Churchill—Keewatinook Aski (formerly Churchill) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It covers the northern four-fifths of Manitoba, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves. It was named after the town of Churchill, Manitoba, which resides on Churchill River. It is the fifth-largest riding in all of Canada.

History

The riding was created in 1933 when Nelson riding was abolished. The entire area of Nelson was transferred into the new riding of Churchill.

This riding gained territory from Selkirk—Interlake and was renamed "Churchill—Keewatinook Aski" during the 2012 electoral redistribution. "Keewatinook Aski" (ᑮᐍᑎᓄᕽ ᐊᐢᑭᐩ kîwêtinohk askiy) means Northern region in Cree language.

Demographics The riding has the highest percentage of First Nations people (61.1%) in Canada, as well as the highest percentage of Cree speakers – both those whose mother tongue (21.6%) is Cree and those that use it as a home language (16.6%).

+ Panethnic groups in Churchill—Keewatinook Aski (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 Indigenous 61,455 65,415 61,930 European 15,845 17,915 20,470 South Asian 1,655 1,185 520 African 455 455 240 Southeast Asian 420 310 285 East Asian 210 255 95 Middle Eastern 120 45 70 Latin American 95 70 55 Other/multiracial 90 55 40 Total responses 80,340 85,695 83,700 Total population 81,258 86,908 85,148

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Current member of Parliament It's member of Parliament (MP) is Rebecca Chartrand. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Election results

Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   New Democratic 7,628 42.56   Liberal 4,512 25.18   Conservative 4,331 24.17   People's 899 5.02   Green 552 3.08

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   New Democratic 10,962 51.70   Conservative 5,540 26.13   Liberal 4,212 19.86   Green 491 2.32

Churchill, 1935–2015

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

Expenditures - 2008 Expenditures - 2004

Expenditures - 1997

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