Joyce Bateman

Joyce Bateman (born 1957) is a Canadian politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Winnipeg South Centre from 2011 to 2015.

Joyce Bateman
Bateman in 2018
Member of Parliament
for Winnipeg South Centre
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byAnita Neville
Succeeded byJim Carr
Personal details
Born1957
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyLiberal (to 2009)
Conservative (2011-present)
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba
ProfessionAccountant

Early and personal life

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Bateman was involved in the musical community. After training four summers at the Banff School of Fine Arts, she went to study at the University of Western Ontario under Ralph Aldrich. She put herself through university there by playing viola in the London Symphony Orchestra and received her HBA from the Ivey School of Business.

After attending business school, Bateman articled with Price Waterhouse in Winnipeg and has worked and lived in Winnipeg ever since. She met Darrell Hancock while at Price Waterhouse. Hancock and Bateman are married and have two children.

Joyce Bateman is a Chartered Accountant. Prior to her election to Parliament, Bateman was a trustee on the Winnipeg School Board. First elected to the Winnipeg School Board in 2001, she served two terms as chairperson, and one term as vice-chairperson.[1] She was formerly a member of the federal Liberal party, although her party membership lapsed in 2009. In 2011, she said that she opted to run as a Conservative due to misgivings over the fiscal policies of the Liberal Party, which she described as "reckless."[2][3][4][5]

Federal politics

Bateman successfully ran for School Trustee in 2001. As Chair of the Board of Trustees, her fiscal prudence enabled the full reinstatement of the Nursery Program in 2005 for the Winnipeg School Division. It had been cut by the Board in 1998 before Bateman was elected.

Bateman successfully ran for School Trustee with no political affiliation. In late 2003, she purchased a membership, under the Paul Martin push, in the Liberal Party of Canada. She left that party in 2009.

In 2011, given her four-time successful electoral record (2001, 2002, 2006 and 2010), Bateman was sought out by the Conservative Party of Canada to run in Winnipeg South Centre. She was successful.

While serving in Parliament there was a serious problem with a rail crossing in her riding. As a result, she introduced a Private Members’ Bill on Rail Safety which makes every rail crossing throughout Canada safer.

Bateman was defeated in 2015 by former Liberal provincial MLA Jim Carr,[6] falling to 28 percent of the vote.

Bateman re-contested her previous riding in a rematch against Carr in the 2019 federal election but lost. She lost again in the 2021 federal election.

Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJim Carr22,21445.5+0.5
ConservativeJoyce Bateman13,56627.8-1.9
New DemocraticJulia Riddell10,06420.6+2.9
People'sChase Wells1,3522.8+1.7
GreenDouglas Hemmerling1,3412.7-3.6
CommunistCam Scott2340.5N/A
Total valid votes 48,77199.3
Total rejected ballots 3640.7
Turnout 49,13569.8
Eligible voters 70,369
Liberal hold Swing +1.2
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Carr22,79945.0-14.72$83,512.07
ConservativeJoyce Bateman15,05129.7+1.51‬$37,521.63
New DemocraticElizabeth Shearer8,96517.7+8.74$8,170.86
GreenJames Beddome3,1736.3+3.17$3,211.69
People'sJane MacDiarmid5691.1–$7,017.57
Christian HeritageLinda Marynuk1040.2–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,661100.0
Total rejected ballots 267
Turnout 50,92871.6
Eligible voters 71,156
Liberal hold Swing -8.12
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Carr31,99359.72+23.13$138,860.30
ConservativeJoyce Bateman15,10228.19-12.96$92,738.43
New DemocraticMatt Henderson4,7998.96-9.39$29,074.48
GreenAndrew Park1,6773.13-0.09$26,901.85
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,571100.00 $203,341.22
Total rejected ballots 1880.35–
Turnout 53,75977.02–
Eligible voters 69,799
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +18.05
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJoyce Bateman15,50638.82+2.56$72,590.37
LiberalAnita Neville14,78437.02-5.24$79,128.33
New DemocraticDennis Lewycky7,94519.89+5.78$15,656.19
GreenJoshua McNeil1,3833.46-3.89$1,586.80
IndependentMatt Henderson2180.55–$129.79
IndependentLyndon B. Froese1030.26–$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,939 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 154 0.38-0.01
Turnout 40,093 70.80+5.12
Eligible voters 56,628 ––

References
  1. "Winnipeg South Centre | CBC News".
  2. "Liberal fiscal plan 'reckless': Bateman". Winnipeg Free Press, April 2, 2011.
  3. "Longtime Liberal jumping to Conservatives". CBC News, April 1, 2011.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2014-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Welcome - Joyce Bateman, MP for Winnipeg South Centre - About". Joyce Bateman, MP for Winnipeg South Centre. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  6. Maloney, Ryan (20 October 2015). "6 Controversial Tory Incumbents Who Lost (And 2 Who Didn't)". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  9. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  10. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Winnipeg South Centre, 30 September 2015
  11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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