Keewatinook
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
District created 1915
Demographics
Population (2016) 20,815
Electors (2019) 13,422
Area (km²) 155,157
Pop. density (per km²) 0.13
Keewatinook (previously spelt "Kewatinook ") is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba .
The riding existed previously under the name Rupertsland ; however, starting with the 2011 general election , the riding was renamed Kewatinook which means 'from the north' in Cree . Effective as of the 2019 election , the spelling was corrected to Keewatinook .
Currently the largest riding in the province, Keewatinook is a sprawling northern constituency occupying a large portion of eastern Manitoba . Its current area stretches from the Ontario border in the southeast to the Nunavut border in the north; it is also bordered by the ridings of Lac Du Bonnet to the south and Flin Flon , The Pas , and Thompson to the west.
As of 2023[update], Ian Bushie is the MLA for this riding.
History The division, originally named Rupertsland , was created in 1915 from territories that were added to the province of Manitoba four years earlier and has existed continuously since that time. The area had been part of the Grand Rapids and Churchill and Nelson electoral districts for the 1914 Manitoba general election .
Before 1966, elections in this riding were usually deferred until a later date than the rest of the province, due to the increased time it took to run elections in the region.
The riding was originally smaller than its current size until 1989, when it gained a significant amount of territory from the former riding of Churchill .
As part of the 2008 riding redistribution by the Manitoba Boundaries Commission, its name was changed to Kewatinook (Cree for 'from the north') beginning with the 2011 general election . Effective as of the 2019 election , the spelling was corrected to Keewatinook .
Prior to the 2016 election , the New Democratic Party represented the riding from 1969 to 2016, when Judy Klassen of the Liberal Party defeated longtime MLA Eric Robinson . The NDP would regain control of the seat in 2019, with Ian Bushie defeating Liberal Jason Harper.
Demographics Keewatinook's population in 2006 was 15,560. In 1999, the average family income was $33,787 (the fourth-lowest in Manitoba), and the unemployment rate was 25%. Over 34% of the riding's population have less than a Grade 9 education, the highest such rate in the province. Government services account for 21% of the riding's industry, followed by education services at 17%.
Eighty-seven per cent of Keewatinook's residents are Indigenous , the highest percentage in the province. Over half of the population list Cree as their mother tongue. In 1999, there was only a 1% immigrant population.
Members of the Legislative Assembly Electoral results 1916 by-election Manitoba provincial by-election, 1916: Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % Liberal John Morrison 0.00 Total valid votes – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1920 1920 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent John Morrison 0.00 – Total valid votes – – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – – Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1922 1922 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Francis Black 0.00 – Total valid votes – – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – – Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1927 1927 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Herbert Beresford 235 49.37 – Liberal Frederick Charles Hamilton 160 33.61 – Conservative Hyman Yewdall 81 17.02 – Total valid votes 476 – – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout 640 74.38 – Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1932 1932 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal–Progressive Ewan McPherson 319 48.41 – Liberal–Progressive Herbert Beresford 229 34.75 – Independent Capt. Evan Atkinson 111 16.84 – Total valid votes 659 – – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout 908 72.58 -1.80 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1936 1936 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Oddur Olafson 686 60.49 – Conservative William Walker Kennedy 448 39.51 – Total valid votes 1,134 – – Rejected 17 – Eligible voters / Turnout 1,885 61.06 -11.52 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1941 