St. Johns is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since 1958. It is located in the north-end of Winnipeg. The constituency is bordered by Kildonan to the north and west, Burrows to the west, Elmwood to the east, and Point Douglas to the south.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,023. The average family income in 1999 was $40,443, with an unemployment rate of 10.90%. Over 35% of the riding's residents are categorized as low-income.

St. Johns has a diverse population. Ten per cent of the riding's residents listed Ukrainian as their ethnic origin in 1999, with a further 6% Polish and 5% Jewish. Twelve per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal. Manufacturing jobs accounted for 18% of the riding's industry, with a further 15% in services.

Since its creation, St. Johns has been represented by members of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP). It is considered safe for the party. The current MLA is Nahanni Fontaine, who was elected in the Manitoba general election, 2016.

Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Parliament Years Member Party 22nd 1958–1959     David Orlikow CCF 23rd 1959–1961 1961–1962     New Democratic Party 24th 1962–1966     Saul Cherniack New Democratic Party 25th 1966–1969 26th 1969–1973 27th 1973–1977 28th 1977–1981 29th 1981–1986     Don Malinowski New Democratic Party 30th 1986–1988     Judy Wasylycia-Leis New Democratic Party 31st 1988–1990 32nd 1990–1993 1993–1995     Gord Mackintosh New Democratic Party 33rd 1995–1999 34th 1999–2003 35th 2003–2007 36th 2007–2011 37th 2011–2016 38th 2016–2019     Nahanni Fontaine New Democratic Party 39th 2019–present

Electoral history

http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=44 - 1999 Results

http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_st-johns_summary_results.html - 2003 results

http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stjohns_summary_results.html - 2007 results

See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

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