Seine River (electoral district) explained

Seine River
Province:Manitoba
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Rep:Billie Cross
Prov-Rep-Link:Billie Cross
Prov-Rep-Party:NDP
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Manitoba New Democratic Party
Prov-Created:1989
Prov-Election-Last:2023
Prov-Election-First:1990

Seine River (French: Rivière-Seine) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1989, and has formally existed since the 1990 provincial election. The constituency is located in the southern section of the City of Winnipeg.

Seine River is bordered to the south and east by the rural riding of Dawson Trail, to the north by Southdale and Riel, and to the west by St. Norbert. The riding is mostly urban, although it also includes some rural space.

The riding's population in 1996 was 18,833. In 1999, the average family income was $63,800, and the unemployment rate was 4.20%. Seine River's francophone population is 9%, and there is also a significant German community (4%). Health and social services account for 14% of the riding's industry.

List of provincial representatives

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
32nd1990–1995   Louise DacquayProgressive Conservative
33rd1995–1999
34th1999–2003
35th2003–2007   Theresa OswaldNew Democratic
36th2007–2011
37th2011–2016
38th2016–2019   Janice Morley-LecomteProgressive Conservative
39th2019–2023
40th2023–present   Billie CrossNew Democratic

Electoral results

|Progressive Conservative|Louise Dacquay| style="text-align:right;" |3,582| style="text-align:right;" |42.40| style="text-align:right;" |-5.38| style="text-align:right;" |$16,327.06

References

49.787°N -97.09°W