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River Heights (electoral district)

Provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada

Summary

Provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada

Field	Value
name	River Heights
province	Manitoba
image	Manitoba 2018 River Heights.svg
caption	Location in Winnipeg
prov-status	active
prov-rep	Mike Moroz
prov-rep-party	NDP
prov-created	1957
prov-election-last	2023
prov-election-first	1958

River Heights is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the south-central region of the city of Winnipeg.

River Heights is bordered to the east by Fort Rouge (formerly Lord Roberts), to the southeast by Fort Garry, to the south by Fort Whyte, to the north by Wolseley (across the Assiniboine River), and to the west by Tuxedo.

From 1958 to 1986, River Heights was represented by members of the Progressive Conservative Party. Since that time, however, it has generally been represented by leaders of the provincial Liberal Party. Sharon Carstairs represented the riding from 1986 until her appointment to the Senate of Canada in 1994, and Jon Gerrard represented the riding from 1999 until 2023 when he lost the seat to NDP candidate Mike Moroz. Moroz is the first New Democrat ever to represent the constituency.

Statistical overview

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,950. The riding's character is middle- and upper-middle class. In 1999, the average family income was $77,701, and the unemployment rate was 5.90%. River Heights includes many of Winnipeg's oldest and stateliest homes: the average value of dwelling house in the riding in 1999 was $117,937.

River Heights has a significant Jewish population, at 9% of the total. The highest percentage of people in Manitoba at the riding level have university degrees, at 38.5%. Voter turnout also tends to be extremely high in this riding; in its first four decades, turnout usually exceeded 80% of the eligible population.

The service sector accounts for 15% of industry in River Heights, with educational services following at 14%.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years	Member	Party
25th	1958–1959	MB	PC	background}}	W.B. Scarth
26th	1959–1962
27th	1962–1966	Maitland Steinkopf
28th	1966–1969	Sidney Spivak
29th	1969–1973
30th	1973–1977
31st	1977–1979
1979–1981	Gary Filmon
32nd	1981–1986	Warren Steen
33rd	1986–1988	MB	Liberal	background}}	Sharon Carstairs
34th	1988–1990
35th	1990–1994
Riding was vacant from 1994–1995
36th	1995–1999			Mike Radcliffe
37th	1999–2003	MB	Liberal	background}}	Jon Gerrard
38th	2003–2007
39th	2007–2011
40th	2011–2016
41st	2016–2019
42nd	2019–2023
43rd	2023–present			Mike Moroz

Electoral results

Previous boundaries

The 1999–2011 boundaries for River Heights highlighted in red.

References

(2023-09-29). "The new face challenging River Heights Liberal stronghold".
http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=34 - 1999 Results
(September 11, 1990). "Candidates: 35th General Election". [[Elections Manitoba]].
(April 26, 1988). "Candidates: 34th General Election". [[Elections Manitoba]].

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