STATEMENT of Votes Elmwood & the Pas By-Elections

STATEMENT OF votes Elmwood & The Pas By-elections

March 24, 2009 Statement of Votes Elmwood and The Pas By-elections March 24, 2009

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Reporting on the Elmwood and The Pas By-elections ...... 5

Voter Registration ...... 5 Nominations ...... 6 Registered Parties ...... 6 Voting ...... 6 Summary of Votes Received ...... 8 Summary of Results ...... 8 Standing of Parties ...... 8

Maps and Station-by-Station Results ...... 9

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Following each election, the Chief Electoral Oﬃ cer publishes a Statement of Votes as per section 175 of The Elections Act. This report must be published within six months of the election and must include the results for each voting station.

The by-elections were as a result of two vacancies in the Legislative Assembly. The member for Elmwood, Mr. Jim Maloway, resigned his seat on September 8, 2008. The member for The Pas, Oscar Lathlin, passed away November 2, 2008.

Pursuant to Order in Council number 63/2009, the Chief Electoral Oﬃ cer issued writs of election to the Returning Oﬃ cers for both electoral divisions on February 20, 2009.

ELECTORAL DIVISION RETURNING OFFICER Elmwood Elenore Koop The Pas Louanne Beaucage

Nominations were set to close on March 9, 2009 and the by-election was directed to take place on March 24, 2009.

The boundaries of the electoral divisions were the same as in the 2007 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 voting area boundaries are included in this report.

Voter Registration – Elmwood

A total of 11,907 eligible voters were registered in Elmwood. Just over 94 per cent of these voters were placed on the voters list during enumeration, held from February 21 to March 6, 2009. During revision, 497 additional voters were registered, or just over 4 per cent of the total. The balance of 189 voters, or just over 1.5 per cent were sworn on to the list on voting day. An eligible voter must take the required oath and produce the required identiﬁ cation to swear on to the voters list. The following table details voter registration in Elmwood.

METHOD OF REGISTRATION NUMBER OF VOTERS PERCENTAGE Enumeration 11,221 94.24 Revision* 497 4.17 Sworn on 189 1.59 Total 11,907 100.00

*Net amount of all additions and deletions at revision

Voter Registration – The Pas

A total of 13,334 eligible voters were registered in The Pas. Just over 83 per cent of these voters were placed on the voters list during enumeration, held from February 21 to March 6, 2009. During revision, 1,644 additional voters were registered, or just over 12 per cent of the total. The balance of 605 voters, or 4.5 per cent were sworn on to the list on voting day. An eligible voter must take the required oath and produce the required identiﬁ cation to swear on to the voters list. The following table details voter registration in The Pas.

METHOD OF REGISTRATION NUMBER OF VOTERS PERCENTAGE Enumeration 11,085 83.13 Revision* 1644 12.33 Sworn on 605 4.54 Total 13,334 100.00

*Net amount of all additions and deletions at revision

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Nominations for both by-elections closed at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9 with four candidates being nominated in Elmwood and three in The Pas. The following tables show the nominated candidates and the registered political party which endorsed each of the candidates.

ELMWOOD THE PAS CANDIDATE POLITICAL PARTY CANDIDATE POLITICAL PARTY

Beddome, James R. Green Party of Manitoba / Parti Vert du Manitoba Berens, Maurice Liberal / Libéral Blaikie, Bill NDP Nabess, Edna PC Manitoba Schulz, Adrian PC Manitoba Whitehead, Frank NDP Wolfrom, Regan Liberal / Libéral

Registered Parties

At the time of the by-election, there were ﬁ ve registered political parties in the province.

POLITICAL PARTY DATE OF REGISTRATION

Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba April 30, 1999 Green Party of Manitoba August 17, 1999 Manitoba Liberal Party December 12, 1980 New Democratic Party of Manitoba November 17, 1980 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba November 25, 1980

Voting

Several changes to voting, introduced via Bill 37, were in eﬀ ect for the by-elections. There was an additional day of advance voting (Saturday, March 14). Advance voting places were now required in communities of more than 50 voters so individuals would not have to travel more than 30 km to vote. Also, voting on election day started at 7 a.m. (one hour earlier than in previous elections). On election day only a few voters took advantage of the opportunity to vote earlier in the morning.

In addition to regular voting on election day, Manitoba voters are able to vote at advance locations, through homebound and absentee voting opportunities and at institutional voting stations.

