# Point Douglas

Point Douglas is a provincial electoral district in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is named for a part of the city that is surrounded by a bend in the Red River. The riding covers the neighbourhoods of William Whyte, Dufferin Industrial, North Point Douglas, Lord Selkirk Park and South Point Douglas plus parts of St. John's Park, St. John's, Inkster-Faraday, Burrows Central, Robertson, Dufferin, Logan C.P.R., Civic Centre and the Exchange District. It was also Winnipeg's only government supported red light district.

## History

The division was created by redistribution for the 1969 provincial election, eliminated in 1978 into Burrows, Logan and St. Johns. It was re-established in 1989 from parts of Burrows, Logan, St. Johns and a small part of Sevenoaks. It is located in north-central Winnipeg, and includes the Point Douglas neighbourhood.
Point Douglas is bordered to the east by St. Boniface and Elmwood, to the south by Logan, to the north by St. Johns, and to the west by Burrows, Wellington and Minto. Different parts of the division are included in the federal ridings of Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg North.
Point Douglas is named after Thomas Douglas, the 5th Earl of Selkirk, who established the Red River Colony in 1812. His namesake, twentieth-century politician Tommy Douglas, also lived in the Point Douglas neighbourhood in the early 1910s.
The Manitoba New Democratic Party has won every election in the constituency.

## Demographics

| Population | 19,941 (1996) |
| Average family income | $24,715 (1999) |
| Unemployment | 25% (1999) |
| Industries | Manufacturing (25%), Other services (22%) (1999) |
| Other | Point Douglas has the lowest average family income of any electoral division in the province. Three-quarters of the riding's residences are rented, and 37% of families are single-parent households. The division is ethnically diverse, with significant aboriginal (33%), Filipino (10%) and Ukrainian populations (6%). |
Source: 2003 CBC Profile

## List of provincial representatives

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Burrows, St. Johns, Elmwood, Logan and Winnipeg Centre |||||
| 29th | 1969-1973 | Donald Malinowski | New Democratic |
| 30th | 1973-1977 | Donald Malinowski | New Democratic |
| 31st | 1977-1981 | Donald Malinowski | New Democratic |
| Riding abolished from 1981-1990 |||||
| 35th | 1990-1995 | George Hickes | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1995-1999 | George Hickes | New Democratic |
| 37th | 1999-2003 | George Hickes | New Democratic |
| 38th | 2003-2007 | George Hickes | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2007-2011 | George Hickes | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2011-2016 | Kevin Chief | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2016-2017 | Kevin Chief | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–present | Bernadette Smith | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2019–2023 | Bernadette Smith | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2023–present | Bernadette Smith | New Democratic |

