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Churchill (electoral district)

Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Manitoba electoral district
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Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Niki Ashton
New Democratic
District created 1933
First contested 1935
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) 85,148
Electors (2015) 47,940
Area (km²) 494,701
Pop. density (per km²) 0.17
Census divisions Division No. 19, Division No. 21, Division No. 22, Division No. 23
Census subdivisions Thompson, Flin Flon, The Pas, Churchill, Norway House 17, St. Theresa Point, Kelsey, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E, Fort Alexander 3, Nelson House 170

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 northern 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.

The Churchill riding has the highest percentage of Aboriginal peoples (61.1%) in Canada.; the highest percentage of Cree speakers - both those whose mother tongue (21.6%) is Cree as well as those that use it as home language (16.6%) - is also to be found there.

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.

Incumbent Bev Desjarlais ran as an independent candidate in the 2006 election. The New Democratic Party candidate was Niki Ashton, daughter of Manitoba Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and cabinet minister Steve Ashton. The Liberals fielded actress Tina Keeper, who won the election. The Conservatives nominated longtime party member and Flin Flon city councillor Nazir Ahmad, while the Greens ran former substitute teacher Jeff Fountain. Brad Bodnar, a resident of The Pas, ran as an independent.


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