Kirkfield Park is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the city of Winnipeg. It contains the neighbourhoods of Glendale, Westwood, Kirkfield Park, Woodhaven, Birchwood, Booth, Silver Heights, and part of Assiniboia Downs
Kirkfield Park is bordered to the east by St. James, to the south and west by Charleswood, and to the north by Assiniboia. The St Charles and Glendale Country Clubs are in this riding, as are the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens and Assumption Cemetery.
The riding's population in 1996 was 20,236. In 1999, the average family income was $63,038, and the unemployment rate was 5.80%. Almost 13% of the riding's population are immigrants, including 6% German and 5% Ukrainian. Over twenty per cent of the riding's residents are over 65 years of age.
The service sector accounts for 15% of Kirkfield Park's industry, followed by 13% in retail trade.
Since its creation in 1981, the seat has been nearly continuously held by the Progressive Conservatives. Previously it was won by the New Democratic Party only twice, in 2007 and 2011, until 2023 when the NDP's Logan Oxenham picked the seat up a third time after having originally been defeated in the previous year's by-election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party32nd1981–1986Gerrie HammondProgressive Conservative33rd1986–198834th1988–199035th1990–1995Eric Stefanson36th1995–1999 37th1999–20002000–2003 Stuart Murray38th2003–200639th2007–2011Sharon BladyNew Democratic40th2011–201641st2016–2019Scott FieldingProgressive Conservative42nd2019–20222022–2023Kevin Klein43rd2023–present Logan OxenhamNew Democratic
Election results
2016 provincial election redistributed results Party % Progressive Conservative 52.2 New Democratic 30.2 Liberal 9.5 Green 7.9
http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_kirkfield-park_summary_results.html - 2007 Results http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_kirkfield-park_summary_results.html - 2003 Results http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/by_election_2000_kirkfieldpark.html - 2000 By-Election Results http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=20 - 1999 Results
Previous boundaries
See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References