Winnipeg West (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada
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[needs update] Winnipeg West (formerly known as Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
 Manitoba electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 84,767 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 65,423 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 204.85 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 413.8 | ||
| Census division | Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Winnipeg (part), Headingley, Rosser | ||
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Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed for the 2025 Canadian federal election. It gained the Rural Municipality of Rosser from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman and the Winnipeg suburb of Tuxedo from Winnipeg South Centre.[3]
Its current Member of Parliament is Doug Eyolfson of the Liberal Party of Canada, who was first elected in 2015. He was defeated by Marty Morantz of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2019 and 2021, but regained his seat in 2025 after a third consecutive match with Morantz.
Demographics
- According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
- Ethnic groups: 75.4% White, 11.3% Indigenous, 4.2% Filipino, 2.4% South Asian, 2.1% Black, 1.1% Chinese
- Languages: 83% English, 2.1% Tagalog, 1.5% French, 1.3% German, 1.1 Russian
- Religions (2021): 52.2% Christian (19.1% Catholic, 7.9% United Church, 4.8% Anglican, 2.9% Lutheran, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Anabaptist, 1.2% Baptist), 42.6% No religion, 1.3% Muslim, 1.2% Jewish, 1% Sikh
- Median income (2020): $46,000
- Average income (2020): $57,050
| Panethnic group | 2021[5] | 2016[6] | 2011[7] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 62,090 | 75.46% | 64,190 | 80% | 67,785 | 85.14% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 9,285 | 11.28% | 7,880 | 9.82% | 6,105 | 7.67% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 3,875 | 4.71% | 2,870 | 3.58% | 1,200 | 1.51% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 1,985 | 2.41% | 1,400 | 1.74% | 1,120 | 1.41% | ||||||||
| African | 1,740 | 2.11% | 1,380 | 1.72% | 1,380 | 1.73% | ||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 1,405 | 1.71% | 1,165 | 1.45% | 1,170 | 1.47% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 650 | 0.79% | 430 | 0.54% | 265 | 0.33% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 575 | 0.7% | 455 | 0.57% | 300 | 0.38% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 665 | 0.81% | 470 | 0.59% | 290 | 0.36% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 82,280 | 97.07% | 80,240 | 97.17% | 79,615 | 97.25% | ||||||||
| Total population | 84,767 | 100% | 82,574 | 100% | 81,864 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
The riding was created in 1996 as "Charleswood—Assiniboine" from the Winnipeg—St. James riding.
In 1998, it was renamed "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".
In 2003, it was abolished, but the entire district was transferred to "Charleswood—St. James", and small parts of Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South Centre were added.
In 2004, it was renamed "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".
In 2015, it was renamed Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley but there was no boundary changes following the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Winnipeg West at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain the Rural Municipality of Rosser from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman and the suburb of Tuxedo from Winnipeg South Centre.[3]
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleswood—Assiniboine Riding created from Winnipeg—St. James and Winnipeg South |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | John Harvard | Liberal | |
| Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia | ||||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | John Harvard | Liberal | |
| Charleswood—St. James | ||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Steven Fletcher | Conservative | |
| Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia | ||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Steven Fletcher | Conservative | |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley | ||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Doug Eyolfson | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Marty Morantz | Conservative | |
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Winnipeg West | ||||
| 45th | 2025–present | Doug Eyolfson | Liberal | |
Election results
View source data.