## Electoral history
### 1990 to present

vte2023 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bernadette Smith | 3,367 | 73.31 | +11.18 | $22,793.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Najiha Ali | 742 | 16.16 | +0.49 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Jerald Funk | 484 | 10.54 | -1.16 | $311.30 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 4,593 | 99.46 | – | $55,071.00 |
| Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | 25 | 0.54 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,618 | 32.76 | -3.24 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,097 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +5.35 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||
vte2019 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bernadette Smith | 3,002 | 62.13 | +17.78 | $19,767.20 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michelle Redmond | 757 | 15.67 | -0.58 | $521.28 |
| | Liberal | Richard Sanderson | 565 | 11.69 | -17.39 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Jenn Kess | 398 | 8.24 | 3.99 | $0.00 |
| | Manitoba Forward | Michael Wenuik | 66 | 1.37 | | $0.00 |
| | Communist | Fagie Fainman | 44 | 0.91 | +0.07 | $310.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,832 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
Manitoba provincial by-election, 13 June 2017 Resignation of Kevin Chief :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bernadette Smith | 1,568 | 44.35 | -13.46 | $35,313.48 |
| | Liberal | John Cacayuran | 1,006 | 29.08 | +9.62 | $19,478.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jodi Moskal | 562 | 16.25 | -0.27 | $35,068.27 |
| | Manitoba | Gary Marshall | 181 | 5.23 | | $5,528.56 |
| | Green | Sabrina Koehn Binesi | 147 | 4.25 | -0.78 | $2,230.86 |
| | Communist | Frank Komarniski | 27 | 0.84 | -0.34 | $9.44 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 3,491 | 100.00 | - | $37,179.00 |
| Total rejected and declines votes | Total rejected and declines votes | Total rejected and declines votes | 23 | 0.72 | -0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,514 | 32.38 | -10.16 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 11,207 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -11.54 |
| Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||
vte2016 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Chief | 2,839 | 57.81 | -15.47 | $24,493.23 |
| | Liberal | Althea Guiboche | 956 | 19.47 | +14.52 | $10,557.41 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marsha Street | 811 | 16.51 | -1.14 | $9,380.15 |
| | Green | Alberteen Spence | 247 | 5.03 | +1.64 | $0.00 |
| | Communist | Frank Komarniski | 58 | 1.18 | +0.45 | $ |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 4,911 | 100.00 | - | $36,863.00 |
| Total rejected and declines votes | Total rejected and declines votes | Total rejected and declines votes | 58 | 1.17 | +0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,969 | 42.53 | -1.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,683 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -14.99 |
| Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||
vte2011 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Chief | 3,806 | 73.28 | +6.92 | $18,567.73 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Vernaus | 917 | 17.65 | +5.68 | $19,915.21 |
| | Liberal | Mary Lou Bourgeois | 257 | 4.95 | −9.77 | $5,383.65 |
| | Green | Teresa Pun | 176 | 3.39 | −1.92 | $17.48 |
| | Communist | Darrell Rankin | 38 | 0.73 | −0.91 | $312.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,194 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 28 | 0.54 | -0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,222 | 44.04 | +3.90 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 11,858 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.62 |
^ Change is not based on redistributed results
vte2007 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | George Hickes | 2,665 | 66.36 | −8.50 | $12,892.59 |
| | Liberal | Mary Lou Bourgeois | 591 | 14.72 | +0.48 | $11,443.44 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alexa Rosentreter | 481 | 11.98 | +3.21 | $1,180.30 |
| | Green | Kristen Andrews | 213 | 5.30 | – | $84.55 |
| | Communist | Darrell Rankin | 66 | 1.64 | −0.49 | $373.89 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,016 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | 29 | 0.72 | -0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,045 | 40.14 | −0.10 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 10,077 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -4.49 |
vte2003 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | George Hickes | 2,877 | 74.86 | +21.52 | $10,189.54 |
| | Liberal | Mary Lou Bourgeois | 547 | 14.23 | −7.12 | $7,991.06 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wyatt McIntyre | 337 | 8.77 | −10.79 | $10.68 |
| | Communist | Darrell Rankin | 82 | 2.13 | | $376.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,843 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | 55 | 1.41 | +0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,898 | 40.24 | −18.84 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 9,687 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +14.32 |
vte1999 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | George Hickes | 3,338 | 53.34 | -9.69 | $21,952.00 |
| | Liberal | Ajay Chopra | 1,336 | 21.35 | -1.71 | $21,013.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mary Richard | 1,224 | 19.56 | +7.79 | $20,221.11 |
| | Independent | Peter Juba | 360 | 5.75 | | $2,113.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,258 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | 59 | 0.93 | -0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,317 | 59.08 | 0.85 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 10,693 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +3.99 |
^ Change is not based on redistributed results
vte1995 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | George Hickes | 3,095 | 63.03 | +8.32 | $15,378.00 |
| | Liberal | Linda Cantiveros | 1,132 | 23.05 | -7.47 | $15,916.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claire Riddle | 578 | 11.77 | +0.45 | $13,389.05 |
| | First Peoples Party | Lyle Morrisseau | 105 | 2.14 | | no report filed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,910 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and discarded ballots | Rejected and discarded ballots | Rejected and discarded ballots | 55 | 1.11 | -0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,965 | 58.23 | -2.70 |
| Electors on lists | Electors on lists | Electors on lists | 8,527 | | |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +7.90 |
vte1990 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | George Hickes | 2,778 | 54.72 |
| | Liberal | Errol Lewis | 1,550 | 30.53 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Calvin Pompana | 575 | 11.33 |
| | Independent | William Hawryluk | 108 | 2.13 |
| | Independent | Roy Price | 66 | 1.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,077 | 100.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 71 | 1.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,148 | 60.92 |
| Electors on lists | Electors on lists | Electors on lists | 8,450 | |

### 1969 to 1981

vte1977 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Donald Malinowski | 3,116 | 63.32 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Margaret Didenko | 915 | 18.59 |
| | Liberal | Don Marks | 769 | 15.63 |
| | Communist | Harold Dyck | 62 | 1.26 |
| | Social Credit | Peter Stevens | 59 | 1.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,921 | 100.00 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,006 | 61.10 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 8,193 | |
vte1973 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Donald Malinowski | 3,676 | 65.55 |
| | Independent | Joseph Borowski | 1,127 | 20.10 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Belanger | 569 | 10.15 |
| | Independent | George Munroe | 236 | 4.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,608 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and discarded votes | Rejected and discarded votes | Rejected and discarded votes | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,708 | 65.56 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 8,706 | |
vte1969 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Donald Malinowski | 2,253 | 52.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Slaw Rebchuk | 1,088 | 25.36 |
| | Liberal | Roger Garrity | 528 | 12.31 |
| | Communist | Bill Kardash | 421 | 9.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,290 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and discarded votes | Rejected and discarded votes | Rejected and discarded votes | 62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,352 | 46.37 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 9,385 | |
All electoral information is taken from Elections Manitoba. Expenditures refer to individual candidate expenses.