HK airport says it has injunction to stop protesters obstructing operations

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said on Wednesday it had obtained an interim injunction to restrain people from “unlawfully and wilfully obstructing” the operations of the city’s international airport after another night of disruption by protesters.

“Persons are also restrained from attending or participating in any demonstration or protest or public order event in the airport other than in the area designated by the airport authority,” it said.

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Burrows

Quick take

Located in north Winnipeg, Burrows was created by redistribution in 1957. The NDP, and before that the CCF, have won the riding all but three times since its creation.

Candidates

NDP: Diljeetpal Brar

Green Party: 

Liberal Party: Sarbjit Singh Gill

PC Party: Jasmine Brar

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Morden-Winkler

Quick take

Created in 2008, Morden-Winkler includes, of course, the cities of Morden and Winkler. About 25,000 people live in this riding, that has been traditionally conservative.

Candidates

NDP: 

Green Party: Mike Urichuk

Liberal Party:

PC Party: Cameron Friesen

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Fort Rouge

Quick take

The Fort Rouge riding was re-established in 1999 after being first created by redistribution in 1957 and eliminated in 1989. The riding has been held by the NDP since it’s recreation in 1999. It was held by both the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals from 1958 and 1990 with the exception of several years of NDP control between 1981 and 1988.

Candidates

NDP: Wab Kinew

Green Party: James Beddome

Liberal Party: Cyndy Friesen

PC Party: Edna Nabess

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Riding Mountain

Quick take

A generally safe riding for the Conservatives, Riding Mountain MLA Greg Nesbitt won by several thousand votes in 2016.

Candidates

NDP: Wayne Chacun

Green Party:

Liberal Party: 

PC Party: Greg Nesbitt

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Lakeside

Quick take

Lakeside is growing more urban as electoral redistribution and growing bedroom communities increase the population. The riding is directly northwest of Winnipeg.

Candidates

NDP: Dan Rugg

Green Party:

Liberal Party: 

PC Party: Ralph Eichler

Manitoba Electoral Riding: La Verendrye

Quick take

La Verendrye flip-flopped between the Liberals and the Conservatives until the 1970s when the Conservatives held it for three decades, until it was won by the NDP in 1999. Boundary changes in 2008 helped shift demographics back to the conservatives in 2011.

Candidates

NDP: Erin McGee

Green Party:

Liberal Party: Lorena Mitchell

PC Party: Dennis Smook

Manitoba Electoral Riding: River Heights

Quick take

Voters in River Heights have gone back and forth between Liberal and Progressive Conservative candidates since the riding saw it’s first election in 1958. The Tories held the seat from that first election until 1986 when former Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs took the seat in 1986. The riding went back to the PCs for a term in 1995 and has been Liberal ever since.

Candidates

NDP: Jonathan Niemczak

Green Party: Nathan Zahn

Liberal Party: Jon Gerrard

PC Party: Susan Boulter

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Radisson

Quick take

Created by redistribution in 1957, the riding of Radisson is currently held by Progressive Conservative James Teitsma. While the constituency has historically been dominated by the NDP, both the PCs and the Liberals have held seats for single terms during its history.

Candidates

NDP: Rajwinder Sandhu

Green Party:

Liberal Party: 

PC Party: James Teitsma

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Fort Garry

Quick take

The riding of Fort Garry has been re-created for the 2019 election. It had existed from 1958 to 2011. The riding has historically been considered a safe seat for the Progressive Conservatives, but did go Liberal in the 1988 election and was held by the NDP from 2003 to 2011.

Candidates

NDP: Mark Wasyliw

Green Party:

Liberal Party: Craig Larkins

PC Party: Nancy Cooke

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Transcona

Quick take

Bordered to the west by Radisson and Springfield in all all other directions, the Transcona riding was created by redistribution in 1968. It went Liberal in 1988 and Progressive Conservative in 2016, but voters have chosen the NDP in all other elections.

Candidates

NDP: Nello Altomare

Green Party:

Liberal Party: 

PC Party: Blair Yakimoski

Manitoba Electoral Riding: Fort Whyte

Quick take

The Fort Whyte riding was created from scratch in 1999 out of parts of Tuxedo, Fort Garry, and St. Norbert because of population growth in southwest Winnipeg. The riding has consistently elected Progressive Conservative MLAs, including premier Brian Pallister, who was elected in 2012.

Candidates

NDP: Bea Bruske

Green Party: Sara Campbell

Liberal Party: 

PC Party: Brian Pallister