# Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley (formerly known as Charleswood—Assiniboine and Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia) 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 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.
Its current Member of Parliament is Marty Morantz, who was first elected in 2019 and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

## 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
Panethnic groups in Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 62,090 | 75.46% | 64,190 | 80% | 67,785 | 85.14% |
| Indigenous | 9,285 | 11.28% | 7,880 | 9.82% | 6,105 | 7.67% |
| Southeast Asian | 3,875 | 4.71% | 2,870 | 3.58% | 1,200 | 1.51% |
| South Asian | 1,985 | 2.41% | 1,400 | 1.74% | 1,120 | 1.41% |
| African | 1,740 | 2.11% | 1,380 | 1.72% | 1,380 | 1.73% |
| East Asian | 1,405 | 1.71% | 1,165 | 1.45% | 1,170 | 1.47% |
| Middle Eastern | 650 | 0.79% | 430 | 0.54% | 265 | 0.33% |
| Latin American | 575 | 0.7% | 455 | 0.57% | 300 | 0.38% |
| Other/multiracial | 665 | 0.81% | 470 | 0.59% | 290 | 0.36% |
| Total responses | 82,280 | 97.07% | 80,240 | 97.17% | 79,615 | 97.25% |
| Total population | 84,767 | 100% | 82,574 | 100% | 81,864 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## 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.

### Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Charleswood—Assiniboine Riding created from Winnipeg—St. James and Winnipeg South |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | John Harvard | Liberal |
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| 37th | 2000–2004 | John Harvard | Liberal |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Steven Fletcher | Conservative |
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| 39th | 2006–2008 | Steven Fletcher | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Steven Fletcher | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Steven Fletcher | Conservative |
| Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Doug Eyolfson | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Marty Morantz | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Marty Morantz | Conservative |

## Election results
### Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 20,382 | 40.35 |
| Liberal | 19,824 | 39.24 |
| New Democratic | 7,533 | 14.91 |
| People's | 1,727 | 3.42 |
| Green | 1,042 | 2.06 |
| Others | 8 | 0.02 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Marty Morantz | 18,111 | 40.0 | -0.7 | $97,370.69 |
| | Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 17,651 | 39.0 | +3.5 | $79,799.09 |
| | New Democratic | Madelaine Dwyer | 6,974 | 15.4 | +1.2 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Angela Van Hussen | 1,594 | 3.5 | -0.8 | $417.99 |
| | Green | Vanessa Parks | 947 | 2.1 | -2.6 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,277 | 99.4 | – | $104,740.13 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 296 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,573 | 69.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 65,423 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Marty Morantz | 18,815 | 40.7 | +1.66 | $96,689.75 |
| | Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 16,398 | 35.5 | -16.52 | $75,789.03 |
| | New Democratic | Ken St. George | 6,556 | 14.2 | +8.17 | none listed |
| | Green | Kristin Lauhn-Jensen | 2,178 | 4.7 | +1.78 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Steven Fletcher | 1,975 | 4.3 | – | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Melissa Penner | 166 | 0.4 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Brian Ho | 140 | 0.3 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,228 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 256 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,484 | 71.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 65,375 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.13 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 24,531 | 52.02 | +33.63 | – |
| | Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 18,408 | 39.04 | -18.52 | – |
| | New Democratic | Tom Paulley | 2,842 | 6.03 | -14.10 | – |
| | Green | Kevin Nichols | 1,376 | 2.92 | -1.01 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,157 | 99.59 | | $197,421.64 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 195 | 0.41 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,352 | 74.61 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,466 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +26.08 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, 2004–2015

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 23,264 | 57.56 | +3.73 | – |
| | New Democratic | Tom Paulley | 8,134 | 20.12 | +2.20 | – |
| | Liberal | Rob Clement | 7,433 | 18.39 | -2.84 | – |
| | Green | Denali Enns | 1,587 | 3.93 | -2.64 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,418 | 99.67 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 135 | 0.33 | -0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,553 | 64.77 | +1.41 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 62,609 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.77 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 21,588 | 53.83 | +6.86 | $69,196 |
| | Liberal | Bob Friesen | 8,514 | 21.22 | -15.15 | $32,010 |
| | New Democratic | Fiona Shiells | 7,190 | 17.92 | +5.12 | $14,322 |
| | Green | Brian Timlick | 2,632 | 6.56 | +2.72 | $2,383 |
| | Christian Heritage | Mark Price | 180 | 0.44 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,104 | 100.00 | | $78,841 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.34 | -0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,240 | 63.36 | -6.03 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 20,791 | 46.97 | +2.7 | $71,903 |
| | Liberal | John Loewen | 16,099 | 36.37 | -6.2 | $68,104 |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Kshyk | 5,669 | 12.80 | +2.7 | $1,977 |
| | Green | Michael Johannson | 1,700 | 3.84 | +1.7 | $397.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,259 | 100.00 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.35 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,416 | 69.39 | +3.9 |

### Charleswood—St. James, 2003–2004

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 18,688 | 44.3 | -11.9 | $71,182 |
| | Liberal | Glen Murray | 17,954 | 42.6 | +6.3 | $71,685 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Carney | 4,283 | 10.2 | +2.9 | $6,030 |
| | Green | Andrew Basham | 880 | 2.1 | – | $1,061 |
| | Marijuana | Dan Zupansky | 337 | 0.8 | – | – |
| | Communist | Beatriz Alas | 49 | 0.1 | -0.2 | $654 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,191 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 109 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,300 | 65.5 | -1.6 |
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

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John Harvard | 13,901 | 36.2 | -6.8 | $56,399 |
| | Alliance | Cyril McFate | 11,569 | 30.1 | +7.5 | $51,131 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Curtis Moore | 9,991 | 26.0 | +2.7 | $18,126 |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Kshyk | 2,786 | 7.3 | -3.3 | $1,741 |
| | Communist | Greg Crowe | 138 | 0.4 | – | $287 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,385 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,474 | 67.0 | -0.6 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

### Charleswood—Assiniboine, 1996–1998

vte1997 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—Assiniboine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John Harvard | 15,925 | 43.0 | $37,585 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Felix Holtmann | 8,664 | 23.4 | $51,089 |
| | Reform | Cyril McFate | 8,398 | 22.7 | $21,501 |
| | New Democratic | Rupert Forde | 3,923 | 10.6 | $1,850 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Mary Stanley | 154 | 0.4 | $11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,064 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 262 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,326 | 67.6 |
| History of Federal Ridings since 1867: CHARLESWOOD--ASSINIBOINE, Manitoba (1996 - 1998), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010. ||||||