Concordia is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It is in the northeastern part of the city of Winnipeg.

It is bordered to the south by St. Boniface, to the west by Elmwood, to the north by Rossmere, and to the east by Radisson. The riding was created by redistribution in 1979, and formally came into existence with the provincial election of 1981.

Concordia is an ethnically diverse riding, with 16% of its population born outside Canada. According to a 1999 census report, 9% of the riding's residents are aboriginal, with a further 9% of German background, and 7% of Ukrainian background.

Concordia's population in 1996 was 20,318. The average family income of the riding in 1999 was $39,613, one of the lowest in the province. Thirty-two percent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income, and 21% of its households are single-parent families. The unemployment rate in 1996 was 9.50%.

The riding's primary industry in 1999 was manufacturing (18%), followed by services (14%) and the retail trade (14%).

The New Democratic Party has represented Concordia since its creation. Gary Doer was its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1986, leader of the NDP from 1988, and Premier of Manitoba from 1999; he gave up all three of these positions when he was appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 2009. He had been re-elected in 2003 and 2007 with 77% and 70% of the popular vote. A by-election to succeed Doer was scheduled for March 2, 2010."Concordia byelection set for March 2". Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 2010. In the event, Matt Wiebe, who previously worked for Doer as a constituency assistant, retained Concordia for the NDP,"Wiebe sweeps Concordia for NDP". Winnipeg Free Press, March 2, 2010. and he has continued to represent it since.

List of provincial representatives Parliament Years Member Party 32nd 1981–1986     Peter Fox New Democratic 33rd 1986–1988 Gary Doer 34th 1988–1990 35th 1990–1995 36th 1995–1999 37th 1999–2003 38th 2003–2007 39th 2007–2009 2010–2011 Matt Wiebe 40th 2011–2016 41st 2016–2019 42nd 2019–2023 43rd 2023–present

Election results

1981

1986

1988

1990

1995

1999

2003

2007

2010 by-election

2011

2016

2019

2023

Previous boundaries

See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

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