Any qualiﬁ ed voter who will be away from their electoral division during advance voting and on election day may take advantage of absentee voting in the returning oﬃ ce prior to the opening of advance voting. Advance voting stations are established to allow voting before election day. During the by-elections advance voting was held from March 14 to March 21, 2009 As in all elections, homebound voting was available for voters who were unable to go to the a voting location because of a disability. This method of voting is also available to the caregivers of these voters. The Elections Act allows for institutional or moving voting stations for health care facilities and correctional institutions. Since June of 1995 The Elections Act provides for people to have their name and other personal information either obscured or omitted from the voters list in order to protect the voter’s personal security. During the Elmwood and The Pas by-elections there were no personal security voters.

6 STATEMENT OF VOTES Elections Manitoba

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Voter turnout for Elmwood was 36.44 per cent. The following table shows the total number of voters and the methods by which they voted. VOTING OPPORTUNITY TOTAL PERCENTAGE Absentee 8 0.18 Advance 737 16.99 Homebound 44 1.01 Election Day 3550 81.82 Total 4,339 100.00

Of the ballots cast there were 13 rejected and one declined.

Absentee Voting — In the Elmwood by-election there were 8 voters (0.18 percent of the total votes) who utilized the absentee voting opportunity.

Advance Voting — With the addition of one advance location and one mobile advance station in a seniors’ apartment, advance voting in Elmwood increased to 737 ballots cast from 412 ballots cast during the general election in 2007. This was an increase of 179 percent from the 2007 election. Of the total ballots cast 16.99 per cent were cast during the week of advance voting.

Homebound Voting — The number of people utilizing this voting opportunity was 44 (1.01 percent of the total votes cast).

Voting in Institutions — No institutions existed in Elmwood at the time of the by-election.

The Pas

Voter turnout for The Pas was 29.65 per cent. The following table shows the total number of votes and the methods by which they were cast. VOTING OPPORTUNITY TOTAL PERCENTAGE Absentee 6 0.15 Advance 904 22.87 Homebound 4 0.10 Institutional Voting 89 2.25 Election Day 3038 76.85 Total 3,953 100.00 Of the ballots cast there were 23 rejected and four declined.

Absentee Voting — In The Pas by-election 6 voters (0.15 percent of the total votes) utilized absentee voting.

Advance Voting — In The Pas with an additional location in a popular shopping centre and four new locations in small communities to meet the new requirements for advance voting, there were a total of 8 advance locations within the division. Advance voting in The Pas more than tripled from the 2007 general election. There were 904 ballots cast during advance compared to 261 ballots during the 2007 election. Of the total ballots cast 22.87 per cent were cast during the week of advance voting.

Homebound Voting — The number of people who used this voting opportunity in The Pas was 4 (0.10 percent of the total votes cast).

Voting in Institutions — Within the electoral division of The Pas there were four Institutional voting stations. Three of these voting stations travelled to personal care homes located in the division. The fourth station was located at the The Pas Correctional Institute for inmates who were residents of The Pas electoral division

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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 in each electoral division.

Elmwood CANDIDATES PARTY VOTES RECEIVED PERCENTAGE OF VOTES CAST Blaikie, Bill NDP 2,325 53.6% Schulz, Adrian PC Manitoba 913 21.0% Wolfrom, Regan Liberal / Libéral 877 20.2% Beddome, James R. Green Party of Manitoba / Parti Vert du Manitoba 210 4.8%

The Pas CANDIDATES PARTY VOTES RECEIVED PERCENTAGE OF VOTES CAST Whitehead, Frank NDP 2,949 74.6% Nabess, Edna PC Manitoba 722 18.3% Berens, Maurice Liberal / Libéral 255 6.5%

Summary of Results

The following charts provide a summary of the results. The member elected in Elmwood was NDP candidate Bill Blaikie. The member elected in The Pas was NDP candidate Frank Whitehead.

Elmwood Member Elected Registered Voters Cast Votes Turnout PartyGreen Manitoba / of Vert Parti du Manitoba Liberal / Libéral NDP PC Manitoba Rejected Declined Plurality BLAIKIE, Bill 11,907 4,339 36.44% 210 877 2,325 913 13 1 1,412 The Pas Member Elected Registered Voters Cast Votes Turnout Liberal / Libéral NDP PC Manitoba Rejected Declined Plurality WHITEHEAD, Frank 13,334 3,953 29.65% 255 2,949 722 23 4 2,227

Standing of Parties

The results of this by-election did not change the standings of the parties in the Legislative Assembly. The standings for the ﬁ ve registered political parties remain as they were following the 39th Provincial General Election held on May 22, 2007.

