Thompson is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968 from parts of Churchill and Rupertsland (now Keewatinook), and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969.

Thompson is in northern Manitoba. It is bordered by Keewatinook to the east and Flin Flon to the west. The city of Thompson, which was incorporated shortly before the riding's creation, is its only major urban centre. Almost half of the riding's residents live in that community.

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,349. In 1999, the average family income was $56,402, and the unemployment rate was 12.60%. The riding's economic character is primarily working-class, with 17% of its economy coming from the mining sector.

Forty-two per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, the third highest rate in the province.

Thompson is usually considered safe for the New Democratic Party, which represented the riding almost continually since its creation. The current MLA is New Democrat Eric Redhead, who was elected in the provincial by-election on June 7, 2022. His predecessor Danielle Adams was previously elected in the 2019 Manitoba general election on September 10, 2019, and served until her death on December 9, 2021.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party29th1969–1972Joseph BorowskiNew Democratic1972–1973Independent30th1973–1977Ken DillenNew Democratic31st1977–1981 Ken MacMasterProgressive Conservative32nd1981–1986 Steve Ashton New Democratic33rd1986–198834th1988–199035th1990–199536th1995–199937th1999–200338th2003–200739th2007–201140th2011–201641st2016–2019 Kelly BindleProgressive Conservative 42nd2019–2021 Danielle AdamsNew Democratic2022–2023Eric Redhead 43rd2023–present

Electoral results

2016 provincial election redistributed results Party %   Progressive Conservative 40.5   New Democratic 38.4   Liberal 20.9   Independent 0.1

- 2007 results

- 1999 Results

Previous boundaries

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

References