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{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name = Rossmere
| province = Manitoba
| image = Manitoba 2018 Rossmere.svg
| caption = Location in Winnipeg
|prov-status         = active
| prov-rep             = [[Tracy Schmidt]]
| prov-rep-link        = [[Tracy Schmidt]]
| prov-rep-party       = NDP
| prov-rep-party-link  = Manitoba New Democratic Party
|demo-census-date    = 2016
|demo-pop            = 21150
|prov-created        = 1968
|prov-election-first = 1969
|prov-election-last  = 2023
|demo-electors       = 15734
|demo-electors-date  = 2019
|demo-area           = 12
|demo-cd             = 
|demo-csd            = 
}}

'''Rossmere''' is a provincial electoral division in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]]. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the [[1969 Manitoba general election|provincial election of 1969]]. The riding is located in the northeastern section of the City of [[Winnipeg]].

Rossmere is bordered on the southeast by [[Radisson (electoral district)|Radisson]], to the south by [[Elmwood (electoral district)|Elmwood]] and [[Concordia (electoral district)|Concordia]], to the north & west by [[Kildonan-River East]].

Rossmere's population in 2018 was 21,150.  In 2018, the average family income was $70,969, and the unemployment rate was 6.80%.  According to a 2018 boundary commission, 20.8% of the riding's residents were immigrants; 25% listed German as their ethnic origin, and a further 11% are Ukrainian.  The aboriginal population was 12.7%.

Rossmere is relatively affluent, and most of its residents are in the middle-income range.  There is still a significant working-class presence in the riding, however:  13.8% of the riding's industry is in Health Care & Social Assistance, with a further 10.1% work in the retail trade.

Although Rossmere's first MLA was [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic Party]] [[Premier of Manitoba|premier]] [[Edward Schreyer]], it was historically a swing seat between the NDP and the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservatives]]. After Schreyer's resignation in 1979, he was succeeded by the NDP's [[Vic Schroeder]], who was re-elected in the elections of [[1981 Manitoba general election|1981]] and [[1986 Manitoba general election|1986]] over his Conservative opposition. Schroeder was a senior cabinet minister in the government of [[Howard Pawley]], but was defeated in the [[1988 Manitoba general election|1988 election]] that swept the NDP from office.  Progressive Conservative Harold Neufeld held the seat from 1988 to 1993, while future MP and federal cabinet minister [[Vic Toews]] was the MLA from 1995 to 1999.  Both served in the cabinets of [[Gary Filmon]].

For much of the early part of the new millennium, however, the Conservatives were not competitive in the seat. New Democrat [[Harry Schellenberg]], who first won the seat in a 1993 by-election before narrowly losing to Toews in the [[1995 Manitoba general election|1995 provincial election]], regained the seat in the [[1999 Manitoba general election|1999 election]] by narrowly defeating Toews in a rematch.  Schellenberg went on to win re-election in the [[2003 Manitoba general election|2003 provincial election]] with nearly two-thirds of the vote.  Schellenberg was succeeded by fellow NDP member [[Erna Braun]], who won the seat in [[2007 Manitoba general election|2007 provincial election]] with 60% of the vote. Notably, the Conservatives did not nominate a candidate until after the election was called. The Tories took back the seat amid the massive Tory wave that swept through the province in [[2016 Manitoba general election|2016]], with [[Andrew Micklefield]] defeating Braun by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.

Rossmere has voted for the party that has won every general election since its creation, except 1977.

==List of provincial representatives==
This riding has elected the following [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|MLAs]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Parliament
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
{{OntMPP NoData|''Riding created from'' [[Brokenhead (electoral district)|Brokenhead]], [[Kildonan (electoral district)|Kildonan]] ''and'' [[Radisson (electoral district)|Radisson]]}}
|-
| [[1969 Manitoba general election|26th]]
| 1969-1973
| rowspan="3" {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | [[Edward Schreyer]]
| rowspan="3" | [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]]
|-
| [[1973 Manitoba general election|27th]]
| 1973-1977
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1977 Manitoba general election|28th]]
| 1977-1979
|-
| 1979-1981
| rowspan="3" {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | [[Victor Schroeder]]
| rowspan="3" | [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]]
|-
| [[1981 Manitoba general election|29th]]
| 1981-1986
|-
| [[1986 Manitoba general election|30th]]
| 1986-1988
|-
| [[1988 Manitoba general election|31st]]
| 1988-1990
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Harold Neufeld]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1990 Manitoba general election|32nd]]
| 1990-1993
|-
| 1993-1995
| rowspan="1" {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="1" | [[Harry Schellenberg]]
| rowspan="1" | [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]]
|-
| [[1995 Manitoba general election|33rd]]
| 1995-1999
| rowspan="1" {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="1" | [[Vic Toews]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| [[1999 Manitoba general election|34th]]
| 1999-2003
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Harry Schellenberg]]
| rowspan="2" | [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]]
|-
| [[2003 Manitoba general election|35th]]
| 2003-2007
|-
| [[2007 Manitoba general election|36th]]
| 2007-2011
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Erna Braun]]
| rowspan="2" | [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]]
|-
| [[2011 Manitoba general election|37th]]
| 2011-2016
|-
| [[2016 Manitoba general election|38th]]
| 2016–2019
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Andrew Micklefield]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| [[2019 Manitoba general election|39th]]
| 2019–2023
|-
| [[2023 Manitoba general election|40th]]
| 2023–present
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| | [[Tracy Schmidt]]
| | [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]]
|}

