Statement of Votes for the Kirkfield Park & Tuxedo By-Elections November 21, 2000 Statement of Votes By-Elections 2000 Kirkfield Park & Tuxedo TABLE OF CONTENTS Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo By-elections . 5 Voter Registration . .5 Nominations . .6 Voting . .6 Special Voting . .6 Registered Parties . .8 Summary of Votes Received . .8 Summary of Results . .9 Standing of Parties . .9 Poll by Poll Results . 13 Kirkfield Park . .13 Tuxedo . .16 Polling Subdivision Boundaries . 21 Kirkfield Park . .21 Tuxedo . .26 Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo By-elections Section 142(2) of The Elections Act requires that the Chief Electoral Officer publish a book containing poll by poll results of an election. This publication sets out the results of the two by-elections held in 2000 in the electoral divisions of Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo. On October 17, 2000 the Chief Electoral Officer issued writs of elections to the Returning Officers for the electoral divisions of Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo pursuant to Order in Council number 412/2000. The members for these two electoral divisions, Mr. Eric Stefanson and Mr. Gary Filmon, had resigned their seats on September 7, 2000 and September 18, 2000 respectively. Nominations were set to close on October 31 and the by-elections were directed to take place on November 21, 2000. The boundaries of the electoral divisions of Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo were the same as in the 1999 provincial general election as established in 1999 under The Electoral Divisions Act based on the Report of the 1998 Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. Maps showing the electoral division boundaries and written descriptions of the polling subdivision boundaries are included in this report. Voter Registration A total of 28,297 eligible voters were registered in the two electoral divisions. Ninety-six per cent of these voters were placed on the voters list during enumeration which was conducted from October 19 to 28, 2000 inclusive. Revision was held from October 30 to November 9 (excluding Sunday) and 811 additional voters were registered or almost 3 % of the total voters. The balance of just over 1 per cent of the total registered voters were sworn on to the poll during advance polls and on polling day by taking the required oath and producing the required identification. The following table details voter registration in each division. Voter Registration Method of Kirkfield Tuxedo Combined Registration Park Enumeration 14,216 12,977 27,193 Revision* 483 328 811 Sworn on at polls 110 183 293 Total 14,809 13,488 28,297 *Net amount of all additions and deletions at revision. Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo By-Elections 5 Nominations Nominations closed at 1:00 p.m. on October 31 with four candidates having been nominated in Kirkfield Park and three in Tuxedo. Four of the seven registered political parties endorsed candidates. The following table shows the nominated candidates and their party affiliations. Candidate Political Party Kirkfield Murray, Stuart The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Park Rice, Dennis Libertarian Party of Manitoba Thompson, Dawn New Democratic Party of Manitoba Wieler, Vic Liberal Party in Manitoba Tuxedo Starr, Iona New Democratic Party of Manitoba Stefanson, Heather The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Zimberg, Rochelle Liberal Party in Manitoba Voting Voter turnout for the by-elections in Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo was 54.87 % and 46.03 % respectively. The following table shows the total number of voters and the methods by which they voted. Voting Kirkfield Opportunity Park Tuxedo Totals Absentee 36 41 77 (0.5%) Advance 425 376 801 (5.6%) Homebound 35 24 59 (0.4%) Institutional Polls 23 110 133 1.0%) Regular polls 7,606 5,658 13,264 (92.5%) Total 8,125 6,209 14,334 Of the ballots cast there were 21 rejected and four declined in Kirkfield Park. In the electoral division of Tuxedo there were seven rejected and eight declined. This translates to .02 % of the ballots cast being rejected and less than .01 % being declined. Special Voting In addition to the regular polls Manitoba voters are able to vote at advance polls, homebound polls, absentee polls, institutional polls, and through personal security protection voting. All of these voting methods are considered special voting opportunities. During these by-elections, these voting opportunities were well utilized. Advance polls—During the by-elections, advance polls were held from November 11 to November 18 (excluding Sunday) and 5.6 % of the total ballots cast were cast during this time. 6 Statement of Votes Elections Manitoba Absentee Voting—Any qualified elector who will be away from their electoral division during advance polls or on polling day may take advantage of the absentee poll in the returning office prior to the opening of advance polls. During these by elections 77 or 0.5% of the total votes