Billie Cross | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Seine River | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Janice Morley-Lecomte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winnipeg[1] |
| Political party | New Democratic Party (provincial and federal) |
| Spouse | Steve[1] |
| Children | 3[2] |
Billie Cross is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. She represents the district of Seine River as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.[3]
Prior to her election, she worked as a teacher with the Louis Riel School Division. She also co-owns a butcher shop with her husband.[1] Her mother's family is Métis and her father's family is of Ukrainian descent.[2][4]
Electoral history
| 2023 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Billie Cross | 5,395 | 52.22 | +26.21 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Janice Morley-Lecomte | 3,964 | 38.37 | -6.67 | ||||
| Liberal | James Bloomfield | 842 | 8.15 | -14.01 | ||||
| Independent | Martin J. Stadler | 130 | 1.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 10,331 | 99.69 | +0.24 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.31 | -0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,363 | 63.97 | +1.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 16,200 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.44 | ||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Andrew Smith | 5,187 | 51.78 | -12.1 | $22,483.72 | |||
| New Democratic | Billie Cross | 2,792 | 27.87 | +5.8 | $11,981.93 | |||
| Liberal | Jake Sacher | 1,481 | 14.78 | +0.9 | $5,080.09 | |||
| Green | Bob Krul | 557 | 5.56 | +5.4 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,017 | 99.47 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 53 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,070 | 62.27 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,172 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -9.0 | ||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dan Vandal | 20,300 | 42.88 | -15.56 | $44,810.61 | |||
| Conservative | Rejeanne Caron | 15,436 | 32.61 | +3.92 | $74,515.57 | |||
| New Democratic | Billie Cross | 8,037 | 16.98 | +6.39 | none listed | |||
| Green | Ben Linnick | 2,671 | 5.64 | +3.35 | $2,073.90 | |||
| People's | Adam McAllister | 591 | 1.25 | $4,426.19 | ||||
| Independent | Sharma Baljeet | 303 | 0.64 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,338 | 99.43 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 269 | 0.57 | +0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,607 | 69.37 | -4.61 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,631 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "About Billie Cross". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- 1 2 "Seine River NDP". Manitoba New Democratic Party. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ↑ Petz, Sarah (October 3, 2023). "Health Minister Audrey Gordon among Winnipeg PC cabinet ministers losing seats to NDP". CBC News. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: November 22, 2023". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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