==Electoral results==
=== 2023 ===
{{2023 Manitoba general election/Rossmere}}

=== 2019 ===
{{2019 Manitoba general election/Rossmere}}

=== 2016 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2016 Manitoba general election|2016 provincial election]] redistributed results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/new-manitoba-election-boundaries-give-upper-hand-to-progressive-conservatives-cbc-news-analysis-finds-1.5260821|date=2019-08-27|title=New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds|last=Marcoux|first=Jacques|publisher=CBC |accessdate=2023-08-29}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]] ||align=right| 58.6
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 30.6
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] ||align=right| 8.2
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|Manitoba|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Manitoba Party (2016)|Manitoba]] ||align=right| 2.6
|}

{{2016 Manitoba general election/Rossmere}}

=== 2011 ===
{{2011 Manitoba general election/Rossmere}}

=== 2007 ===
{{2007 Manitoba general election/Rossmere}}

=== 2003 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|2003|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Harry Schellenberg]]|5,057|65.55|16.34|$22,387.56}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Virginia Larsson|2,296|29.76|-16.61|$11,745.51}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Sam Bhalesar|362|4.69|0.87|$67.50}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,715|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|35|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|13,311|58.22|-21.25}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=2003|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/2003_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1999 ===
{{1999 Manitoba general election/Rossmere}}

=== 1995 ===
{{1995 Manitoba general election/Rossmere}}

=== 1993 by-election ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|by=yes|September 21, 1993|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Resignation of [[Harold Neufeld]]}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Harry Schellenberg]]|2,987|43.19|13.56}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Edward John "Ed" Martens|2,156|31.17|-11.15}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Sherry Wiebe|1,587|22.95|-3.32}}
{{CANelec|MB|Independent|Cynthia Cooke|186|2.69|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,916|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|N/A|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|N/A|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1990 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1990|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|[[Harold Neufeld]]|3,893|42.33|4.24}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Maxine Hamilton|2,725|29.63|-3.39}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|[[Terry Duguid]]|2,416|26.27|-1.22}}
{{CANelec|MB|Western Independence|Katharina Cameron|163|1.77|0.36}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,197|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|25|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|12,385|74.46|-9.17}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1988 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1988|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|[[Harold Neufeld]]|3,950|38.09|-3.58}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Vic Schroeder]]|3,424|33.02|-14.02}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Cecilia Connelly|2,851|27.49|16.19}}
{{CANelec|MB|Western Independence|Chris Dondo|146|1.41|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|10,371|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|23|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|12,429|83.63|5.72}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1986 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1986|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Vic Schroeder]]|4,613|47.04|-7.45}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|[[Harold Neufeld]]|4,086|41.66|1.16}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Cecilia Connelly|1,108|11.30|7.63}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,807|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|20|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|12,614|77.91|-4.23}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1981 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1981|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Vic Schroeder]]|5,776|54.49|5.88}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Ian Sutherland|4,293|40.50|-6.31}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Bill deJong|389|3.67|-0.44}}
{{CANelec|MB|Progressive (1981)|Merv Unger|142|1.34|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|10,600|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|19|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|12,928|82.14|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1979 by-election ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|by=yes|October 16, 1979|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Resignation of [[Edward Schreyer]]}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Vic Schroeder]]|6,191|48.61|-1.52}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Harold Piercy|5,961|46.81|0.63}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|E. J. "Sandy" Clancy|523|4.11|0.42}}
{{CANelec|MB|Western Democracy|Linda J. Penner|39|0.31|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|MB|Marxist-Leninist|Manual Gitterman|21|0.16|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|12,735|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|N/A|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|N/A|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1977 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1977|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Edward Schreyer]]|9,246|50.14|-2.11}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Henry Krahn|8,516|46.18|-1.57}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Brian Norris|680|3.69|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|18,442|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|38|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|22,189|83.28|-2.06}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1973 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1973|Rossmere|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Edward Schreyer]]|6,827|52.25|-8.74}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Alfred Penner|6,239|47.75|21.71}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|13,066|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|49|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|15,367|85.35|16.53}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1969 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1969|Rossmere|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Edward Schreyer]]|4,089|60.99}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|David Wilfred Pekary|1,746|26.04}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Vern Breckman|631|9.41}}
{{CANelec|MB|Independent|[[Stanley Copp]]|238|3.55}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,704|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|19|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|9,770|68.81}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

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