Bert" Berthelette1,14232.312.36
Progressive ConservativePaul Burelle1,02629.03-29.60
Total valid votes 3,534
Rejected 32
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,43665.609.58
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 general election

1973 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHarvey Bostrom2,09346.447.79
LiberalJohn Ateah1,32929.49-2.83
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Guiboche50411.18-17.85
IndependentDavid "Dave" Courchene4159.21
IndependentLorne Lester1663.68
Total valid votes 4,507
Rejected 52
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,29672.416.81
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 general election

1977 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHarvey Bostrom2,14147.501.07
Progressive ConservativeGeorge R. Weiss1,62536.0624.87
LiberalNorman Gunn74116.44-13.05
Total valid votes 4,507
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,80966.60-5.81
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 general election

1981 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticElijah Harper3,03269.4821.97
LiberalAllan Ross1,00423.016.57
Progressive ConservativeNelson Scribe2726.23-29.82
ProgressiveFrances Thompson561.28
Total valid votes 4,364
Rejected 76
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,27153.68-12.92
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 general election

1986 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticElijah Harper2,30260.42-9.06
Progressive ConservativeLeonard McKay93124.4418.20
LiberalEd Price57715.14-7.86
Total valid votes 3,810
Rejected 39
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,17241.96-11.72
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 general election

1988 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticElijah Harper2,20651.75-8.67
Progressive ConservativeJoe Guy Wood1,41933.298.85
LiberalMaurice Berens63814.97-0.18
Total valid votes 4,263
Rejected 2
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,88443.151.19
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 general election

1990 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticElijah Harper3,79877.3725.62
Progressive ConservativeHugh Wynne80416.38-16.91
LiberalGeorge Kernaghan3076.25-8.71
Total valid votes 4,909
Rejected 19
Eligible voters / Turnout 10,57546.603.45
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 DemocraticEric Robinson1,64849.43-27.94
LiberalGeorge Munroe1,02330.6824.43
Progressive ConservativeEric Kennedy66319.893.51
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 general election

1995 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,24950.801.37$22,077.00
LiberalHarry Wood1,01823.00-7.69$25,182.52
Progressive ConservativeEric Kennedy61913.98-5.90$8,427.91
First Peoples PartyJerry Fontaine54112.22$14,852.48
Total valid votes 4,427
Rejected 22
Eligible voters / turnout 9,92444.83
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 general election

1999 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,00759.158.35$25,058.00
LiberalDarcy Wood70820.87-2.13$28,387.14
Progressive ConservativeFred Harper67819.986.00$31,774.52
Total valid votes 3,393
Rejected 12
Eligible voters / turnout 8,79138.73-6.10
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 general election

2003 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,20387.5228.37$17,690.80
LiberalOrville Woodford1626.44-14.43$2,564.46
Progressive ConservativeCory Phillips1526.04-13.94$450.94
Total valid votes 2,517
Rejected 17
Eligible voters / turnout 9,01128.12-10.61
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 general election

2007 Manitoba general election: Rupertsland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,09258.45-29.07$23,296.64
Progressive ConservativeDavid Harper1,28535.9029.86$8,233.12
LiberalEarl Fontaine2025.64-0.79$3,911.36
Total valid votes 3,579
Rejected 15
Eligible voters / turnout 10,72733.505.38
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 general election

2011 Manitoba general election: Kewatinook
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticEric Robinson2,04356.81−1.40$39,824.28
Progressive ConservativeMichael Birch1,38938.62+2.87$35,204.76
GreenPhilip Green942.61$1,571.33
LiberalOrville Woodford491.36−4.26$0
Total valid votes 3,575
Rejected 22
Eligible voters / turnout 10,08135.68
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 general election

2016 provincial election redistributed results[3]
Party  %
  Liberal42.0
  New Democratic40.7
  Progressive Conservative17.2
2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJudy Klassen1,56549.7348.36$30,958.72
New DemocraticEric Robinson1,20738.35-18.79$34,619.23
Progressive ConservativeEdna Nabess37511.92-26.94$24,449.08
Total valid votes 3,147
Rejected 135
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,50024.31-11.37
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 general election

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticIan Bushie1,93267.0828.73$6,214.15
LiberalJason Harper53518.58-31.15$4,369.37
Progressive ConservativeArnold Flett41314.342.42none listed
Total valid votes 2,880
Rejected 52
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,42221.84-2.47
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 general election

2023 Manitoba general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticIan Bushie1,70258.63-17.45
Progressive ConservativeMichael Birch1,03135.51+21.17
LiberalNellie Wood Monias1705.86-12.72
Total valid votes/Expense limit 2,90499.28
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 210.72
Turnout 2,92539.38+17.54
Eligible voters 7,427
New Democratic hold Swing -19.31
Source(s)

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for Rupertsland highlighted in red

References

  1. 1 2 "Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission Final Report 2018" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  2. "Kewatinook Electoral District". Boundaries Commission of Manitoba. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  3. Marcoux, Jacques (August 27, 2019). "New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds". CBC. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. "Elections Manitoba - Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023 - Unofficial Results". results.electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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