Kildonan—Transcona was located to the immediate northwest of Winnipeg, covering such suburban communities as Transcona and East Kildonan. It was won by the socialistCooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in both 1949 and 1953, but it was not considered a safe seat for the party. Russell Paulley, who served as Transcona's MLA from 1953 to 1958, later became the provincial CCF leader in 1959.
In the 1953 election, Kildonan—Transcona's population was 19,944—significantly higher than any other single-member constituency in the province. CCF leaders often pointed to this constituency as demonstrating the need for electoral reform in the province.
Provincial representatives for Kildonan—Transconaedit
kildonan, transcona, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kildonan Transcona news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kildonan Transcona is an historical electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba It was created for the 1949 provincial election and eliminated with the 1958 provincial election Kildonan Transcona was located to the immediate northwest of Winnipeg covering such suburban communities as Transcona and East Kildonan It was won by the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation CCF in both 1949 and 1953 but it was not considered a safe seat for the party Russell Paulley who served as Transcona s MLA from 1953 to 1958 later became the provincial CCF leader in 1959 In the 1953 election Kildonan Transcona s population was 19 944 significantly higher than any other single member constituency in the province CCF leaders often pointed to this constituency as demonstrating the need for electoral reform in the province Provincial representatives for Kildonan Transcona edit Name Party Took office Left office George Olive Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 1949 1953 Russell Paulley Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 1953 1958 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kildonan Transcona amp oldid 1168067455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