1941 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal–Progressive Daniel Hamilton 683 69.69 – Independent G. L. Van Vliet 297 30.31 – Total valid votes 980 – – Rejected 20 – Eligible voters / Turnout 1,537 65.06 4.00 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1945 1945 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal–Progressive Daniel Hamilton 438 48.78 -20.92 Liberal–Progressive Oddur Olafson 230 25.61 -44.08 Liberal–Progressive Walter Henry Gabriel "Harry" Gibbs 175 19.49 -50.21 Labor–Progressive Melvin Reid Burritt 55 6.12 – Total valid votes 898 – – Rejected 25 – Eligible voters / Turnout 1,100 83.91 18.85 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1949 1949 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Daniel Hamilton 0.00 – Total valid votes – – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout 1,448 0.00 -83.91 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1953 1953 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal–Progressive Roy Brown 1,138 48.95 – Independent Liberal Harry Boulette 1,001 43.05 – Independent Charles Leo Abbott 186 8.00 – Total valid votes 2,325 – – Rejected 92 – Eligible voters / Turnout 4,196 57.60 57.60 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1958 1958 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,342 72.80 – Liberal–Progressive Roy Brown 511 15.88 -33.06 Independent Asta Austmann Oddson 364 11.31 – Total valid votes 3,217 – – Rejected 23 – Eligible voters / Turnout 4,697 68.98 11.38 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1959 1959 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,268 69.83 -2.97 Liberal–Progressive Harry Boulette 587 18.07 2.19 Co-operative Commonwealth Alfred J. Cook 393 12.10 – Total valid votes 3,248 – – Rejected 28 – Eligible voters / Turnout 4,870 67.27 -1.71 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1962 1962 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 2,329 70.47 0.64 Liberal Reginald McKay 515 15.58 – New Democratic Thomas Hamilton 461 13.95 – Total valid votes 3,305 – – Rejected 45 – Eligible voters / Turnout 6,653 50.35 -16.92 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1966 1966 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Joseph Jeannotte 1,865 58.63 -11.84 Liberal Jean René Allard 953 29.96 14.38 New Democratic Douglas A. MacLachlan 363 11.41 -2.54 Total valid votes 3,181 – – Rejected 33 – Eligible voters / Turnout 5,737 56.02 5.67 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1969 1969 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Jean René Allard 1,366 38.65 27.24 Liberal S. P. "Bert" Berthelette 1,142 32.31 2.36 Progressive Conservative Paul Burelle 1,026 29.03 -29.60 Total valid votes 3,534 – – Rejected 32 – Eligible voters / Turnout 5,436 65.60 9.58 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1973 1973 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Harvey Bostrom 2,093 46.44 7.79 Liberal John Ateah 1,329 29.49 -2.83 Progressive Conservative Raymond Guiboche 504 11.18 -17.85 Independent David "Dave" Courchene 415 9.21 – Independent Lorne Lester 166 3.68 – Total valid votes 4,507 – – Rejected 52 – Eligible voters / Turnout 6,296 72.41 6.81 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1977 1977 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Harvey Bostrom 2,141 47.50 1.07 Progressive Conservative George R. Weiss 1,625 36.06 24.87 Liberal Norman Gunn 741 16.44 -13.05 Total valid votes 4,507 – – Rejected 28 – Eligible voters / Turnout 6,809 66.60 -5.81 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1981 1981 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Elijah Harper 3,032 69.48 21.97 Liberal Allan Ross 1,004 23.01 6.57 Progressive Conservative Nelson Scribe 272 6.23 -29.82 Progressive Frances Thompson 56 1.28 – Total valid votes 4,364 – – Rejected 76 – Eligible voters / Turnout 8,271 53.68 -12.92 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1986 1986 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Elijah Harper 2,302 60.42 -9.06 Progressive Conservative Leonard McKay 931 24.44 18.20 Liberal Ed Price 577 15.14 -7.86 Total valid votes 3,810 – – Rejected 39 – Eligible voters / Turnout 9,172 41.96 -11.72 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1988 1988 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Elijah Harper 2,206 51.75 -8.67 Progressive Conservative