Inkster was a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was located in the northwestern corner of the city of Winnipeg. Officially created by redistribution in 1957, it has existed since the provincial election of 1958.
The riding was named after the Inkster family, who were prominent local figures at the time of the province's creation in 1870. John Inkster was a member of Louis Riel's provisional government, while Colin Inkster was a member of the province's Legislative Council (which existed from 1871 to 1876).
There were 19,246 persons living in the riding in 1996. Inkster had a broad range of income levels and a strong working-class presence (the manufacturing sector accounting for 23% of industry in 1999). Census reports from 1999 showed an average family income of $51,274, with 8.10% unemployment.
Inkster had the third-largest immigrant population of all ridings in the province, at over 30% of the total population. 21% of the riding's residents are Filipino, 6% are Ukrainian, and 5% are East Indian. Only 4% of the population is above age 65.
Like many other north-end Winnipeg ridings, Inkster traditionally supported the New Democratic Party and its predecessor, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, although Liberal Kevin Lamoureux represented the riding for all but four years from 1988 to 2010. For the 2011 election, Inkster was dissolved into The Maples and the new riding of Tyndall Park.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Name Party Took office Left office Morris Gray CCF 1958 1961 NDP 1961 1966 Sidney Green NDP 1966 1979 Independent NDP 1979 1981 Prog 1981 1981 Don Scott NDP 1981 1988 Kevin Lamoureux Lib 1988 1997 Independent Liberal 1997 1998 Lib 1998 1999 Becky Barrett NDP 1999 2003 Kevin Lamoureux (2nd time) Lib 2003 2010
Electoral history - 2007 results
See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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