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Kildonan-St. Paul
Party Candidate Votes Status
200/200 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
CON Joy Smith 22,670 Elected
NDP Rachelle Devine 11,727
LIB Victor Andres 3,199
GRN Alon David Weinberg 1,010
IND Brett Ryall 217
IND Eduard Hiebert 145
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This riding contains the northeast corner of Winnipeg and the rural municipalities of West St. Paul to the northwest and East St. Paul to the northeast. The Red River runs through the riding, dividing West and East St. Paul. The southern boundary is bordered by Leila Avenue, McPhillips Street, Inkster Boulevard, the Red River, Oakland Avenue, McLeod Avenue, Public Road, Perfanick Drive and the CP Rail line.

Winnipeg North-St. Paul riding was created in 1996 from: 47 per cent of Selkirk-Red River, 39 per cent of Winnipeg North and two per cent of Winnipeg-Transcona. In 2004, the riding became Kildonan-St. Paul.

Population: 81,532 (2006 census; an increase of 5.7% since 2001)

Political History

Conservative Joy Smith is serving her third term in this riding after defeating New Democrat Ross Eadie by 7,657 votes in 2008. In 2006, Smith beat Liberal Terry Duguid by 3,927 votes. First elected in 2004, Smith edged out Duguid then by only 278 votes.

In 1988, Selkirk elected Progressive Conservative David Bjornson, who beat New Democrat Howard Pawley by 3,914 votes. Pawley was premier of Manitoba from 1981 until 1988, when his government was defeated and he left provincial politics.

In 1993 in Selkirk-Red River, Liberal Ron Fewchuk defeated New Democrat Jason Schreyer by 3,488 votes.

In Winnipeg North, New Democrat David Orlikow won nine elections from 1962 to 1984 but was defeated in 1988 by Liberal Rey Pagtakhan.

Pagtakhan was re-elected in Winnipeg North in 1993 and in Winnipeg North-St. Paul in 1997 and 2000. He was appointed minister of veterans affairs in 2002 and minister of western economic diversification in 2003.

Selkirk:

  • 1988 - PC

Selkirk-Red River:

  • 1993 - LIB

Winnipeg North-St. Paul:

  • 1997, 2000 - LIB

Kildonan-St. Paul:

  • 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 30.01% (24,250)
French 8.66% (6,995)
Aboriginal 7.62% (6,155)
American 0.34% (275)
Canadian 15.18% (12,270)
Caribbean 0.97% (785)
Latin, Central, South 1.35% (1,090)
Western European 27.50% (22,225)
Northern European 5.58% (4,510)
Eastern European 38.33% (30,975)
S European 8.74% (7,060)
Other European 3.22% (2,600)
Scandinavian 5.33% (4,310)
Baltic 0.31% (250)
Czech/Slovak 0.99% (800)
African 0.84% (680)
Arab 0.24% (195)
Maghrebi 0.00% (0)
West Asia 0.14% (110)
South Asia 1.81% (1,465)
East/SE Asia 5.46% (4,410)
Oceania 0.03% (25)
Pacific Islands 0.00% (0)
Statistics Canada Population: 80,815

