Tuxedo (electoral district)

Tuxedo

Manitoba electoral district

Provincial electoral district

Legislature

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

MLA

Heather Stefanson
Progressive Conservative

District created

1979

First contested

1981

Last contested

2016

Tuxedo is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the southwest section of the city of Winnipeg.

Tuxedo is bordered to the east by River Heights, to the south by Charleswood and Fort Whyte, to the north by St. James, and to the west by Charleswood.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,095. The average family income in 1999 was $89,350, almost $40,000 above the provincial average. The unemployment rate was 5.60%. Tuxedo has a significant Jewish population, at 8% of the total. Over 17% of the riding's residents are above 65 years of age, and over 28% have University degrees. Health and social services account for 16% of Tuxedo's industry, with a further 14% in the service sector.

Tuxedo has been represented by Progressive Conservative MLAs since its creation. Former Premier Gary Filmon represented the riding between 1981 and his retirement in 2000.

List of provincial representatives

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Parliament	Years		Party
29th	1981-1986	Gary Filmon	Progressive Conservative
30th	1986-1988
31st	1988-1990
32nd	1990-1995
33rd	1995-1999
34th	1999-2000
34th	2000-2003	Heather Stefanson	Progressive Conservative
35th	2003-2007
36th	2007-2011
37th	2011-2016

38th	2016-

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2016
The 2016 general election will be held on April 19.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	New Democratic	Zach Fleisher	–	–	–
	Green	Bob Krul	–	–	–
	Liberal	Michael Lazar	–	–	–
	Progressive Conservative	Heather Stefanson	–	–	–
Total valid votes			–	100.0
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba^[1]

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Heather Stefanson	4,839	52.55
	New Democratic	Dashi Zargani	2,330	25.30
	Liberal	Linda Minuk	1,516	16.46	–
	Green	Donald Benham Jr.	491	5.35	–
Total valid votes			9,176
Rejected and declined votes			32
Turnout			62.31
Registered voters			14,778

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Heather Stefanson	3,982	47.07		$23,513.68
	New Democratic	Matt Schaubroeck	2,590	30.62		$3,675.93
	Liberal	Audra Bayer	1,865	21.92	–	$8,901.80
Total valid votes			8,426	99.61
Rejected and declined votes			33
Turnout			8,459	60.51
Registered voters			13,980

^[2]

Manitoba general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Heather Stefanson	4,213	52.81	-5.74	$32,959.68
	New Democratic	Sonia Taylor	2,023	25.36	+5.26	$992.64
	Liberal	Marla Billinghurst	1,741	21.83	+0.09	$8,740.56
Total valid votes
Rejected and declined votes
Turnout
Registered voters

^[3]

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	5,952	60.72	$24,905.00
	New Democratic	Jack Dubois	2,333	23.80	$1,636.00
	Liberal	Rochelle Zimberg	1,391	14.19	$1,406.60
	Green	Markus Buchart	126	1.29	$49.01
Total valid votes			9,802	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			74
Turnout			9,876	71.79
Registered voters			13,756

^[4]

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Tuxedo highlighted in red

References

↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_tuxedo_summary_results.html - 2007 results
↑ http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_tuxedo_summary_results.html
↑ http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=55 - 1999 results

Manitoba provincial electoral districts

North	Flin Flon Kewatinook Swan River The Pas Thompson

Southwest	Agassiz Arthur-Virden Brandon East Brandon West Dauphin Midland Portage la Prairie Riding Mountain Spruce Woods

Southeast	Dawson Trail Emerson Gimli Interlake Lac du Bonnet Lakeside La Verendrye Morden-Winkler Morris Selkirk Steinbach St. Paul

Winnipeg	Assiniboia Burrows Charleswood Concordia Elmwood Fort Garry-Riverview Fort Richmond Fort Rouge Fort Whyte Kildonan Kirkfield Park Logan Minto Point Douglas Radisson Riel River East River Heights Rossmere Seine River Southdale St. Boniface St. James St. Johns St. Norbert St. Vital The Maples Transcona Tuxedo Tyndall Park Wolseley

See also: 2011 election List of elections Politics of Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°51′50″N 97°13′37″W / 49.864°N 97.227°W / 49.864; -97.227

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