Selkirk (provincial electoral district)

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Selkirk
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
Manitoba 2018 Selkirk.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Richard Perchotte
Progressive Conservative
District created1957
First contested 1958
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2016)22,030
Electors (2019)15,964
Area (km²)827
Pop. density (per km²)26.6

Selkirk is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. 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, who set up the Red River Colony colonization project in 1811.

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Division profile

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. 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.

Demographics

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 and 6% German.

Political history

The riding was safe for the New Democratic Party from 1969 to 2016, although the Liberal Party held the seat from 1988 to 1990. Former Premier of Manitoba Howard Pawley represented Selkirk from 1969 to 1988.

Current MLA Alan Lagimodiere, a Progressive Conservative, became the first member of his party to win the district when he won in 2016, defeating NDP MLA Greg Dewar. He did not seek reelection in the 2023 Manitoba general election. [1]

List of provincial representatives

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Thomas Hillhouse Lib-Prog 19581961
Lib 19611969
Howard Pawley NDP 19691988
Gwen Charles Lib 19881990
Greg Dewar NDP 19902016
Alan Lagimodiere PC 20162023
Richard Perchotte PC 2023Incumbent

Electoral results

2023 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Richard Perchotte 4,96352.49+0.7
New Democratic Mitch Obach4,49347.51+12.1
Total valid votes9,45698.13-1.25
Declined1411.46
Rejected390.40
Turnout9,63656.29
Eligible voters17,120
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.7
Source(s)
Source: "Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Alan Lagimodiere 4,87251.84-4.5$26,525.81
New Democratic Mitch Obach3,32935.42+8.1$23,914.53
Green Tony Hill7167.62+1.2$256.70
Liberal Philip Olcen4825.13-2.9$0.00
Total valid votes9,39999.38+0.72
Rejected590.62
Turnout9,45859.25
Eligible voters15,964
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.3
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
2016 provincial election redistributed results [2]
Party %
  Progressive Conservative 56.3
  New Democratic 27.3
  Liberal 8.0
  Green 6.4
  Manitoba 2.1
2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Alan Lagimodiere 4,68655.5116.13$53,655.73
New Democratic Greg Dewar 2,36628.03-28.00$37,793.36
Liberal Stefan Jones1,39016.4711.87$14,356.00
Total valid votes8,44298.66
Rejected1141.35
Eligible voters / Turnout14,57058.723.95
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Dewar 4,27956.020.38$23,425.03
Progressive Conservative David K. Bell3,00839.383.56$23,284.05
Liberal Marilyn Courchene3514.60-3.95$356.19
Total valid votes7,638
Rejected59
Eligible voters / turnout14,05354.77-4.41
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Dewar 4,58455.64-7.05$16,897.63
Progressive Conservative Gordie Dehn2,95135.8218.61$20,947.84
Liberal Karen Keppler7048.54-11.56$10,032.84
Total valid votes8,239
Rejected57
Eligible voters / turnout14,01859.184.68
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Greg Dewar 4,58062.698.34
Liberal Jack Jonasson1,46920.118.36
Progressive Conservative Doug Neal1,25717.21-16.69
Total valid votes7,306
Rejected58
Eligible voters / Turnout13,51254.50-18.88
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Greg Dewar 5,37654.3510.58$645.00
Progressive Conservative Barry Uskiw3,35333.90-1.42$30,085.86
Liberal Joe Smolinski1,16211.75-9.16$10,422.27
Total valid votes9,891
Rejected80
Eligible voters / turnout13,58973.38-3.87
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Greg Dewar 4,75843.777.19
Progressive Conservative Brian Ketcheson3,83935.321.36
Liberal Elmer Keryluk2,27320.91-8.56
Total valid votes10,870
Rejected40
Eligible voters / Turnout14,12377.252.81
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Greg Dewar 3,73536.582.93
Progressive Conservative Russ Farrell3,46733.954.92
Liberal Gwen Charles 3,00929.47-5.88
Total valid votes10,211
Rejected31
Eligible voters / turnout13,75874.44-6.01
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.41
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1988 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gwen Charles 3,82135.3524.40
New Democratic Terry Sargeant 3,63733.64-21.28
Progressive Conservative Eugene Kinaschuk3,13829.03-4.33
Western Independence Ruth Van Koeveringe2141.98
Total valid votes10,810
Rejected10
Eligible voters / turnout13,44880.465.53
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +22.85
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1986 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Howard Pawley 5,13554.93-9.17
Progressive Conservative Eugene Kinaschuk3,11933.36-1.05
Liberal Gwen Charles 1,02310.94
Progressive Raye Porhownik720.77-0.72
Total valid votes9,349
Rejected19
Eligible voters / Turnout12,50274.93-0.10
New Democratic hold Swing -4.06
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1981 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Howard Pawley 5,62664.1013.44
Progressive Conservative Eugene Kinaschuk3,02034.41-9.31
Progressive Max Hofford1311.49
Total valid votes8,777
Rejected24
Eligible voters / Turnout11,73075.03-7.91
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1977 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Howard Pawley 5,15950.66-7.39
Progressive Conservative Tom Denton4,45243.721.77
Liberal Ed Motkaluk5735.63
Total valid votes10,184
Rejected17
Eligible voters / Turnout12,29982.944.55
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1973 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Howard Pawley 4,74558.054.66
Progressive Conservative John Linney3,42941.959.45
Total valid votes8,174
Rejected67
Eligible voters / Turnout10,51378.395.07
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1969 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Howard Pawley 3,37453.3934.85
Progressive Conservative Robert Stefan "Bud" Oliver2,05432.50-5.41
Liberal George S. Sigurdson83513.21-25.54
Independent Thomas Norquay 570.90
Total valid votes6,320
Rejected32
Eligible voters / Turnout8,66373.325.18
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1966 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas P. Hillhouse 1,83238.76-11.22
Progressive Conservative Sydney S. Sarbit1,79237.911.64
New Democratic Alan Bruce Cooper87618.53
Social Credit Jens H. Magnusson2274.80-8.95
Total valid votes4,727
Rejected26
Eligible voters / Turnout6,97568.140.31
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1962 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas P. Hillhouse 2,10449.988.92
Progressive Conservative Ben Massey1,52736.27-2.93
Social Credit Robert Luining57913.75
Total valid votes4,210
Rejected80
Eligible voters / Turnout6,32467.84-8.19
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1959 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive Thomas P. Hillhouse 1,81441.06-3.99
Progressive Conservative Ed Foster1,73239.202.85
Co-operative Commonwealth William Bryce 87219.745.35
Total valid votes4,418
Rejected29
Eligible voters / Turnout5,84976.034.33
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1958 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Progressive Thomas P. Hillhouse 1,85045.05
Progressive Conservative David B. Veitch1,49336.35
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Kuzanski59114.39
Social Credit Fred L. Luining1734.21
Total valid votes4,107
Rejected18
Eligible voters / Turnout5,75371.70
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

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