Emerson (electoral district)

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Emerson is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879 and eliminated prior the 2019 general election. Most of its territory was redistributed to the newly created Borderland riding. The eastern part of the former riding was transferred to the La Verendrye riding.

Emerson
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1879
First contested1879
Last contested2016

It was located in the southeastern corner of the province. It is bordered to the north by Carman, Morris, Steinbach and La Verendrye, to the west by Pembina, to the east by the province of Ontario and to the south by the American state of North Dakota. The riding included the communities/municipalities of Emerson, Altona, Dominion City, Rhineland, Gretna, Woodridge and St. Jean Baptiste.[1]

The riding's population in 2008 was 20,370.[2] In 2011, the average family income was $61,951, and the unemployment rate was 2.9%.[3] Agriculture accounted for 24% of the riding's industry, followed by manufacturing at 16%. Over 27% of Emerson's residents had less than a Grade Nine education. Emerson was an ethnically diverse riding, with only 51% of its residents listing English as their mother tongue. 26% of the riding's residents listed themselves as either German, French, Ukrainian, Polish or Mennonite, while a further 5% were aboriginal.

List of provincial representatives

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
William NashOpposition/Conservative18791880
Thomas CarneyCons18801883
Frederick BurnhamLib18831883
Charles DouglasCons18831888
James ThomsonLib18881892
David McFaddenCons18921907
George WaltonLib19071910
David McFaddenCons19101915
John BaskervilleLib19151920
Dmytro YakimischakFarmer19201922
Independent19221927
Robert CurranLib-Prog19271932
Lib-Prog19321936
Herbert WrightIndependent/Liberal19361941
John SolomonIndependent/Pro-Coalition19411945
Lib-Prog19451953
Independent Liberal-Progressive19531957
John TanchakLib-Prog19571969
Gabriel GirardPC19691973
Steve DerewianchukNDP19731977
Albert DriedgerPC19771990
Jack PennerPC19902007
Cliff GraydonPC20072018
Independent20182019

Electoral results

1879

1879 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeWilliam Nash15470.00
UndeclaredIsaac Casson3716.82
UndeclaredFrederick Ernest Burnham2913.18
Total valid votes220
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout220
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1880 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnknownThomas Carney17968.32
UnknownAlexander Waddell8331.68
Total valid votes262
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1883

1883 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalFrederick Ernest Burnham17851.45
ConservativeRobert S. Chalmers16848.55
Total valid votes346
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1883 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1883
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCharles Douglas24459.0810.52
LiberalFrederick Ernest Burnham16940.92-10.52
Total valid votes413
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1886

1886 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCharles Douglas31762.283.20
LiberalSamuel Clarke Biggs19237.72-3.20
Total valid votes509
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout79164.35
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1888

1888 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames Thomson22251.6313.91
ConservativeCharles Douglas20848.37-13.91
Total valid votes430
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1892

1892 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden33051.082.71
LiberalJames Thomson31648.92-2.71
Total valid votes646
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout75285.90
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1896

1896 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden23236.65-14.43
Patrons of IndustryG. Ross20332.07
LiberalGeorge Christie19831.28-17.64
Total valid votes633
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout85274.30-11.61
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1899

1899 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden45957.0920.44
LiberalRobert Hamilton34542.9111.63
Total valid votes804
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout92686.8312.53
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1900 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
GovernmentDavid Henry McFaddenAcclaimed
Total valid votes
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1903

1903 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden43646.88
LiberalGeorge Walton41744.84
IndependentWilliam Redford Mulock778.28
Total valid votes930
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,01391.81
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1907

1907 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Walton58254.9610.12
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden47745.04-1.84
Total valid votes1,059
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,29881.59-10.22
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1910

1910 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden76650.205.15
LiberalGeorge Walton76049.80-5.15
Total valid votes1,526
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,83083.391.80
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1914

1914 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden1,03251.140.94
LiberalGeorge Walton98648.86-0.94
Total valid votes2,018
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout2,41583.560.17
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1915