New Democratic Party of Manitoba 36 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba 19 Manitoba Liberal Party 2 Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba 0 Green Party of Manitoba 0 Total 57

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*Written descriptions of voting area boundaries are included in a supplement to this report which is available upon request from Elections Manitoba.

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Voting Area NDP Declined Rejected PC Manitoba Blaikie, Bill Blaikie, Liberal / Libéral Liberal Schulz, Adrian Total Votes Cast Votes Total Wolfrom, Regan Wolfrom, Registered Voters Registered Parti Vert du Manitoba Vert Parti Beddome, James R. Beddome, Green Party of Manitoba / / Party of Manitoba Green

1 - Fort Agassiz Apts. 3 82 44 30 0 0 159 347 2 - Oakland Gardens 1 80 77 30 0 0 188 325 3 - John Henderson Jr. High School 7 51 28 22 0 0 108 342 4 - J ohn Henderson Jr. High School 6 40 19 14 0 0 79 291 5 - Angus McKay School 5 52 35 25 0 0 117 322 6 - Angus McKay School 9 59 41 35 0 0 144 332 7 - Angus McKay School 7 60 27 26 0 0 120 327 8 - John Henderson Jr. High School 3 45 23 18 0 0 89 307 9 - John Henderson Jr. High School 5 43 31 27 0 0 106 293 10 - John Henderson Jr. High School 2 55 20 37 0 0 114 357 11 - Angus McKay School 6 34 26 27 0 0 93 312 12 - Miles MacDonell Collegiate 10 39 19 9 0 0 77 320 13 - Miles MacDonell Collegiate 10 51 19 15 0 0 95 293 14 - Miles MacDonell Collegiate 10 59 14 17 0 0 100 303 15 - Angus McKay School 14 73 25 27 2 0 141 409 16 - Miles MacDonell Collegiate 5 29 15 20 0 0 69 314 17 - Miles MacDonell Collegiate 6 36 22 10 0 0 74 311 18 - Miles MacDonell Collegiate 3 47 17 14 0 0 81 320 19 - Polson School 1 39 19 18 0 0 77 284 20 - Polson School 0 35 10 14 1 0 60 283 21 - Glenelm Elementary School 11 52 23 38 0 1 125 334 22 - Polson School 3 43 10 16 2 0 74 297 23 - Polson School 2 27 17 12 0 0 58 284 24 - Polson School 2 57 10 14 0 0 83 307 25 - Lord Selkirk School 2 22 11 11 0 0 46 290 26 - Lord Selkirk School 3 41 7 11 0 0 62 340 27 - Glenelm Elementary School 16 68 38 28 0 0 150 361 28 - Glenelm Elementary School 10 50 37 22 0 0 119 347 29 - Glenelm Elementary School 4 60 21 37 0 0 122 383 30 - Lord Selkirk School 1 39 8 13 0 0 61 268 31 - Lord Selkirk School 2 54 16 9 2 0 83 360 32 - Lord Selkirk School 1 37 12 13 0 0 63 264 33 - Community of Hope 1 21 4 4 0 0 30 165 34 - Cottonwood Apts. 4 33 5 24 0 0 66 354 35 - River Elm School 1 42 9 20 0 0 72 325 36 - Apartment Building 2 41 7 5 0 0 55 263 37 - River Elm School 1 45 8 5 0 0 59 215 38 - Columbus Centennial Seniors 2 49 13 31 0 0 95 225 Housing Co-op

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39 - Community of Hope 3 22 7 4 0 0 36 133 Adv-1 - Elmwood Returning Oﬃ ce 9 225 54 51 1 0 340 0 Adv-2 - Holy Eucharist Parish Hall 14 134 42 25 0 0 215 0 Adv-3 - 53 Stadcona 2 98 12 17 2 0 131 0 AMVS - Advance Mobile 0 22 4 24 1 0 51 0 Abs - Absentee 1 3 2 2 0 0 8 0 Hmbd - Homebound 0 31 5 6 2 0 44 0 Totals 210 2, 325 913 877 13 1 4339 11 ,907

