Niakwa

Niakwa is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. 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.

MLAs[]

Manitoba MLAs for the electoral district of Niakwa
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]

References[]

^ "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[1] "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

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