Brandon East

Brandon East

Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA	Len Isleifson Progressive Conservative
District created	1968
First contested	1969
Last contested	2016
Demographics
Census subdivisions	Brandon

Brandon East is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It encompasses half of the City of Brandon, the other half being represented in Brandon West.

Historical riding

The original riding of Brandon East existed from 1886 to 1888, when the City of Brandon was divided into two electoral districts for the first time. The city was re-established as a single riding in 1888.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
James Smart	Lib	1886	1888

Current riding

The modern riding of Brandon East was created in 1968, when the City of Brandon was again divided into two separate ridings. It has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969.

The riding borders on Brandon West to the west, and by Minnedosa in all other directions. Brandon itself is the second-largest city in Manitoba (after Winnipeg), and is located in the southwestern region of the province.

Brandon East's population in 1996 was 19,850. In 1999, the average family income was $40,233, and the unemployment rate was 8.60%. The service sector accounts for 19% of the riding's industry, followed by retail trade at 15% and health and social services at 14%. Eleven per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal.

Brandon East has been held by the New Democratic Party since its creation until the 2016 election, at which time Progressive Conservative candidate Len Isleifson defeated the NDP incumbent Drew Caldwell.

At the 2015 federal elections, according to Elections Canada data, Brandon East voted heavily Liberal.^[1] A provincial riding opinion poll in December 2015 showed Brandon East to be a Conservative/Liberal marginal with the NDP trailing a poor third.^[2]

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Len Evans	NDP	1969	1999
Drew Caldwell	NDP	1999	2016
Len Isleifson	PC	2016	present

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Last Date of Polling	Link	NDP	PC	Liberal	Green	Other
Probe Research Inc	December 19, 2015	PDF	18	41	38		3
Probe Research Inc	January, 2015	PDF	28	40	26		6

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Len Isleifson	3,669	52.16	+13.61
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	2,534	36.03	-18.92
	Liberal	Vanessa Hamilton	830	11.80	+7.82
Total valid votes			7,033	100.0
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4]

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	3,864	54.95
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Waddell	2,711	38.55
	Liberal	Shaun Cameron	280	3.98
	Green	Vanda Fleury	177	2.52
Total valid votes			7,032	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			35	0.50
Turnout			7,067	53.12
Electors on the lists			13,305

^[5]

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	3,760	53.95	−8.09
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Waddell	2,655	38.10	+5.46
	Liberal	Cheryl Burke	554	7.95	+3.56
Total valid votes			6,969	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			31
Turnout			7,000	58.72	+6.06
Electors on the lists			11,921

^[6]

Manitoba general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	3,870	62.04	+0.76	$14,549.00
	Progressive Conservative	Greg Dinsdale	2,036	32.64	+6.30	$13,316.52
	Liberal	Scott Brigden	274	4.39	−1.35	$1,771.36
	Communist	Lisa Gallagher	58	0.93		$436.91
Total valid votes			6,238	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			26
Turnout			6,264	52.66	−11.69
Electors on the lists			11,895

^[7]

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	4,840	61.28		$18,137.00
	Progressive Conservative	Marty Snelling	2,080	26.34		$25,283.41
	Independent	Don Jessiman	525	6.65		$1,040.69
	Liberal	Peter Logan	453	5.74	–	$4,017.07
Total valid votes			7,898	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			57
Turnout			7,955	64.35
Electors on the lists			12,362

^[8]

References

1. CBC "2015 federal election: How did your Manitoba neighbours vote?" 2 March 2016
2. Probe Research, December 2015
3. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
4. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "Results of 40th General Election, 2011". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
6. "Results of 39th General Election, 2007". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
7. "Brandon East — Official Results — 2003 Provincial General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2003-06-03. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
8. "Results of 37th General Election, 1999". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

Coordinates: 49°50′06″N 99°53′38″W / 49.835°N 99.894°W