# St. James (provincial electoral district)

St. James is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

## Historical riding

The original St. James riding was established at the province's creation in 1870, and lasted until the election of 1879. It was located in what was then a separate community on Winnipeg's periphery.

## List of provincial representatives

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Edwin Bourke | Canadian Party/Opposition | 1870 | 1874 |
| | Independent | 1874 | 1878 |
| David Walker | Government/Conservative | 1878 | 1879 |

## Modern riding

The modern St. James riding was created by redistribution in 1957 out of part of Assiniboia, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the western section of Winnipeg.
St. James is bordered on the east by Wellington, Minto and Wolseley, to the south by Tuxedo, to the north by Wellington and Lakeside, and to the west by Assiniboia and Kirkfield Park.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,417. In 1999, the average family income was $47,842, and the unemployment rate was 6.20%. Almost 19% of St. James's population is over 65 years of age, and almost 38% of dwelling units are rented.
The service sector accounts for 15% of St. James's industry, following by government services (14%) and manufacturing (13%).
St. James was a marginal Progressive Conservative/NDP riding for most of its history to 1988. It was won in that year by Liberal Paul Edwards, who was elected leader of his party in 1993. The NDP recaptured the seat in 1995.

## Recent boundary changes

The St. James riding underwent a dramatic redistribution in 1999. Previously, the space the riding occupied roughly the same space as the riding of Minto, which was newly created that year and, as of 2019, exists as Notre Dame. In fact, the original plan of the Manitoba Electoral Boundaries Commission in 1999 was to rename St. James as Minto, and create a new riding called King Edward to its immediate west (primarily from the old riding of Sturgeon Creek). Instead, the boundaries legislation passed by the Manitoba legislature in 1999 determined that the new riding would be called St. James.
Although the current riding has some territory in common with its predecessor of the same name, it is probably more accurately regarded as the successor riding to Sturgeon Creek. The NDP captured this seat from the Tories in 1999, and retained it in 2003.

## List of provincial representatives

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Douglas Stanes | PC | 1958 | 1969 |
| Alvin Mackling | NDP | 1969 | 1973 |
| George Minaker | PC | 1973 | 1981 |
| Alvin Mackling | NDP | 1981 | 1988 |
| Paul Edwards | Lib | 1988 | 1995 |
| MaryAnn Mihychuk | NDP | 1995 | 1999 |
| Bonnie Korzeniowski | NDP | 1999 | 2011 |
| Deanne Crothers | NDP | 2011 | 2016 |
| Scott Johnston | PC | 2016 | 2019 |
| Adrien Sala | NDP | 2019 | |

## Electoral results
### 1870

1870 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Opposition | Edwin Bourke | 35 | 62.50% |
| | Government | Frederick Edward Molyneux St. John | 21 | 37.50% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1874

1874 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government | Edwin Bourke | 44 | 49.44% | 11.94% |
| | Undeclared | Frederick Edward Molyneux St. John | 42 | 47.19% | – |
| | Undeclared | Robert Tait | 3 | 3.37% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 89 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 119 | 74.79% | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2000 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1878

1878 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Undeclared | David Marr Walker | 71 | 76.34% | 25.78% |
| | Undeclared | W. J. Corrigan | 22 | 23.66% | -26.91% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 93 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 167 | 55.69% | -19.10% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2004 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1958

1958 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Stanes | 2,646 | 38.06% | – |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Reginald Wightman | 2,170 | 31.21% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Al Mackling | 2,136 | 30.72% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,952 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 38 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,148 | 62.36% | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2066 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1959

1959 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Stanes | 3,616 | 47.99% | 9.93% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Al Mackling | 2,378 | 31.56% | 0.83% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | David Graham | 1,541 | 20.45% | -10.76% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,535 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 66 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,093 | 67.93% | 5.56% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2067 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1962

1962 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Stanes | 2,707 | 44.03% | -3.96% |
| | Liberal | Dave Johnston | 2,202 | 35.82% | – |
| | New Democratic | William J. Hardy | 1,239 | 20.15% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,148 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 45 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,614 | 57.92% | -10.00% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2069 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1966

1966 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Stanes | 3,034 | 44.78% | 0.75% |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Axworthy | 2,244 | 33.12% | -2.69% |
| | New Democratic | Jim Rose | 1,497 | 22.10% | 1.94% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,775 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 52 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,330 | 65.59% | 7.66% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2071 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1969

1969 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Al Mackling | 3,642 | 47.16% | 25.07% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Stanes | 2,676 | 34.65% | -10.13% |
| | Liberal | Peter Moss | 1,404 | 18.18% | -14.94% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,722 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 40 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,176 | 69.09% | 3.51% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2072 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1973

1973 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Minaker | 4,483 | 45.00% | 10.35% |
| | New Democratic | Al Mackling | 4,109 | 41.25% | -5.92% |
| | Liberal | Michael Scholl | 1,340 | 13.45% | -4.73% |
| | Independent | George Zucawich | 30 | 0.30% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,962 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 49 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,983 | 83.13% | 14.04% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2075 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1977

1977 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Minaker | 5,199 | 59.07% | 14.07% |
| | New Democratic | Curtis Nordman | 2,853 | 32.42% | -8.83% |
| | Liberal | John Wilson | 749 | 8.51% | -4.94% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,801 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 20 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,327 | 77.70% | -5.44% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2079 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Al Mackling | 5,376 | 52.95% | 20.53% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Minaker | 4,597 | 45.28% | -13.80% |
| | Progressive | Harvey Norbas | 180 | 1.77% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,153 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 41 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 13,159 | 77.16% | -0.54% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2081 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1986

