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What to know about the Midland riding for Manitoba's 2023 election

The south-central Manitoba riding Midland was created in 2008, but its boundaries changed significantly in the most recent riding redistribution, which took place in 2018.
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Manitobans head to the polls Oct. 3. (CBC)

The south-central Manitoba riding Midland was created in 2008, but its boundaries changed significantly in the most recent riding redistribution, which took place in 2018.

Midland shrank somewhat and shifted eastward, losing some of its western territory to nearby ridings Agassiz, Spruce Woods and Turtle Mountain, but gaining new territory to the east.

The riding includes the communities of Carman, Morris, St. Claude, La Salle, Elm Creek and Starbuck.

Midland's population is 23,980, according to the riding's profile (which includes information compiled from the 2021 census).

The median age of the riding is roughly on par with the overall provincial median, at 38.8 in Midland compared to 38.4 provincewide, according to the riding profile and the 2021 census. The census found the median household income in the area is $92,000.

More facts about Midland

  • Only about five per cent of the population identified as a visible minority, according to the 2021 census.
  • More than 86 per cent of residents reported they own their homes, the riding's profile says.
  • Nearly 16 per cent of the labour force 15 and older works in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
  • Voting history

The riding's first election was in 2011and Progressive Conservatives have always been voted in.

  • 2011, 2016, 2019 elections: Blaine Pedersen (Progressive Conservative).

Midland in the news

Meet the candidates

As of Sept. 11, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:

  • Hannah Drudge (NDP).
  • James Kane (Liberal).
  • Lauren Stone (Progressive Conservative).

Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure, after the election has been called. In Midland, the candidatesare official.

Find more CBC Manitoba riding profiles here.