were cast at the absentee polls Homebound Voting—As in all elections, homebound voting was well received by the electors who are unable to go to the polls because of a physical disability. The number of people utilizing this voting opportunity was 59 or 0.4% of the total votes cast. Voting in Institutions—Within the two electoral divisions of Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo there were two institutional moving polls and one institutional poll. Grace Hospital is located in the electoral division of Kirkfield Park and contains a small ward of voters whose only residence is the hospital. These voters are awaiting placement in a seniors residence. These voters were enumerated and voted on polling day at the institutional poll in the hospital. In addition, due to the close proximity of these two divisions, there were patients in the hospital from both Tuxedo and Kirkfield Park who were able to take advantage of the institutional poll placed in the hospital. These voters voted by special blank ballot by writing the name of the candidate of their choice on the ballot and utilizing a sealed envelope system. In order to comply with The Personal Health Information Act, a member of the hospital staff assisted the poll officials by identifying all eligible voters in the hospital who had an address in one of the two electoral divisions where a by-election was taking place. The name and room number (but not address) were given to the poll official. The poll official confirmed the address and voter’s qualifications (Canadian Citizen, resident in Manitoba for at least six months and at least 18 years of age) at the time of their voting. Due to co-operation between the hospital administration and the Returning Officer, this voting opportunity was delivered with little disruption to hospital routine. In Tuxedo, there were two institutional moving polls which moved between three personal care homes, the Canadian Mennonite University and the Manitoba Youth Centre. The Manitoba Youth Centre had no voters eligible to vote in this by-election. Most of the population of the Centre is less than 18 years of age. Those more than 18 years of age resided in an electoral division other than Kirkfield Park or Tuxedo prior to their incarceration and were therefore ineligible to vote in these by-elections. Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo By-Elections 7 Registered Parties At the time of the by-elections, there were seven registered political parties in the province. Registered Provincial Political Parties at the Time of the Call of the Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo By-Elections Political Party Date of Registration Communist Party of Canada Manitoba April 30, 1999 Liberal Party in Manitoba December 12, 1980 Libertarian Party of Manitoba March 9, 1988 Manitoba Party August 17, 1999 New Democratic Party of Manitoba November 17, 1980 The Green Party of Manitoba August 17, 1999 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba November 25, 1980 Summary of Votes Received The following chart indicates the name, political party endorsation, the number of votes received and the percentage of the total valid ballots cast for each of the candidates. Electoral Votes Percent of Division Candidates Party Received Votes Cast Kirkfield Park Stuart Murray PC 4,369 53.77% Dennis Rice LPM 61 00.75% Dawn Thompson NDP 1,512 18.61% Vic Wieler Lib. 2,158 26.56% Tuxedo Iona Starr NDP 916 14.75% Heather Stefanson PC 3,692 59.46% Rochelle Zimberg Lib. 1,586 25.54% Legend Lib Liberal Party in Manitoba LPM Libertarian Party of Manitoba NDP New Democratic Party of Manitoba PC The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba 8 Statement of Votes Elections Manitoba Summary of Results The following chart provides a summary of the results of the by-elections held on November 21, 2000. The member elected for the Kirkfield Park electoral division was PC candidate Stuart Murray. In Tuxedo, the PC candidate Heather Stefanson was elected. The Chief Electoral Officer received the return of the writs on Tuesday, December 5 and published notice of the returns in the Manitoba Gazette on December 16, 2000. Member Registered Votes Turn- Elected Voters Cast out Lib. LPM NDP PC Rejected Declined Plurality Kirkfield Park Murray, Stuart (PC) 14,809 8,125 54.87% 2,158 61 1,512 4,369 21 4 2,211 Tuxedo Stefanson, Heather(PC) 13,488 6,209 46.03% 1,586 N/A 916 3,692 7 8 2,106 Totals 28,297 14,334 50.66% 3,744 61 2,428 8,061 28 12 Standing of Parties The standings for the seven registered political parties remain as they were following the 37th Provincial General Election held on September 21, 1999 and are listed below. New Democratic Party of Manitoba 32 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba 24 Liberal Party in Manitoba 1 The Green Party of Manitoba 0 Manitoba Party 0 Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba 0 Libertarian Party of Manitoba 0 Total 57 Kirkfield Park and Tuxedo By-Elections 9 By-elections 2000 Polling Subdivision Maps & Poll by Poll Results Kirkfield Park Lib.