Seine River (electoral district)

File:SeineRiverED2011.jpg

The 2011 boundaries for Seine River highlighted in red.

Seine River 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 La Verendrye, 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.

Seine River was represented by Louise Dacquay of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1990 to 2003, when the New Democratic Party won the seat for the first time. Seine River's current MLA is Theresa Oswald.

List of provincial representatives

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
32nd	1990–1995		Louise Dacquay	Progressive Conservative
33rd	1995–1999
34th	1999–2003
35th	2003–2007		Theresa Oswald	New Democratic Party
36th	2007-2011
37th	2011-

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Theresa Oswald	5,500	52.88	−4.01
	Progressive Conservative	Gord Steeves	4,569	43.93	+11.73
	Liberal	Troy Osiname	295	2.84	−8.04
Total valid votes			10,364
Rejected and declined ballots			36
Turnout			10,400	70.82
Electors on the lists			14,686

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Theresa Oswald	5,786	56.89		$27,615.58
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Andjelic	3,275	32.20		$31,015.94
	Liberal	Jennifer Lukovich	1,111	10.88	–	$4,915.77
Total valid votes			10,172	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			41
Turnout			10,213	63.35
Electors on the lists			16,147

June 3, 2003:

• Theresa Oswald (NDP) 4314 (51.06%)
• (x)Louise Dacquay (PC) 3582 (42.40%)
• Luciano Vacca (L) 553 (6.55%)

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Louise Dacquay	4,684	47.78		$27,151.56
	New Democratic	Leslie Fingler	3,464	35.34		$6,241.00
	Liberal	Jake Pankratz	1,493	15.23	–	$19,063.41
	Manitoba	Warren Goodwin	129	1.32		$2,030.38
Total valid votes			9,770	99.66
Rejected and declined ballots			33
Turnout			9,803	74.12
Electors on the lists			13,225

Previous boundaries

File:SeineRiver98.png

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Seine River highlighted in red