Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley (Manitoba) 63/338

 Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley (Manitoba)

Today we're in Manitoba with Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley!

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley has existed as a riding since 1997, created from Winnipeg—St. James and Winnipeg South. The population of the riding was 82,574 in 2016, and contains the western portion of Winnipeg and the rural municipality of Headingly ( 3,579 in 2016). The riding has an older population, about 1 in 5 people (20.7%) are 65 and over, the median age was 44.3 in 2016.

Politically, this seat is naturally Conservative, but under good circumstances for the Liberals (1997, 2000, 2015), it swings to them. The area closest to the city is typically Liberal, and the Conservative support trickles in from the west, so the main goal for each party is getting the area between Winnipeg and Headingley. The riding is currently represented by Conservative MP Marty Morantz.

The Conservative from 2004-2015 was Steven Fletcher. He served in Stephen Harper's Cabinet with two different portfolios. After losing in 2015, he became a provincial MLA with the Progressive Conservatives. He was ousted from caucus and sat as an independent, until he became the leader of the Manitoba party. He ran again in 2019 under the People's Party banner, netting 4% of the vote. In 2019, this riding was 2/14 in Manitoba and 49/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 2.7/10 - I just don't see why it needs so many names! Winnipeg—Headingley! That's all you need!

Shape: 7.8/10 - On a lighter note, this is a nice shape! Not great, but passable!

Individuality: 6.8/10 - It is cool how it is safe Conservative until it's not.

Total: 17.3/30 (57.7%)

See you tomorrow in Charlottetown!