St. Norbert (electoral district)

St. Norbert is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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Historical riding

The original riding of St. Norbert was established at the time of the province's creation in 1870. For the 1870 provincial election, it was divided into two separate ridings: St. Norbert North and St. Norbert South. Subsequently, it was reduced to a single riding.

St. Norbert was a francophone-majority riding. It was eliminated in 1879, at a time when francophone representation in the province was being reduced.

List of provincial representatives (St. Norbert North)

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Joseph Lemay Government/French Party 1870 1874

List of provincial representatives (St. Norbert South)

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Pierre Delorme Government/French Party 1870 1874

List of provincial representatives (St. Norbert)

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Joseph Dubuc Government/French Party 1874 1878
Pierre Delorme Government/French Party 1878 1879
Pierre Delorme Opposition/French Party 1879 1879

Current riding

It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has officially existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the southernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.

St. Norbert is bordered to the east by Seine River, to the south and west by the rural riding of Morris, and to the north by Riel, Fort Garry and Fort Whyte. The riding's character is suburban.

St. Norbert's population in 1996 was 19,184. As of 1999, the average family income was $59,444, and the unemployment rate was 8.20%. The riding is ethnically diverse: 5% of the riding's residents are German, 4% are Chinese, 3% are East Indian and 2% are Italian. Six per cent of the riding's residents are francophone. Almost 28% of the riding's residents have a university degree.

The service sector accounts for 16% of St. Norbert's industry, with a further 15% in the educational services.

St. Norbert has historically been a reliable riding for the Progressive Conservative Party, although the NDP managed to win it for the first time in 2003. The current MLA for St. Norbert is Marilyn Brick.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Gerry Mercier PC 1981 1988
John Angus Lib 1988 1990
Marcel Laurendeau PC 1990 2003
Marilyn Brick NDP 2003 2011

Electoral results

2011 Manitoba provincial election : St. Norbert edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     New Democrat Dave Gaudreau
     Progressive Conservative Karen Velthuys
     Liberal Marcel Laurendeau
Total valid votes
Rejected and declined votes
Turnout
Registered voters
2007 Manitoba provincial election : St. Norbert edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     New Democratic Party (x)Marilyn Brick 4,044 53.74 +9.08 $18,993.62
     Progressive Conservative Tara Brousseau 2,404 31.94 -5.93 $28,159.72
     Liberal Wendy Bloomfield 1,077 14.31 +3.58 $19,690.78
Total valid votes 7,525 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 38
Turnout 7,563 65.45
Registered voters 11,555

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2003 Manitoba provincial election : St. Norbert edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Marilyn Brick 3,355 48.68 +7.99 $12,670.25
     Progressive Conservative (x)Marcel Laurendeau 2,610 37.87 -8.27 $24,397.23
     Liberal Jocelyn Greenwood 741 10.75 -3.84 $8,473.22
     Green Keith Barber 186 2.70 +2.70 $117.06
Total valid votes 6,892 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 36
Turnout 6,928 58.16
Registered voters 11,911
1999 Manitoba provincial election : St. Norbert edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Marcel Laurendeau 4,152 46.14 $26,724.22
     New Democratic Party Marilyn Brick 3,483 38.69 $10,804.00
     Liberal Mohinder Dhillon 1,313 14.59 $17,998.46
Total valid votes 8,947 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 52
Turnout 8,999 72.96
Registered voters 12,380

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Previous boundaries

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