Manitoba: Winnipeg-North

Winnipeg-North had been held by the NDP for many years, but in a November 2010 byelection – after Judy Wasylycia-Leis abandoned the seat for an unsuccessful mayoral bid – the Liberals’ Kevin Lamoureux pulled off a big victory, winning by 795 votes. The NDP wants the riding back.

2011 candidates:

Liberal – Kevin Lamoureux

NDP – Rebecca Blaikie

Conservative – Ann Matejicka

Green – John Harvie

2010 byelection results:

Kevin Lamoureux, Liberal, 7,303

Kevin Chief, NDP, 6,490

Julie Javier, Conservative, 1,647

Margin of victory: 5.1%

Voter turnout: 30.7

2008 results:

Judy Wasylycia-Leis, NDP, 14,097

Ray Larkin, Conservative, 5,033

Marcelle Marion, Liberal, 2,075

Catharine Johannson, Green, 1,070

Margin of victory: 40.2%

Voter turnout: 42.8%

Population (2006 census): 79,366

Median family income (2006 census): $51,299

Largest ethnic population of riding (2006 census): Filipino, at 20%

Aboriginal population (2006 census): 19%

Unemployment rate (2006 census): 6.5%