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Selkirk—Red River (formerly known as Selkirk) was a federal
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in
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, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 1988 to 1997. The riding was created as "Selkirk" riding in 1987 from Selkirk—Interlake,
Winnipeg North Winnipeg North (french: Winnipeg-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It covers the northern portion of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Geography The riding includes the ne ...
and
Winnipeg—Birds Hill Winnipeg—Birds Hill was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This electoral district (Canada), riding was created in 1976 from par ...
ridings. It was renamed "Selkirk—Red River" in 1990. Selkirk—Red River consisted of part of the City of Winnipeg and an area to the east of that city. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between
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Provencher Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1871. It is a largely rural district in the province's southeast corner. Its largest community is the city of St ...
, Selkirk—Interlake and Winnipeg North—St. Paul ridings.


Electoral history


See also

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List of Canadian federal electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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External links

Riding history from the
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: * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Selkirk-Red River Former federal electoral districts of Manitoba Selkirk, Manitoba 1988 establishments in Manitoba 1997 disestablishments in Manitoba