Arthur-Virden is a provincial electoral division in the

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. It was created by redistribution in 1989, combining the former constituencies of

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and Virden. Arthur-Virden is located in the southwestern corner of the province. It is bordered to the north by Riding Mountain, to the east by Spruce Woods, to the west by the province of

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and to the south by the

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. Communities in the riding include Virden, Elkhorn, Oak Lake,

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, Deloraine, Melita, Reston and Boissevain. In 1999, the average family income was $41,338, and the unemployment rate was 4.80%. The riding is primarily agrarian, with agriculture accounting for 32% of its industry. Ten per cent of the Arthur-Virden's residents list

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as their ethnic background. The riding has one of the highest rates of senior citizens in the province, at 19.7% of the total. Arthur-Virden, and the two ridings from which it was formed, have been Progressive Conservative seats since 1953.

List of provincial representatives

Election results

, Progressive Conservative ,

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Previous boundaries

References

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