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Riel
Manitoba electoral district
Manitoba 2018 Riel.svg
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Rochelle Squires
Progressive Conservative
First contested 1969
Last contested 2019

Riel is a provincial electoral division or riding in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is located in the south-central region of Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city, and is named after Louis Riel, the leader of the 1870 Red River Rebellion.

Riel is bordered to the south by Seine River, to the east and north by St. Vital, and to the west by of Fort Garry and Fort Richmond, across the Red River of the North.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,228. The riding's character is mostly middle- and upper middle-class. In 1999, the average family income was $63,126, and the unemployment rate was 5.50%. Nine percent of the riding's residents are francophone.

The service industry accounts for 15% of Riel's economy, followed by health and social services at 12.5%.

Riel has more often been represented by candidates of the Progressive Conservative Party than the New Democratic Party (NDP).The current MLA is Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires. The previous MLA was Christine Melnick of the NDP, who won with 53% of votes cast in 2003 and 60% in the 2007 Manitoba election.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Donald Craik PC 1969 1981
Doreen Dodick NDP 1981 1986
Gerry Ducharme PC 1986 1995
David Newman PC 1995 1999
Linda Asper NDP 1999 2003
Christine Melnick NDP 2003 2016
Rochelle Squires PC 2016 present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 4,734 44.36 -6.64 $40,281.22
New Democratic Mike Moyes 3,744 35.08 +4.09 $19,468.95
Liberal Neil Johnston 1,471 13.78 -2.74 $773.76
Green Roger Schellenberg 630 5.90 +5.90 $5.54
Total valid votes 10, 672 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 40
Turnout 63.24
Eligible voters 16, 875
Manitoba general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 5,024 51.00 +10.98 $31,878.00
New Democratic Christine Melnick 3,053 30.99 -23.70 $28,196.03
Liberal Neil Johnston 1,627 16.52 +11.62 $9,674.30
Total valid votes/expense limit 9,704 100.0   $47,429.00
Eligible voters 14,372
Source: Elections Manitoba
Manitoba general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Melnick 5,352 54.69 −2.50 $28,596.10
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 3,916 40.02 +9.33 $28,104.49
Liberal Cheryl Gilarski 480 4.90 −7.09 $2,997.99
Total valid votes 9,748
Rejected and declined votes 38
Turnout 9,786 64.14
Registered voters 15,257
Source: Elections Manitoba
Manitoba general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Melnick 4,883 57.19 +3.16 $23,004.50
Progressive Conservative Trudy Turner 2,620 30.69 -7.14 $34,539.37
Liberal Grant Woods 1024 11.99 +3.85 $12,309.36
Total valid votes 8,538 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 51
Turnout 8,589 63.03
Registered voters 13,626
Source: Elections Manitoba
Manitoba general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Melnick 4,455 54.03 +7.35 $21,486.24
  Progressive Conservative Shirley Render 3,119 37.83 -6.20 $20,036.18
Liberal Kristopher Ade 671 8.14 +0.22 $8,594.68
Manitoba general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Linda Asper 4,883 46.68 $20,612.00
Progressive Conservative David Newman 4,559 44.03 $27,412.91
Liberal Clayton Weselowski 820 7.92 $3,179.52
Manitoba Mike Kubara 91 0.88 $3,179.52
Total valid votes 10,303 99.35
Rejected and declined votes 51
Turnout 10,354 76.08
Registered voters 13,610
Source: Elections Manitoba
Manitoba general election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerry Ducharme 4,289 41.71 -5.39
Liberal Chris Sigurdson 3,965 38.56 +26.64
New Democratic Bob Ages 1,834 17.83 -21.19
Confederation of Regions John Hiebert 121 1.18 -0.79
Western Independence Neil Knight 75 0.73 n/a
Turnout 10,308 77.88
Registered voters 13,235
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -16.02
Source: Elections Manitoba

Previous boundaries

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The 1999–2011 boundaries for Riel highlighted in red.
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