1986 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Al Mackling | 4,120 | 44.22% | -8.73% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eldon Ross | 3,965 | 42.55% | -2.73% |
| | Liberal | Tom Thompson | 922 | 9.89% | – |
| | Confederation of Regions | Fred Debrecen | 175 | 1.88% | – |
| | Progressive | Charles Lamont | 89 | 0.96% | -0.82% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Merle R. Hartlin | 47 | 0.50% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,318 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 27 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,892 | 72.28% | -4.88% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2084 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Edwards | 3,939 | 40.14% | 30.25% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jae Eadie | 3,360 | 34.24% | -8.31% |
| | New Democratic | Allan MacDonald | 2,171 | 22.13% | -22.09% |
| | Confederation of Regions | Fred Debrecen | 137 | 1.40% | -0.48% |
| | Progressive | Charles Lamont | 74 | 0.75% | -0.20% |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Rice | 69 | 0.70% | – |
| | Western Independence | Merle Hartlin | 62 | 0.63% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,812 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 29 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,530 | 78.31% | 6.03% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2085 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1990

1990 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Edwards | 3,014 | 35.09% | -5.05% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joanne Thibault | 2,719 | 31.66% | -2.59% |
| | New Democratic | Len Sawatsky | 2,586 | 30.11% | 7.98% |
| | Progressive | Charles Lamont | 148 | 1.72% | 0.97% |
| | Confederation of Regions | Fred Debrecen | 122 | 1.42% | 0.02% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,589 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 22 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,737 | 73.18% | -5.13% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2086 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1995

1995 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | MaryAnn Mihychuk | 3,019 | 35.63% | 5.52% |
| | Liberal | Paul Edwards | 2,853 | 33.67% | -1.42% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clifford Allbutt | 2,601 | 30.70% | -0.96% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,473 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 48 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,895 | 71.23% | -1.95% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2089 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1999

vte1999 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bonnie Korzeniowski | 4,483 | 44.76 | +14.06 | $27,649.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry McAlpine | 3,845 | 38.39 | +2.76 | $28,652.89 |
| | Liberal | Wayne Helgason | 1,625 | 16.23 | -17.44 | $29,766.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,953 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | 62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,015 | 72.01 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 13,098 |

### 2003

2003 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bonnie Korzeniowski | 3,982 | 53.68% | 8.64% | $21,389.61 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Allbutt | 2,473 | 33.34% | -5.29% | $15,753.00 |
| | Liberal | Alana McKenzie | 963 | 12.98% | -3.34% | $33,210.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,418 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 28 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 13,441 | 55.19% | -16.40% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 38th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2018. |||||||

### 2007

vte2007 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bonnie Korzeniowski | 4,231 | 55.65 | +1.97 | $16,378.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kristine McGhee | 2,344 | 30.83 | -2.51 | $27,110.14 |
| | Liberal | Fred Morris | 656 | 8.63 | -4.35 | $1,535.39 |
| | Green | Mike Johannson | 339 | 4.47 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,572 | 99.59 |
| Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | 31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,603 | 59.20 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 12,842 |

### 2011

vte2011 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Deanne Crothers | 4,432 | 49.61 | −6.04 | $25,563.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Scott Gillingham | 3,414 | 38.21 | +7.38 | $31,468.19 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Allard | 685 | 7.67 | −0.96 | $5,903.97 |
| | Green | Trevor Vandale | 377 | 4.22 | – | $205.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,908 |
| Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | 25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,933 | 62.02 | +2.82 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 14,403 |

### 2016

vte2016 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Scott Johnston | 3,532 | 42.09 | +3.76 | $32,538.01 |
| | New Democratic | Deanne Crothers | 2,723 | 32.45 | -17.31 | $38,621.27 |
| | Liberal | Michelle Finley | 1,150 | 13.70 | +6.01 | $12,111.25 |
| | Green | Jeff Buhse | 850 | 10.13 | +5.90 | $676.87 |
| | Manitoba | Bradley Gross | 137 | 1.63 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,392 | 98.97 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 87 | 1.03 | +0.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,479 | 61.94 | -0.08 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,689 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +10.53 |
| Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||

### 2019

2016 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Progressive Conservative | 38.5 |
| New Democratic | 34.6 |
| Liberal | 13.8 |
| Green | 10.0 |
| Others | 3.2 |
vte2019 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adrien Sala | 4,002 | 47.25 | +12.3 | $20,052.47 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michelle Richards | 2,781 | 32.84 | -6.1 | $45,848.85 |
| | Liberal | Bernd Hohne | 880 | 10.39 | -2.5 | $3,102.61 |
| | Green | Jeff Buhse | 806 | 9.52 | -0.6 | $939.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,469 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 41 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 15,288 | 55.40% | -5.91% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.2 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2023

vte2023 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adrien Sala | 5,448 | 64.82 | +17.56 | $25,571.43 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tim Diack | 2,326 | 27.67 | -5.16 | $17,274.06 |
| | Liberal | Randell Cacayuran | 631 | 7.51 | -2.88 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,405 | 99.55 | – | $60,907.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 38 | 0.45 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,443 | 54.68 | -0.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,442 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +11.36 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||