Flin Flon (electoral district)

Flin Flon
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 		 

Tom Lindsey
New Democratic

District created 1958
First contested 1958
Last contested 2016

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%.

Thirty-six per cent of Flin Flon's residents are aboriginal, the sixth-highest percentage in the province.

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.[1]

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Francis Bud Jobin Lib-Prog 1958 1959
Charles Witney PC 1959 1969
Thomas Barrow NDP 1969 1981
Jerry Storie NDP 1981 1994
Gerard Jennissen NDP 1995 2011
Clarence Pettersen NDP 2011 2016
Tom Lindsey NDP 2016 present

Electoral results

2016 Manitoba general election

Manitoba general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticTom Lindsey 1,106 32.85 –23.99
Progressive ConservativeAngela Enright 954 28.33 +4.36
LiberalLeslie Joan Beck 948 28.16 +12.82
IndependentClarence Pettersen 359 10.66 –46.18
Total valid votes 3,367100.0  
Total rejected and declined ballots 361.06
Turnout 3,40334.44
Eligible voters 9,880
New Democratic hold Swing –14.18
Source: Elections Manitoba[2][3]

2011 Manitoba general election

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticClarence Pettersen 1,890 56.84 −19.89
     Progressive Conservative Darcy Linklater 797 23.97 -
LiberalThomas Heine 510 15.34 −6.74
GreenSaara Harvie 111 3.33 -
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

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticGerard Jennissen 2,255 76.73 $10,879.75
LiberalGary 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. [4]

1999 Manitoba general election

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticGerard 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. [5]

Previous boundaries

1998-2011 boundaries for Flin Flon highlighted in red

References

  1. ↑ The Reminder "Pettersen vying for re-election as an independent", 19 March 2016
  2. ↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "41st General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_flinflon_summary_results.html - 2007 results
  5. ↑ 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

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