Voters in the riding of Winnipeg North have re-elected Liberal incumbent Kevin Lamoureux.
This riding is unique in that it has the country’s highest percentage of Filipino people living in it.
Candidates
Liberal: Kevin Lamoureux
Conservative: Jordyn Ham
NDP: Kyle Mason
Green: Sai Shanthanand Rajagopal
PPC: Victor Ong
Ind: Kathy Doyle
CHP: Henry Hizon
Communist: Andrew Taylor
Ind: Kevin Annett
Geography
Starting at the Red River with the CP rail line, heading northwest along the tracks to Brookside Boulevard, then north to Mollard Road. From there, it heads east along Mollard Road to Pipeline Ride, then turns south down to Leila Avenue. From there, it heads southeast to McPhillips Street, heads southwest along to Inkster Boulevard, southeast again to Main Street and then North to McAdam Avenue. It follows McAdam Avenue to the Red River, then follows the river to the CP Rail line.
History
Winnipeg North was created in 1917 and renamed in 1997 to Winnipeg North-St. Paul. However, in 2003, parts of it was redistributed and its name reverted to Winnipeg North.
The riding has traditionally gone to an NDP or Liberal MP, and with NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis at the helm from 1997 to 2010. When she stepped down to launch an ultimately unsuccessful bid for mayor of Winnipeg, MLA Kevin Lamoureux ran for the seat in the by-election and won. He has been MP ever since.
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