Flin Flon (electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flin Flon
Manitoba electoral district
FlinFlonED2011.jpg
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 		 
Tom Lindsey
New Democratic
District created1958
First contested1958
Last contested2016

Flin Flon is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958.

At about 80,000 square kilometers, Flin Flon occupies roughly 20% of Manitoba's total area, and is the second largest riding in the province after Rupertsland. It was a smaller riding before 1989, when it gained a significant amount of territory from the former riding of Churchill. It is a mostly rural and sparsely populated riding, located in the province's northwestern corner.

Flin Flon is bordered by Saskatchewan to the west, Nunavut to the north, the ridings of Rupertsland and Thompson to the east, and the riding of The Pas to the south. The actual city of Flin Flon is located in the southwestern corner of the riding, and is its only urban centre.

The riding's population in 1996 was 14,470. In 1999, the average family income was $55,113, and the unemployment rate was 9.70%. Manufacturing accounts for 17% of Flin Flon's economy, followed by mining and oil production at 16%.

73.4% of Flin Flon's residents are aboriginal.[1]

Flin Flon has been held by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP) since 1969. The current MLA is Tom Lindsey, who was elected in the provincial election of 2016. He replaced the incumbent, Clarence Pettersen who was de-selected by the NDP and decided to contest the election as an Independent.[2]

List of provincial representatives[]

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from The Pas
25th 1958-1959 Francis Bud Jobin Liberal-Progressive
26th 1959-1962 Charles Witney Progressive Conservative
27th 1962-1966
28th 1966-1969
29th 1969-1973 Thomas Barrow New Democratic
30th 1973-1977
31st 1977-1981
32nd 1982-1985 Jerry Storie
33rd 1985-1988
34th 1988-1990
35th 1990-1995
36th 1995-1999 Gerard Jennissen
37th 1999-2003
38th 2003-2007
39th 2007-2011
40th 2011-2016 Clarence Pettersen
41st 2016–2019 Tom Lindsey
42nd 2019–present

Electoral results[]

2019 Manitoba general election[]

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Tom Lindsey 2,435 57.8% +24.95 $23,174.56
Progressive Conservative Theresa Wride 1,294 30.7% +2.37 $21,639.00
Liberal James Lindsay 279 6.6% -21.56 $2,047.30
Green Saara Murnick 203 4.8% -- $0.00
Total valid votes 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

2016 Manitoba general election[]

  • v
  • t
2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Tom Lindsey 1,106 32.85 –23.99 $43,604.96
Progressive Conservative Angela Enright 954 28.33 +4.36 $18,686.00
Liberal Leslie Joan Beck 948 28.16 +12.82 $19,946.62
Independent Clarence Pettersen 359 10.66 –46.18 $6,320.44
Total valid votes 3,367 100.0  
Total rejected and declined ballots 36 1.06
Turnout 3,403 34.44
Eligible voters 9,880
New Democratic hold Swing –14.18
Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4]

2011 Manitoba general election[]

  • v
  • t
2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Clarence Pettersen 1,890 56.84 −19.89 $28,114.64
Progressive Conservative Darcy Linklater 797 23.97 - $14,069.96
Liberal Thomas Heine 510 15.34 −6.74 $10,115.06
Green Saara Harvie 111 3.33 - $0.00
Total valid votes 3,308
Rejected and declined votes 17
Turnout 3,325 35.34 −0.9
Electors on the lists 9,409

2007 Manitoba general election[]

  • v
  • t
2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gerard Jennissen 2,255 76.73 $10,879.75
Liberal Gary Zamzow 651 22.08 – $3,607.58
Total valid votes 2,915 98.88
Rejected and declined votes 33
Turnout 2,948 36.24
Electors on the lists 8,135

Source: Elections Manitoba. [5]

2003 Manitoba general election[]

2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gerard Jennissen 2,402 73.21 +8.62 $11,470.02
Liberal Gary Zamzow 557 16.98 – $8,001.78
  Progressive Conservative Lloyd McDonald 322 9.81 -19.39 $210.08
Total valid votes
Rejected and declined votes 19
Turnout 3,300 39.17
Electors on the lists 8,424

Source: Elections Manitoba.[6]

1999 Manitoba general election[]

  • v
  • t
1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Gerard Jennissen 3,026 64.59 $18,573.00
Progressive Conservative Tom Therien 1,368 29.20 $22,044.17
Manitoba Phillip Ng 268 5.72 $1,209.00
Total valid votes 4,662 99.51
Rejected and declined votes 23
Turnout 4,685 51.45
Electors on the lists 9,106

Source: Elections Manitoba. [7]

Previous boundaries[]

1998-2011 boundaries for Flin Flon highlighted in red

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.gov.mb.ca/mbs/reports/pubs/ped_profiles/2018b_2016/2018_flinflon.pdf
  2. ^ The Reminder "Pettersen vying for re-election as an independent", 19 March 2016
  3. ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "41st General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_flinflon_summary_results.html - 2007 results
  6. ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/PDF_Summary_GE2003.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=12 - 1999 results

Coordinates: 57°39′25″N 100°16′59″W / 57.657°N 100.283°W / 57.657; -100.283

Retrieved from ""