Niakwa

Niakwa is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1979 and abolished in 1999.

The Niakwa riding was located in southeastern Winnipeg. After its abolition, almost all of the riding's territory was given to the new riding of Southdale.

MLAs

Manitoba MLAs for the electoral district of Niakwa
Term of OfficeNamePolitical Party
1981-1988Abe KovnatsProgressive Conservative
1988-1990Herold DriedgerLiberal
1990-1999Jack ReimerProgressive Conservative

Election results

1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHerold Driedger8,57647.48+
Progressive ConservativeAbe Kovnats7,22239.99-
New DemocraticStan Williams2,02611.22-
Western IndependenceLyle Cruickshank2371.31
Total valid votes 18,061100.00-
Rejected ballots 21
Turnout 18,08279.64
Eligible voters 22,705
Source: Elections Manitoba[1]

References

  1. "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.