Elmwood

Current MLA: Vacant.

Incumbent Bill Blaikie, NDP, not seeking re-election.

Riding profile: The original Elmwood riding existed from 1914 to 1920 in what was then a suburban community in the north of Winnipeg.

The modern Elmwood riding was created by redistribution in 1957 and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It has been an NDP stronghold since 1962.

In the redistrbution of 1969, part of East Kildonan was added. Since 1981, the Elmwood riding has moved further north into East Kildonan taking in much of the old Kildonan riding (existing between 1958 and 1981) while the eastern part of the Elmwood area has been removed and added to the Concordia riding created in 1981.

The riding is located in the northeast of the city. The Red River form the southern and western boundaries. The eastern boundaries include CP’s main railway and Raleigh Street.

The northern boundary is made up of Dunbeath Avenue, Henderson Highway, Mossdale Avenue, and the southwestern edge of Fraser’s Grove Park.

As a result of the 2008 redivision of boundaries the riding has expanded eastward, adding the residential area between Watt Street and Raleigh Street.

Candidates

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Jim Maloway, NDP

• Held the Elmwood seat for 22 years prior to moving to federal politics in 2008.
• Lost his MP seat in the May 2011 federal election.

• Announced intention to seek his former MLA seat after Bill Blaikie announced his retirement.
• Small business owner since 1978.

Anthony Dratowany, Liberal

• Born in Elmwood to a Ukrainian-Canadian family.
• Served with the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Army between 1991-1993.
• Studied automotive and health care aid.
• Since 1999, has worked as a health care aide.
• Became shop steward of his union in 2002.
• Involved with the Elmwood Community Resource.
• He and wife, Maureen, have a son.

David Hutten, PC Party

• Executive assistant, office manager for Elmwood-Transcona MP Lawrence Toet.
• Campaign manager for Toet 2011 in federal election.
• Volunteer at Stony Mountain mentoring.
• Outdoor enthusiast.
• Married, one daughter.

Ray Eskritt, Green Party

• Grew up on a small family farm in Dryden, Ontario.
• Has a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Winnipeg.
• Works with MacDonald Youth Services as a crisis youth care practitioner in the youth resource shelter and centre.
• Currently studying public relations full-time at the University of Winnipeg.
• Involved in Take Back the Night marches in downtown Winnipeg.
• Co-hosted weekly feminist radio hour covering politics, justice, and gender within local, national and international news.

Results from 2007 provincial election
Candidate	Party	Total votes	Percentage of votes cast
Jim Maloway	NDP	3,873	61.51
Allister Carrington	PC Party	1,323	21.01
David Love	Liberal	1,101	17.48