1915 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn David Baskerville1,18171.9723.11
ConservativeGarnet Coulter46028.03-23.11
Total valid votes1,641
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout2,53564.73-18.83
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1920

1920 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FarmerDmytro Yakimischak98937.04
ConservativeRoy Whitman92534.646.61
LiberalJohn David Baskerville75628.31-43.65
Total valid votes2,670
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout3,92568.033.29
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1922

1922 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentDmytro Yakimischak99838.891.85
ConservativeDavid Henry McFadden56722.10-12.55
United FarmersRobert Curran56622.06
LiberalH. Stewart43516.95-11.36
Total valid votes2,566
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout4,17861.42-6.61
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1927

1927 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ProgressiveRobert Curran97531.6311.57
LiberalHerbert Wright78725.538.57
IndependentJ. Kulackowsky63720.66
IndependentDmytro Yakimischak37112.03-26.86
ConservativeRoy Whitman31310.15-11.94
IndependentP. TanchukW/D
Total valid votes3,083
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout4,24872.5811.16
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1932

1932 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveRobert Curran2,02846.3514.72
ConservativeWilliam Richard Johnston1,78840.8730.72
Farmer–LabourWasyl "William" Kolodzinski55912.78
Total valid votes4,375
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout5,82675.092.52
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1936

1936 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentHerbert Wright1,65434.57
Liberal–ProgressiveRobert Curran1,63434.15-12.21
IndependentH. M. Podolsky1,01521.21
Social CreditW. W. Wachna48210.07
Total valid votes4,785
Rejected153
Eligible voters / Turnout6,90571.51-3.58
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1941

1941 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentJohn R. Solomon2,43658.40
Liberal–ProgressiveHerbert Wright1,73541.607.45
Total valid votes4,171
Rejected119
Eligible voters / Turnout7,07960.60-10.91
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1945

1945 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveJohn R. Solomon2,03952.4310.83
IndependentNorman C. McLean1,09728.21
Co-operative CommonwealthPeter Jacob Olchowecki75319.36
Total valid votes3,889
Rejected59
Eligible voters / Turnout6,43961.310.71
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1949

1949 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveJohn R. SolomonAcclaimed
Total valid votes
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout5,897
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1953

1953 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LiberalJohn R. Solomon2,35548.97
Liberal–ProgressiveFrank Casper2,23446.45
Social CreditGeorge J. Friesen2204.57
Total valid votes4,809
Rejected93
Eligible voters / Turnout5,75285.22
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1957 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1957
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveJohn Tanchak2,09251.945.48
Progressive ConservativeFrank Casper1,93648.06
Total valid votes4,028
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1958

1958 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveJohn Tanchak2,89757.775.83
Progressive ConservativeFrank Casper1,91838.25-9.82
IndependentJoseph Lambert2003.99
Total valid votes5,015
Rejected16
Eligible voters / Turnout6,29279.96
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

1959 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveJohn Tanchak2,75255.69-2.08
Progressive ConservativeBen Comeaux2,19044.316.07
Total valid votes4,942
Rejected26
Eligible voters / Turnout6,15380.740.78
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

1962 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Tanchak2,54556.440.72
Progressive ConservativeMichael Sokolyk1,96443.56-0.76
Total valid votes4,509
Rejected67
Eligible voters / Turnout5,91577.36-3.38
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

1966 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Tanchak2,18051.97-4.48
Progressive ConservativeGabriel Girard2,01548.034.48
Total valid votes4,195
Rejected37
Eligible voters / Turnout5,54776.29-1.07
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969

1969 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGabriel Girard2,46745.58-2.46
LiberalJohn Tanchak2,01437.21-14.76
New DemocraticStephen Zaretski69512.84
Social CreditJacob Wall2374.38
Total valid votes5,413
Rejected26
Eligible voters / Turnout7,54572.09-4.21
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1973

