Kildonan—Transcona is an historical electoral division in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

. It was created for the 1949 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1949

Manitoba's general election of November 10, 1949 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election pitted the province's coalition government, made up of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party, against a variety of...

, and eliminated with the 1958 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1958

Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1958 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was the first to be held in Manitoba after a comprehensive electoral redistribution in 1956...

.

Kildonan—Transcona was located to the immediate northwest of Winnipeg, covering such suburban communities as Transcona

Transcona, Manitoba

Transcona is a suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada located about 10 kilometres east of the downtown area. Until 1972 it was a separate municipality, having been incorporated first as the Town of Transcona in 1912 and then as the City of Transcona in 1961...

 and East Kildonan

East Kildonan, Manitoba

East Kildonan is a primarily residential community in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located in the northeast part of the city. Commonly known simply by its initials "E.K.", its population is about 30,000...

. It was won by the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in both 1949 and 1953, but it was not considered a safe seat for the party. Russell Paulley

Russell Paulley

Andrew Russell Paulley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1959 to 1961, and its successor, the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, from 1961 to 1969.Paulley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...

, who served as Transcona's MLA from 1953 to 1958, later became the provincial CCF leader in 1959.

In the 1953 election

Manitoba general election, 1953

Manitoba's general election of June 8, 1953 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. This was the first election held in Manitoba after the breakup of a ten-year coalition government led by the Liberal-Progressives and Progressive Conservatives...

, Kildonan—Transcona's population was 19,944—significantly higher than any other single-member constituency in the province. CCF leaders often pointed to this constituency as demonstrating the need for electoral reform in the province.

Provincial representatives for Kildonan—Transcona

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office	George Olive George Olive George Olive was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1945 to 1953, as a member of the social-democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation....	Cooperative Commonwealth Federation	1949	1953	Russell Paulley Russell Paulley Andrew Russell Paulley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1959 to 1961, and its successor, the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, from 1961 to 1969.Paulley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...	Cooperative Commonwealth Federation	1953	1958