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Map of Winnipeg election results shows a city divided by north and south

The mayoral race shows a city divided along North-South lines for who should be mayor, and a doughnut on the question of opening Portage and Main.

How Winnipeg's 2018 election unfolded across neighbourhoods

Aerial view of an intersection.
Results for the 2018 civic election in Winnipeg shows a city divided across mayoral candidate preferences and on the issue of opening Portage and Main to pedestrian traffic. (Gary Solilak/CBC)

Unofficial results for each of the 618 polling stations across the Winnipeg shows a city divided along north-south lines.

While Mayor Brian Bowman lost ground in south Winnipeg's suburbs, he took over parts of central Winnipeg that in 2014 went to his left-of-centre opponents. Jenny Motkaluk made inroads in many of Bowman's former strongholds, but her real support came from residents living the northeastern parts of the city, along with pockets of voters in the westernmost communities. 

City split on preferred mayoral candidate


'Yes' vs. 'No': Portage and Main plebiscite

The Portage and Main ballot question on whether the intersection should be reopened to pedestrian traffic was firmly won by the "no" camp with 65 per cent of the popular vote.


However, the picture differs significantly from from the mayor race. Rather than a north-south divide, the core "yes" vote was generally concentrated in the city's core neighbourhoods, all other neighbourhoods largely opposing the motion, creating a sort of doughnut-shaped divide.