1973 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticSteve Derewianchuk2,37438.5325.69
Progressive ConservativeGarnet Kyle1,93731.43-14.14
LiberalMark Smerchanski1,76828.69-8.51
IndependentWalter Hoover831.35
Total valid votes6,162
Rejected29
Eligible voters / Turnout8,25575.002.91
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1977

1977 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Driedger3,12546.5215.09
New DemocraticSteve Derewianchuk2,15332.05-6.47
LiberalGabriel Catellier1,43921.42-7.27
Total valid votes6,717
Rejected2
Eligible voters / Turnout8,64677.712.72
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1981

1981 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Driedger4,37649.613.09
New DemocraticPaul Dupuis4,02045.5813.53
LiberalSteven Zaretski3083.49-17.93
ProgressiveJack Thiessen1161.32
Total valid votes8,820
Rejected31
Eligible voters / Turnout11,86074.63-3.08
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986

1986 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Driedger4,75851.752.14
New DemocraticRon Buzahora3,78041.11-4.46
LiberalJoe Antoshkiw6567.143.64
Total valid votes9,194
Rejected8
Eligible voters / Turnout12,60772.99-1.64
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988

1988 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Driedger5,02753.391.64
LiberalMartin Stadler2,61527.7720.64
New DemocraticKurt Penner1,40714.94-26.17
Confederation of RegionsJake Wall3663.89
Total valid votes9,415
Rejected17
Eligible voters / Turnout13,03572.36-0.63
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990

1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJack Penner4,52961.858.45
LiberalReal Tetrault1,73923.75-4.03
New DemocraticGeorgine Spooner1,05514.41-0.54
Total valid votes7,323
Rejected13
Eligible voters / Turnout11,91261.58-10.77
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995

1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJack Penner4,96562.901.06
LiberalLorne Hamblin1,98325.121.38
New DemocraticGeorgine Spooner94511.97-2.43
Total valid votes7,893
Rejected21
Eligible voters / Turnout11,95866.184.60
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999

1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeJack Penner3,99454.12-8.78$27,307.39
LiberalTed Klassen2,05427.83+2.71$15,533.42
New DemocraticDavid Kiansky1,33218.05+6.08$4,971.00
Total valid votes7,380 99.54
Rejected and declined ballots34
Turnout7,414 62.24
Electors on the lists11,912
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeJack Penner3,50958.82+4.95$17,612.69
LiberalLen Schieman1,26021.12-6.58$13,304.08
New DemocraticLuc Gendreau1,13719.06+1.09$2,277.16
Total valid votes5,936 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots30
Turnout5,936 48.54
Electors on the lists12,229
Source: Elections Manitoba[5]

2007

2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeCliff Graydon3,63559.56+0.74$22,391.66
New DemocraticChris Murash1,29621.93+2.87$939.37
LiberalMonica Guetre1,11718.30−2.82$6,183.77
Total valid votes6,049 99.08
Rejected and declined ballots56
Turnout6,105 49.51
Electors on the lists12,330
Source: Elections Manitoba[6]

2011

2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeCliff Graydon3,98271.98+12.42$19,821.87
New DemocraticLorie Fiddler1,08419.60−2.33$0.00
LiberalMichelene Belliveau4157.50−10.80$0.00
Total valid votes5,481
Rejected and declined ballots51
Turnout5,532 44.42
Electors on the lists12,453
Source: Elections Manitoba[7]

2016

2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeCliff Graydon4,94372.71+0.73$29,628.39
LiberalLoren Braul1,42320.93+13.43$9,401.72
New DemocraticAlanna Jones4326.35-13.25$2,226.47
Total valid votes/expense limit6,79899.00 $39,913.00
Total rejected and declined ballots69
Turnout6,86753.49
Eligible voters12,839
Source: Elections Manitoba[8][9]

Previous boundaries

1998-2011 boundaries of Emerson highlighted in red.

References

49°05′49″N 97°14′56″W / 49.097°N 97.249°W / 49.097; -97.249