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Greg Selinger
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21st Premier of Manitoba
In office
October 19, 2009 –May 3, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Selinger 3,62442.41-26.47$10,697.28
Progressive Conservative Mamadou Ka2,21125.87+7.97$18,430.93
Liberal Alain Landry1,66319.46+12.40$3,387.94
Green Signe Knutson1,04812.26+6.09$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit8,54698.38-$45,064.00
Total rejected ballots1411.62+1.18
Turnout8,68763.67+4.17
Eligible voters13,644
New Democratic hold Swing -17.22
Source: Elections Manitoba [35] [36]
2011 Manitoba general election : St. Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Selinger 5,91468.87+2.53$25,356.02
Progressive Conservative Frank Clark1,53717.90+4.94$6,094.72
Liberal Brad Gross6067.06−6.58$641.00
Green Alain Landry5306.17−0.74$96.10
Total valid votes8,58799.56
Rejected and declined ballots380.44
Turnout8,62559.50
Electors on the lists14,496
2009 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election
CandidateVotesPercentage
Greg Selinger1,31765.75%
Steve Ashton 68534.20%
Spoiled ballots10.05%
Total2,003100.00%
2007 Manitoba general election : St. Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Selinger 5,09066.04−8.30$16,599.60
Liberal Gilbert Laberge1,04913.61−0.82$3,582.87
Progressive Conservative Jennifer Tarrant99312.88+1.65$722.42
Green Alain Landry5306.88+6.88$378.57
Communist Thane-Dominic Carr450.58+0.58$373.97
Total valid votes7,707 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots38
Turnout7,745 59.56
Electors on the lists13,004
2003 Manitoba general election : St. Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Selinger 4,90474.34+17.77$18,257.78
Liberal Dougald Lamont 95214.43-16.71$5,020.72
Progressive Conservative Dan Zahari74111.23-1.05$769.27
Total valid votes6,597 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots38
Turnout6,635 52.19
Electors on the lists12,712
1999 Manitoba general election : St. Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Selinger 5,43956.57+24.56
Liberal Jean-Paul Boily2,99431.14-14.34
Progressive Conservative Robert Olson1,18112.28-6.79
Total valid votes9614 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots63
Turnout9677 74.35
Electors on the lists13,015
1992 Winnipeg mayoral election
CandidateVotesPercentage
Susan Thompson 89,74339.01%
Greg Selinger75,12332.66%
Dave Brown31,85913.85%
Ernie Gilroy26,00111.30%
Natalie Pollock1,3110.57%
Dan Zyluk8330.36%
Darryl Soshycki7270.32%
Walter Diawol5530.24%
Menardo A. Caneda5340.23%
Martin Barnes5260.23%
James W. Miller (Pin The Elder)5000.22%
Bryan R. Benson4910.21%
Bob McGugan4330.19%
Charles-Alwyn Scotlend4210.18%
Ed Hay3740.16%
Aurel Joseph Prefontaine3480.15%
Rudolph Parker2670.12%
Total230,044100.00%

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Political offices
Preceded by Premier of Manitoba
October 19, 2009 – May 3, 2016		Succeeded by
Manitoba Minister of Federal/Provincial Relations
October 19, 2009 – May 3, 2016		Succeeded by
Preceded by Manitoba Minister of Finance
October 5, 1999 – September 8, 2009		Succeeded by
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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September 21, 1999 –March 7, 2018		Succeeded by
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 City Councilor for St. Boniface
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