Elmwood—Transcona (Manitoba) 101/338

 Elmwood—Transcona (Manitoba) 

Today we're in Winnipeg with Elmwood—Transcona!

Elmwood—Transcona has existed as a riding since 1988, created from Winnipeg North Centre and Winnipeg—Birds Hill. The population of the riding was 92,738 in 2016. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Rossmere, Valley Gardens, and Transcona. The eastern part of the riding around Transcona used to be a separate municipality until it was amalgamated into the city of Winnipeg.

Politically, this riding is pretty consistently NDP. Since 1968, the seat has been represented by an NDP MP, with some exceptions. In 1974, it was won by Progressive Conservative Dean Whiteway. In 2011, the seat was won by Conservative MP Lawrence Toet by just 300 votes. He lost it in 2015 by just 61 votes, and was very out of reach in 2019 when he tried again. The seat is currently represented by NDP MP Daniel Blaikie.

Daniel Blaikie comes from somewhat of a political dynasty in Manitoba and within the NDP. His father Bill Blaikie served as an MP for almost 29 years, serving as NDP house leader from 1996-2003. He placed second in the 2003 NDP leadership election. His sister Rebecca Blaikie served as the president of the party from 2011-2016, before that serving as the executive director of the Quebec wing of the party, she was instrumental in Thomas Mulcair's 2007 by-election win. In 2019, this seat was 4/14 in Manitoba and 81/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.2/10 - I love neighbourhood names!

Shape: 6.7/10 - Okay shape, not a huge fan of the appendages.

Individuality: 7.6/10 - Dynasty seats are pretty cool, and consistency is pretty good.

Total: 23.5/30 (78.3%)

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