Manitobans can find out more information on the riding of Winnipeg North including the political history, a list of candidates, and demographic information.
Candidates
(The nomination process for candidates closes on April 7, and confirmed candidates will be listed on April 9.)
(* indicates incumbent)
Adebayo Akinrogunde – NDP
Kevin Lamoureux – Liberal Party of Canada*
Christopher Perkins – People’s Party of Canada
Rachel Punzalan – Conservative Party of Canada
2021 Federal Election
Kevin Lamoureux won re-election with 52 per cent of the vote. He has represented the riding since a victory in a 2010 byelection.
History
The riding was first contested from 1917 to 1997 when it was renamed Winnipeg North – St. Paul. In 2003, the riding was abolished and recreated in its current form.
The riding was typically an NDP stronghold until 2010 when Lamoureux won a byelection to replace Judy Wasylycia-Leis, who resigned to run for mayor of Winnipeg.
Boundaries
The riding includes Garden City, Mynarski, The Maples, Tyndall Park and other neighbourhoods in the northern area of the city.
Demographics
The riding is home to 101,221 people as of the 2021 census, a 5.8 per cent increase from 2016. The riding has a 34 per cent Filipino population, a 15 per cent South Asian population, and has the highest percentage of Tagalog speakers in the province, with 19.1 per cent.
