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Winnipeg West (federal electoral district)

Winnipeg West (formerly known as Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed for the 2025 Canadian federal election. It gained the Rural Municipality of Rosser from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman and the Winnipeg suburb of Tuxedo from Winnipeg South Centre.

Its current Member of Parliament is Doug Eyolfson of the Liberal Party of Canada, who was first elected in 2015. He was defeated by Marty Morantz of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2019 and 2021, but regained his seat in 2025 after a third consecutive match with Morantz.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
  • Ethnic groups: 75.4% White, 11.3% Indigenous, 4.2% Filipino, 2.4% South Asian, 2.1% Black, 1.1% Chinese
  • Languages: 83% English, 2.1% Tagalog, 1.5% French, 1.3% German, 1.1 Russian
  • Religions (2021): 52.2% Christian (19.1% Catholic, 7.9% United Church, 4.8% Anglican, 2.9% Lutheran, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Anabaptist, 1.2% Baptist), 42.6% No religion, 1.3% Muslim, 1.2% Jewish, 1% Sikh
  • Median income (2020): $46,000
  • Average income (2020): $57,050

History

The riding was created in 1996 as "Charleswood—Assiniboine" from the Winnipeg—St. James riding.

In 1998, it was renamed "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".

In 2003, it was abolished, but the entire district was transferred to "Charleswood—St. James", and small parts of Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South Centre were added.

In 2004, it was renamed "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".

In 2015, it was renamed Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley but there was no boundary changes following the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Winnipeg West at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain the Rural Municipality of Rosser from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman and the suburb of Tuxedo from Winnipeg South Centre.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Winnipeg West, 2025–present

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, 2015–2025

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, 2004–2015

Charleswood—St. James, 2003–2004

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Charleswood St. James—Assiniboia, 1998–2003

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Charleswood—Assiniboine, 1996–1998

See also

Notes

References

Footnotes

General references