Charleswood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Manitoba

Manitoba

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. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969

Manitoba general election, 1969

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. The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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.

Charleswood is bordered to the east by Tuxedo

Tuxedo (electoral district)

Tuxedo is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the southwest section of the City of Winnipeg....

 and Fort Whyte

Fort Whyte

Fort Whyte is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1999, after the provincial electoral boundaries commission determined that southwestern Winnipeg had experienced enough population growth to deserve an extra seat. Fort Whyte was created from...

, to the north by Kirkfield Park

Kirkfield Park

Kirkfield Park is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.Kirkfield Park is bordered to the...

, and to the south and west by the rural riding of Morris

Morris (electoral district)

Morris is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879, and has existed continuously since that time. The constituency is named after Alexander Morris, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1872 to 1877.Morris is a...

.

Charleswood's population in 1996 was 20,262. The riding's character is middle and upper-middle class: as of 1999, the average family income was $70,417, and the unemployment rate was 5.20%. Eleven per cent of the riding's residents are immigrants, with over half being of German

Germany

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 origin.

The service sector accounts for 15% of Charleswood's industry, with a further 12% in the retail trade and 11% in health and social sciences.

The riding has been represented by members of the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

 since its creation, and is considered safe for the party. The current MLA is Myrna Driedger

Myrna Driedger

Myrna Driedger is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Before entering provincial politics, Driedger worked as a nurse for 23 years. She served as C.E.O. of Child Find Manitoba, and was Co-Chair of the province's Abuse Prevention...

, who is considered to be the most centrist member of her party's parliamentary caucus.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Arthur Moug Arthur Moug Art Thomas Moug was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977....	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1969	1977
Sterling Lyon Sterling Lyon Sterling Rufus Lyon, PC, OC was a lawyer, cabinet minister, and the 17th Premier of Manitoba, Canada from 1977 to 1981. His government introduced several fiscally-conservative measures, and was sometimes seen as a local version of the government of Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1977	1986
Jim Ernst Jim Ernst Jim Ernst directs here. For the painter, see Jimmy Ernst.James Arthur Ernst is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a municipal councillor in Winnipeg from 1973 to 1986 and a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1986 to 1997...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1986	1997
Myrna Driedger Myrna Driedger Myrna Driedger is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Before entering provincial politics, Driedger worked as a nurse for 23 years. She served as C.E.O. of Child Find Manitoba, and was Co-Chair of the province's Abuse Prevention...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1997	present

Electoral results

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