Kildonan—St. Paul is a federal
electoral district
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in the
Winnipeg Capital Region
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of
Manitoba
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, Canada. It has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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since 2004.
Geography
It consists of the far northern end of
Winnipeg
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and the rural municipalities of
East St. Paul and
West St. Paul.
Demographics
14.4% of the riding's residents are of Polish ethnic origin, the highest such percentage for any Canadian federal riding.
History
This riding was created in 2003 from
Winnipeg North—St. Paul,
Winnipeg North Centre
Winnipeg North Centre was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented by a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2004. It is a largely working class riding in Winnipeg and has traditi ...
and a small part of
Winnipeg—Transcona riding.
This riding lost territory to
Winnipeg North
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Geography
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Jeff ...
and
Elmwood—Transcona
Elmwood—Transcona (formerly Winnipeg—Transcona) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2021 was 101,691.
...
during the
2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
Current member of Parliament
Its member of Parliament is
Raquel Dancho
Raquel Dancho (born April 16, 1990) is a Canadian politician who serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kildonan—St. Paul, Manitoba. A member of the Conservative Party, Dancho was elected following the 2019 Canadian federal election.
...
, a member of the
Conservative Party of Canada
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.
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
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Notes
External links
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Manitoba federal electoral districts
Kildonan, Winnipeg
Politics of Winnipeg