Spruce Woods (electoral district)

Spruce Woods
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Grant Jackson
Progressive Conservative
District created2008
First contested2011
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)22,810
Electors (2019)14,746
Area (km²)6,125
Pop. density (per km²)3.7

Spruce Woods is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008 out of parts of Minnedosa and Turtle Mountain and notably gained parts of the City of Brandon and Arthur-Virden in the 2018 redistribution.[1]

Following the 2018 redistribution, Spruce Woods includes the municipalities of Cornwallis, Elton, Glenboro – South Cypress, Oakland – Wawanesa, Riverdale, Sifton, Souris – Glenwood, Victoria, Whitehead and the portion of the City of Brandon located north of the Assiniboine River.[2]

Outside of the City of Brandon, communities in the constituency include Glenboro, Holland, Oak Lake, Rivers, Souris, and Wawanesa.[3] The constituency also includes the part of CFB Shilo that is within the Municipality of Glenboro - South Cypress.

The riding's population based on the 2016 census was 22,810.[4]

  1. ^ "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Electoral Division Names, Populations, and Variations - Spruce Woods". Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundary Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "MLA Cliff Cullen To Seek Re-election". Discover Westman. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Final Report 2018" (PDF). Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2019.