Niakwa
Defunct provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada
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Niakwa is a former provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created in 1979 and abolished in 1999.
The Niakwa riding was located in southeastern Winnipeg. After its abolition, almost all of the riding's territory was given to the new riding of Southdale.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Term of office | Name | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| 1981-1988 | Abe Kovnats | Progressive Conservative |
| 1988-1990 | Herold Driedger | Liberal |
| 1990-1999 | Jack Reimer | Progressive Conservative |
Election results
| 1988 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Herold Driedger | 8,576 | 47.48 | + | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Abe Kovnats | 7,222 | 39.99 | - | ||||
| New Democratic | Stan Williams | 2,026 | 11.22 | - | ||||
| Western Independence | Lyle Cruickshank | 237 | 1.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 18,061 | 100.00 | - | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 21 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 18,082 | 79.64 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 22,705 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[1] | ||||||||
