Point Douglas

Point Douglas
Manitoba electoral district
Location in Winnipeg
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Bernadette Smith
New Democratic
District created1968
First contested1969
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)23,320
Electors (2019)14,186
Area (km²)7
Pop. density (per km²)3,331.4
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Winnipeg

Point Douglas is a provincial electoral district in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is named for a part of the city that is surrounded by a bend in the Red River. The riding covers the neighbourhoods of William Whyte, Dufferin Industrial, North Point Douglas, Lord Selkirk Park and South Point Douglas plus parts of St. John's Park, St. John's, Inkster-Faraday, Burrows Central, Robertson, Dufferin, Logan C.P.R., Civic Centre and the Exchange District. It was also Winnipeg's only government supported red light district.[1]

  1. ^ "Point Douglas: Winnipeg's 1st and only red light district". CBC News. 2013.