Manitoba votes 2019: Selkirk riding profile
CBC News | Posted: August 21, 2019 11:30 PM | Last Updated: August 21, 2019
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Selkirk
- Meet the candidates
- More riding profiles from CBC Manitoba
The current version of the southeast Manitoba riding of Selkirk was outlined in the 2018 riding redistribution, including the city of Selkirk and the southern portion of the former riding of Gimli (now called Interlake-Gimli). The previous version of the riding of Selkirk was renamed Red River North after the city of Selkirk was removed.
The updated riding is bounded on the east by Lake Winnipeg and the Red River. It includes its namesake, Selkirk, as well as the communities of Lockport, St. Andrews, Parkdale, Clandeboye and Netley.
The riding's population is 22,030, according to the province's 2018 riding profile (compiled from the 2016 census).
The median age of the riding is older than the overall provincial median, at 45.1 in Selkirk and 38.3 provincewide, according to the 2018 riding profile and the 2016 census. The census found the median household income in the area is $76,578.
More facts about Selkirk:
- Roughly a quarter of residents identified as Indigenous on the 2016 census, according to the 2018 riding profile.
- Less than three per cent of residents identified as visible minorities, the profile says.
- The median value of a home in the riding is $299,786, the profile says, and roughly 80 per cent of residents reported they own their home.
Voting history
This will be the first election for the newly created version of Selkirk. The former Selkirk riding was renamed Red River North in the 2018 riding redistribution, when the city of Selkirk was removed from the riding.
The old Selkirk riding, now called Red River North, was NDP for more than 20 years, until the 2016 election.
- 1969 to 1986 elections (five general elections): NDP.
- 1988 election: Liberal.
- 1990-2011 elections (six general elections): NDP.
- 2016 election: Progressive Conservative.
Selkirk in the news
Meet the candidates
The nominated candidates for the 2019 election are:
- Tony Hill (Green Party).
- Alan Lagimodiere (Progressive Conservative).
- Mitch Obach (NDP).
- Philip Olcen (Libreal).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure. In Selkirk, all candidates are official.
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