Winnipeg West (formerly known as Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed for the 2025 Canadian federal election. It gained the Rural Municipality of Rosser from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman and the Winnipeg suburb of Tuxedo from Winnipeg South Centre.
Its current Member of Parliament is Doug Eyolfson of the Liberal Party of Canada, who was first elected in 2015. He was defeated by Marty Morantz of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2019 and 2021, but regained his seat in 2025 after a third consecutive match with Morantz.
Demographics
:According to the 2021 Canadian census
- Ethnic groups: 75.4% White, 11.3% Indigenous, 4.2% Filipino, 2.4% South Asian, 2.1% Black, 1.1% Chinese
- Languages: 83% English, 2.1% Tagalog, 1.5% French, 1.3% German, 1.1 Russian
- Religions (2021): 52.2% Christian (19.1% Catholic, 7.9% United Church, 4.8% Anglican, 2.9% Lutheran, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Anabaptist, 1.2% Baptist), 42.6% No religion, 1.3% Muslim, 1.2% Jewish, 1% Sikh
- Median income (2020): $46,000
- Average income (2020): $57,050
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley (2011−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
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!
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| European
| 62,090
|
| 64,190
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| 67,785
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| Indigenous
| 9,285
|
| 7,880
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| 6,105
|
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| Southeast Asian
| 3,875
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| 2,870
|
| 1,200
|
|-
| South Asian
| 1,985
|
| 1,400
|
| 1,120
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| African
| 1,740
|
| 1,380
|
| 1,380
|
|-
| East Asian
| 1,405
|
| 1,165
|
| 1,170
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 650
|
| 430
|
| 265
|
|-
| Latin American
| 575
|
| 455
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| 300
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|-
| Other/multiracial
| 665
|
| 470
|
| 290
|
|-
! Total responses
! 82,280
!
! 80,240
!
! 79,615
!
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 84,767
!
! 82,574
!
! 81,864
!
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" |
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History
The riding was created in 1996 as "Charleswood—Assiniboine" from the Winnipeg—St. James riding.
In 1998, it was renamed "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".
In 2003, it was abolished, but the entire district was transferred to "Charleswood—St. James", and small parts of Winnipeg Centre and Winnipeg South Centre were added.
In 2004, it was renamed "Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia".
In 2015, it was renamed Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley but there was no boundary changes following the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Winnipeg West at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain the Rural Municipality of Rosser from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman and the suburb of Tuxedo from Winnipeg South Centre.
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Conservative ||align=right| 20,382 ||align=right| 40.35
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| Liberal ||align=right| 19,824 ||align=right| 39.24
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 7,533 ||align=right| 14.91
|-
| |
| People's ||align=right| 1,727 ||align=right| 3.42
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 1,042 ||align=right| 2.06
|-
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| Others ||align=right| 8 ||align=right| 0.02
|}
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, 2015–2025
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, 2004–2015
Charleswood—St. James, 2003–2004
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Charleswood St. James—Assiniboia, 1998–2003
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Charleswood—Assiniboine, 1996–1998
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
Notes
References
Footnotes
General references
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997