Graph of election results in Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Winnipeg West, 2025–present
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 30,275 | 54.42 | +15.18 | ||||
| Conservative | Marty Morantz | 22,669 | 40.75 | +0.40 | ||||
| New Democratic | Avery Selby-Lyons | 2,248 | 4.04 | –10.87 | ||||
| Green | Dennis Bayomi | 444 | 0.80 | –1.26 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 55,636 | 75.86 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,515 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 20,382 | 40.35 | |
| Liberal | 19,824 | 39.24 | |
| New Democratic | 7,533 | 14.91 | |
| People's | 1,727 | 3.42 | |
| Green | 1,042 | 2.06 | |
| Others | 8 | 0.02 | |
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, 2015–2025
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Marty Morantz | 18,111 | 40.0 | -0.7 | $97,370.69 | |||
| Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 17,651 | 39.0 | +3.5 | $79,799.09 | |||
| New Democratic | Madelaine Dwyer | 6,974 | 15.4 | +1.2 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Angela Van Hussen | 1,594 | 3.5 | -0.8 | $417.99 | |||
| Green | Vanessa Parks | 947 | 2.1 | -2.6 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,277 | 99.4 | – | $104,740.13 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 296 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Turnout | 45,573 | 69.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 65,423 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Marty Morantz | 18,815 | 40.7 | +1.66 | $96,689.75 | |||
| Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 16,398 | 35.5 | -16.52 | $75,789.03 | |||
| New Democratic | Ken St. George | 6,556 | 14.2 | +8.17 | none listed | |||
| Green | Kristin Lauhn-Jensen | 2,178 | 4.7 | +1.78 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Steven Fletcher | 1,975 | 4.3 | – | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Melissa Penner | 166 | 0.4 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | Brian Ho | 140 | 0.3 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,228 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 256 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,484 | 71.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 65,375 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 24,531 | 52.02 | +33.63 | – | |||
| Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 18,408 | 39.04 | -18.52 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Tom Paulley | 2,842 | 6.03 | -14.10 | – | |||
| Green | Kevin Nichols | 1,376 | 2.92 | -1.01 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,157 | 99.59 | $197,421.64 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 195 | 0.41 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 47,352 | 74.61 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,466 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +26.08 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, 2004–2015
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 23,264 | 57.56 | +3.73 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Tom Paulley | 8,134 | 20.12 | +2.20 | – | |||
| Liberal | Rob Clement | 7,433 | 18.39 | -2.84 | – | |||
| Green | Denali Enns | 1,587 | 3.93 | -2.64 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,418 | 99.67 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 135 | 0.33 | -0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,553 | 64.77 | +1.41 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 62,609 | – | – | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.77 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 21,588 | 53.83 | +6.86 | $69,196 | |||
| Liberal | Bob Friesen | 8,514 | 21.22 | -15.15 | $32,010 | |||
| New Democratic | Fiona Shiells | 7,190 | 17.92 | +5.12 | $14,322 | |||
| Green | Brian Timlick | 2,632 | 6.56 | +2.72 | $2,383 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Mark Price | 180 | 0.44 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,104 | 100.00 | $78,841 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.34 | -0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,240 | 63.36 | -6.03 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 20,791 | 46.97 | +2.7 | $71,903 | |||
| Liberal | John Loewen | 16,099 | 36.37 | -6.2 | $68,104 | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Kshyk | 5,669 | 12.80 | +2.7 | $1,977 | |||
| Green | Michael Johannson | 1,700 | 3.84 | +1.7 | $397.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,259 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.35 | +0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,416 | 69.39 | +3.9 | |||||
Charleswood—St. James, 2003–2004
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 18,688 | 44.3 | -11.9 | $71,182 | |||
| Liberal | Glen Murray | 17,954 | 42.6 | +6.3 | $71,685 | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Carney | 4,283 | 10.2 | +2.9 | $6,030 | |||
| Green | Andrew Basham | 880 | 2.1 | – | $1,061 | |||
| Marijuana | Dan Zupansky | 337 | 0.8 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Beatriz Alas | 49 | 0.1 | -0.2 | $654 | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,191 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 109 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,300 | 65.5 | -1.6 | |||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Charleswood St. James—Assiniboia, 1998–2003
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Harvard | 13,901 | 36.2 | -6.8 | $56,399 | |||
| Alliance | Cyril McFate | 11,569 | 30.1 | +7.5 | $51,131 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Curtis Moore | 9,991 | 26.0 | +2.7 | $18,126 | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Kshyk | 2,786 | 7.3 | -3.3 | $1,741 | |||
| Communist | Greg Crowe | 138 | 0.4 | – | $287 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,385 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,474 | 67.0 | -0.6 | |||||
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Charleswood—Assiniboine, 1996–1998
| 1997 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—Assiniboine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | John Harvard | 15,925 | 43.0 | $37,585 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Felix Holtmann | 8,664 | 23.4 | $51,089 | ||||
| Reform | Cyril McFate | 8,398 | 22.7 | $21,501 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rupert Forde | 3,923 | 10.6 | $1,850 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Stanley | 154 | 0.4 | $11 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,064 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 262 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,326 | 67.6 | ||||||
| History of Federal Ridings since 1867: CHARLESWOOD--ASSINIBOINE, Manitoba (1996 - 1998), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010. | ||||||||
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.