Winnipeg West (federal electoral district)
federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada (Since 2025)
Winnipeg West (French: Winnipeg-Ouest; 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
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".
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