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Voting Area NDP Declined Rejected PC Manitoba Nabess, Edna Edna Nabess, Liberal / Libéral Liberal Total Votes Cast Votes Total Berens, Maurice Berens, Registered Voters Registered Whitehead, Frank Frank Whitehead,

1 - Anglican Church Parish Hall 6 17 34 0 0 57 220 2 - Norlite Hall 8 23 61 3 1 96 253 3 - Norlite Hall 29 21 55 0 0 105 296 4 - Kelsey School 4 27 58 0 0 89 245 5 - Kelsey School 9 28 38 0 0 75 257 6 - University College of the North 8 26 73 0 0 107 342 7 - University College of the North 5 24 50 2 1 82 240 8 - University College of the North 9 35 39 0 0 83 264 9 - University College of the North 5 24 50 0 0 79 241 10 - University College of the North 1 9 64 2 0 76 286 11 - Opasquia School 1 17 28 4 0 50 156 12 - Opasquia School 2 18 32 1 0 53 145 13 - Wanless Community Hall 5 31 52 0 0 88 211 14 - Northwood Hall 13 52 43 0 0 108 253 15 - Margaret Henderson Parish Hall 4 4 127 0 0 135 370 16 - Margaret Henderson Parish Hall 3 1 70 0 0 74 237 17/18A - Martha Constant Parish Hall 5 3 109 0 0 117 308 17/18B - Martha Constant Parish Hall 1 5 89 1 0 96 275 19 - Mary Duncan School 8 56 68 0 0 132 365 20 - Sam Waller Museum 13 41 84 0 2 140 407 21/22 - Sam Waller Museum 7 25 43 1 0 76 252 23 - Moose Lake Community Hall 3 2 50 0 0 55 371 24 - Moose Lake Community Hall 0 1 16 0 0 17 225 25 - Cormorant Community Hall 0 23 40 0 0 63 213 26 - Cross Lake Community Hall 4 1 47 0 0 52 422 27 - Cross Lake Community Hall 2 0 37 0 0 39 401 28 - Cross Lake Community Hall 2 2 10 0 0 14 125 29 - Cross Lake Community Hall 2 1 31 0 0 34 357 30 - Cross Lake Community Hall 2 1 43 0 0 46 358 31 - Cross Lake Community Hall 1 1 53 0 0 55 426 32A - Cross Lake Community Hall 2 0 25 0 0 27 297 32B - Cross Lake Community Hall 0 1 25 1 0 27 256 33A - Cross Lake Community Hall 4 0 24 0 0 28 239 33B - Cross Lake Community Hall 3 0 21 0 0 24 249 34 - Cross Lake Community Hall 3 1 54 2 0 60 454 35 - Community Council Building 1 7 27 0 0 35 116 36/37 - Community Council Building 3 1 32 0 0 36 170 38A - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 2 3 51 0 0 56 226 38B - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 2 1 36 0 0 39 292 39A - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 1 3 32 0 0 36 240

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39B - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 1 1 37 0 0 39 254 40A - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 3 2 20 0 0 25 237 40B - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 0 1 28 0 0 29 314 41 - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 5 3 59 0 0 67 425 42A - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 3 2 17 0 0 22 157 42B - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 0 1 33 0 0 34 280 43A - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 0 4 38 0 0 42 239 43B - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 1 7 23 0 0 31 256 IMVS-1 - St. Paul/McGillivary/TPHC/Rosaire 9 17 28 2 0 56 99 IMVS-2 - The Pas Correctional 1 2 20 1 0 24 0 IMVS-3 - Pinaow Wachi Personal Care 0 1 4 0 0 5 5 IMVS-4 - Kaysayak Centre 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 Adv-01 - Returning Oﬃ ce 18 74 123 2 0 217 0 Adv-02 - Opaskwyak Cree Nation 11 28 329 0 0 368 0 Adv-03 - Kinosao Sipi Multiplex 4 3 63 0 0 70 0 Adv-04 - Cross Lake Community Hall 1 1 49 0 0 51 0 Adv-05 - Carrot Valley Community Hall 23600110 Adv-06 - Moose Lake Community Hall 0 3 90 0 0 93 0 Adv-07 - Cormorant Community Hall 0 2 7 0 0 9 0 Adv-08 - Wanless Community Hall 0 0 5 1 0 6 0 AMVS - Advance Mobile 13 26 40 0 0 79 0 Abs - Absentee 0 4 2 0 0 6 0 Hmbd - Homebound 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 Totals 255 722 2,949 23 4 3,953 13,334

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