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 72% (57,145)
French 1% (995)
Algonquin 0% (0)
Atikamekw 0% (0)
Blackfoot 0% (0)
Carrier 0% (0)
Chilcotin 0% (0)
Chipewyan 0% (0)
Cree 0% (25)
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0% (0)
Dene 0% (0)
Dogrib 0% (0)
Gitksan 0% (0)
Inuinnaqtun 0% (0)
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0% (0)
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0% (0)
Malecite 0% (0)
Mi'kmaq 0% (0)
Mohawk 0% (0)
Montagnais-Naskapi 0% (0)
Nisga'a 0% (0)
North Slave (Hare) 0% (0)
Ojibway 0% (140)
Oji-Cree 0% (40)
Shuswap 0% (0)
South Slave 0% (0)
Tlingit 0% (0)
Italian 1% (740)
Portuguese 2% (1,200)
Romanian 0% (50)
Spanish 1% (835)
Danish 0% (50)
Dutch 1% (455)
Flemish 0% (10)
Frisian 0% (10)
German 7% (5,470)
Norwegian 0% (0)
Swedish 0% (10)
Yiddish 0% (265)
Bosnian 0% (15)
Bulgarian 0% (0)
Croatian 1% (430)
Czech 0% (125)
Macedonian 0% (100)
Polish 3% (2,585)
Russian 1% (600)
Serbian 0% (65)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (80)
Slovak 0% (40)
Slovenian 0% (55)
Ukrainian 5% (3,845)
Latvian 0% (20)
Lithuanian 0% (0)
Estonian 0% (0)
Finnish 0% (15)
Hungarian 0% (155)
Greek 0% (60)
Armenian 0% (0)
Turkish 0% (0)
Amharic 0% (100)
Arabic 0% (45)
Hebrew 0% (45)
Maltese 0% (10)
Somali 0% (10)
Tigrigna 0% (0)
Bengali 0% (0)
Gujarati 0% (20)
Hindi 0% (25)
Kurdish 0% (0)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1% (870)
Pashto 0% (0)
Persian (Farsi) 0% (20)
Sindhi 0% (0)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (0)
Urdu 0% (0)
Malayalam 0% (0)
Tamil 0% (0)
Telugu 0% (0)
Japanese 0% (50)
Korean 0% (10)
Cantonese 0% (105)
Chinese, n.o.s. 0% (265)
Mandarin 0% (30)
Taiwanese 0% (0)
Lao 0% (45)
Khmer (Cambodian) 0% (0)
Vietnamese 0% (210)
Bisayan languages 0% (20)
Ilocano 0% (55)
Malay 0% (0)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2% (1,680)
Akan (Twi) 0% (10)
Swahili 0% (30)
Creoles 0% (25)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 79,660

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 0.36
Mining 0.13
Utilities 0.52
Construction 5.03
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 4.46
Retail 11.23
Transport 6.76
Info Culture 2.11
Finance Insurance 3.39
Real Estate 1.18
ProSciTech 3.14
Management 0.05
Waste/Remediation 5.66
Education 4.84
Heath/Social Assistance 12.07
Arts/Entertainment 1.82
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 5.35
Public Admin 4.07
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 41,135

Overall

Unemployment Rate
4.5%
Provincial
5.5%
National
6.6%
Seniors
16.53%
Provincial
14.10%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
28.86%
Provincial
26.93%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$82,853
Provincial
$72,240
National
$82,325
Immigration
20%
Provincial
13%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
31.72%
Provincial
28.15%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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CON – Joy Smith

GRN – Alon David Weinberg

IND – Eduard Hiebert

IND – Brett Ryall

LIB – Victor Andres

NDP – Rachelle Devine

Joy Smith

Joy Smith

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Facebook

Email

204-989-8166

Unit A - 2450 Main St.

Winnipeg, Man.

Age:

64

Birthplace:

Deloraine, Man

Marital Status:

Married to Bart

Children:

Six - Jenna, Alexandra, Natasha, Janet, Edward, Michael

Profession:

Educator

Education:

University of Manitoba: Honours B.Ed. (major in science) in English, 1978; M.Ed. (major in curriculum development), 1982.

Royal Conservatory of Toronto music degree. Special education certificate.

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Elected in Fort Garry in 1999; defeated in 2003.

FEDERAL: Elected in Kildonan-St. Paul in 2004, 2006, 2008.

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Alon David Weinberg

Party: Green Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Email

204-942-2340

Profession:

Educator

Education:

BA in philosophy from the University of Winnipeg

In the final year of his MA in native studies at the University of Manitoba

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Defeated in St John's in 2003. Defeated in Fort Garry in 2007.

FEDERAL: Defeated in Winnipeg North in 2004.

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Eduard Hiebert

Party: Independent

Contact Information:

Website

204-864-2102

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Lakeside in 1990, 1995.

FEDERAL: Defeated in Kildonan-St. Paul in 2006, 2008.

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Brett Ryall

Party: Independent

Contact Information:

Website

Email

204-298-5901

Birthplace:

Winnipeg

Education:

Bachelor of computer science with honours, University of Manitoba.

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Victor Andres

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Marital Status:

Married to Edna

Children:

Two - Adam and Lena

Profession:

Businessperson

Education:

Bachelor of nursing

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Rachelle Devine

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Education:

Student at the University of Manitoba.

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