Joe Guy Wood 1,419 33.29 8.85 Liberal Maurice Berens 638 14.97 -0.18 Total valid votes 4,263 – – Rejected 2 – Eligible voters / Turnout 9,884 43.15 1.19 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1990 1990 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Elijah Harper 3,798 77.37 25.62 Progressive Conservative Hugh Wynne 804 16.38 -16.91 Liberal George Kernaghan 307 6.25 -8.71 Total valid votes 4,909 – – Rejected 19 – Eligible voters / Turnout 10,575 46.60 3.45 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1993 by-election Manitoba provincial by-election, September 21, 1993: Rupertsland Resignation of Elijah Harper Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Eric Robinson 1,648 49.43 -27.94 Liberal George Munroe 1,023 30.68 24.43 Progressive Conservative Eric Kennedy 663 19.89 3.51 Total valid votes 3,334 – – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – – Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1995 vte1995 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,249 50.80 1.37 $22,077.00 Liberal Harry Wood 1,018 23.00 -7.69 $25,182.52 Progressive Conservative Eric Kennedy 619 13.98 -5.90 $8,427.91 First Peoples Party Jerry Fontaine 541 12.22 – $14,852.48 Total valid votes 4,427 – – Rejected 22 – Eligible voters / turnout 9,924 44.83 – Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1999 vte1999 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,007 59.15 8.35 $25,058.00 Liberal Darcy Wood 708 20.87 -2.13 $28,387.14 Progressive Conservative Fred Harper 678 19.98 6.00 $31,774.52 Total valid votes 3,393 – – Rejected 12 – Eligible voters / turnout 8,791 38.73 -6.10 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2003 vte2003 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,203 87.52 28.37 $17,690.80 Liberal Orville Woodford 162 6.44 -14.43 $2,564.46 Progressive Conservative Cory Phillips 152 6.04 -13.94 $450.94 Total valid votes 2,517 – – Rejected 17 – Eligible voters / turnout 9,011 28.12 -10.61 New Democratic hold Swing - Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2007 vte2007 Manitoba general election : Rupertsland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,092 58.45 -29.07 $23,296.64 Progressive Conservative David Harper 1,285 35.90 29.86 $8,233.12 Liberal Earl Fontaine 202 5.64 -0.79 $3,911.36 Total valid votes 3,579 – – Rejected 15 – Eligible voters / turnout 10,727 33.50 5.38 New Democratic hold Swing - Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2011 vte2011 Manitoba general election : Kewatinook Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Eric Robinson 2,043 56.81 −1.40 $39,824.28 Progressive Conservative Michael Birch 1,389 38.62 +2.87 $35,204.76 Green Philip Green 94 2.61 – $1,571.33 Liberal Orville Woodford 49 1.36 −4.26 $0 Total valid votes 3,575 – Rejected 22 – Eligible voters / turnout 10,081 35.68 New Democratic hold Swing - Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2016 vte2016 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Judy Klassen 1,565 49.73 48.36 $30,958.72 New Democratic Eric Robinson 1,207 38.35 -18.79 $34,619.23 Progressive Conservative Edna Nabess 375 11.92 -26.94 $24,449.08 Total valid votes 3,147 – – Rejected 135 – Eligible voters / turnout 13,500 24.31 -11.37 Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +33.42 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. . Elections Manitoba . March 29, 2016.
2019 vte2019 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Ian Bushie 1,932 67.08 28.73 $6,214.15 Liberal Jason Harper 535 18.58 -31.15 $4,369.37 Progressive Conservative Arnold Flett 413 14.34 2.42 none listed Total valid votes 2,880 – – Rejected 52 – Eligible voters / turnout 13,422 21.84 -2.47 New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +23.3 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2023 vte2023 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Ian Bushie 1,820 59.28 -7.80 $13,875.86 Progressive Conservative Michael Birch 1,058 34.46 +20.12 not filed Liberal Nellie Wood Monias 192 6.25 -12.32 $1,614.02 Total valid votes/expense limit 3,070 98.27 – $49,634.00 Total rejected and declined ballots 54 1.73 – Turnout 3,124 39.14 +17.29 Eligible voters 7,982 New Democratic hold Swing -13.96 Source(s)Source: Elections Manitoba
Previous boundaries The 1998–2011 boundaries for Rupertsland highlighted in red See also 55°27′11″N 93°46′44″W/55.453°N 93.779°W/ 55.453; -93.779
