Kirkfield Park

The 2011+ boundaries for Kirkfield Park highlighted in red.

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 east by St. James, to the south by Charleswood, to the north by Assiniboia, and to the west by Morris. The St Charles and Glendale Country Clubs are in this riding, as are the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens and Assumption Cemetery.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,236. As of 1999, the average family income was $63,038, and the unemployment rate was 5.80%. Almost 13% of the riding's population are immigrants, including 6% German and 5% Ukrainian. Over twenty per cent of the riding's residents are over 65 years of age.

The service sector accounts for 15% of Kirkfield Park's industry, followed by 13% in retail trade.

Previously held by Progressive Conservatives, the seat was won by the New Democratic Party in 2007.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Gerrie Hammond	PC	1981	1990
Eric Stefanson	PC	1990	2000
Stuart Murray	PC	2000	2006
Sharon Blady	NDP	2007	present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011: Kirkfield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Sharon Blady	4,928	46.61
	Progressive Conservative	Kelly de Groot	4,907	46.41
	Liberal	Syed Bokhari	367	3.47
	Green	Alanna Gray	339	3.21	–
Total valid votes			10,541
Rejected and declined votes			31
Turnout			10,572	68.97
Electors on the lists

Manitoba general election, 2007: Kirkfield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Sharon Blady	4,997	49.32	$28,330.71
	Progressive Conservative	Chris Kozier	3,862	38.12	$22,764.35
	Liberal	Douglas Kaylor	1,273	12.56	$5,428.14
	Libertarian	Kristine McGhee (retired)	0	0.00	$0.00
Total valid votes			10,132	99.55
Rejected and declined votes			46
Turnout			10,178	69.21
Electors on the lists			14,707

Manitoba general election, 2003: Kirkfield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Stuart Murray	4,294	46.72	$20,826.03
	New Democrat	Dennis Kshyk	2,855	31.06	$4,760.05
	Liberal	Brian Head	2,042	22.22	$16,471.01
Total valid votes			9,191	99.73
Rejected and declined votes			25
Turnout			9,216	61.44
Electors on the lists			15,000

Manitoba provincial by-election, November 21, 2000: Kirkfield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Stuart Murray	4,369	53.94	$9,841
	Liberal	Vic Wieler	2,158	26.64	$4,355
	New Democrat	Dawn Thompson	1,512	18.67	$4,291
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	61	0.75	$0.00
Total valid votes			8,100	100.00
Rejected and discarded votes			25
Turnout			8,125	54.87
Registered voters			14,809

Manitoba general election, 1999: Kirkfield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Eric Stefanson	6,108	52.92	$31,323.00
	New Democrat	Dennis Kshyk	3,060	26.51	$6,620.00
	Liberal	Vic Wieler	2,306	19.98	$10,536.50
Total valid votes			11,474	99.42
Rejected and declined votes			67
Turnout			11,541	76.53
Electors on the lists			15,080

Previous boundaries

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Kirkfield Park highlighted in red.