Selkirk is a provincial electoral division in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It was created by redistribution in 1957 from part of
St. Andrews, and has formally existed since the
provincial election of 1958. It is named after the city of
Selkirk, which in turn was named for
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
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, who set up the
Red River Colony
The Red River Colony (or Selkirk Settlement), also known as Assiniboia, Assinboia, was a colonization project set up in 1811 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, on of land in British North America. This land was granted to Douglas by the Hud ...
colonization project in 1811.
Selkirk is bordered to the east by
Lac Du Bonnet, to the south by
Springfield, to the west by
Gimli, and to the north by
Lake Winnipeg
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Most of the riding's population is located in the city of Selkirk. Other communities in the riding include
Belair and
Grand Marais, and there is a significant amount of agricultural land in the riding as well.
The riding's population in 1996 was 19,409. In 1999, the average family income was $51,605, and the unemployment rate was 8.30%. Health and social services account for 16% of all industry in the riding.
Thirteen per cent of Selkirk's residents are aboriginal, while 8% are
Ukrainian
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and 6%
German
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The riding was safe for the
New Democratic Party
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from 1969 to 2016, although the
Liberal Party
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held the seat from 1988 to 1990. Former
Premier of Manitoba
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Howard Pawley
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represented Selkirk from 1969 to 1988.
The current MLA is
Progressive Conservative Alan Lagimodiere
Alan Dean Lagimodiere is a Canadian provincial politician who served as the representative for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Selkirk. Prior to his run for the Manitoba Legislature he was a hotelier and veterinarian. Soon after his elec ...
, who was first elected in 2016 in the wave that saw his party win government. He is the first Tory to win the seat.
List of provincial representatives
Electoral results
1958 general election
1959 general election
1962 general election
1966 general election
1969 general election
1973 general election
1977 general election
1981 general election
1986 general election
1988 general election
1990 general election
1995 general election
1999 general election
2003 general election
2007 general election
2011 general election
2016 general election
2019 general election
Previous boundaries
File:Selkirk98.png, The 1998-2011 boundaries for Selkirk highlighted in red.
File:Selkirk2011.jpg, The 2011-2019 boundaries for Selkirk highlighted in red.
References
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Selkirk, Manitoba
Manitoba provincial electoral districts