What to know about the Seine River riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
CBC News | Posted: September 1, 2023 9:14 PM | Last Updated: September 12, 2023
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Seine River
- Meet the candidates
- More CBC Manitoba riding profiles
Seine River, Winnipeg's southernmost riding, has existed since 1990, but its boundaries changed significantly in the most recent riding redistribution in 2018.
Its boundaries are now Winnipeg city limits in the west and the south. Its northern boundary is the Perimeter Highway from city limits east to the Red River. Further east, the riding's northern boundaries are Warde Avenue and Southglen Boulevard.
Its eastern boundary runs south along St. Anne's Road from Southglen Boulevard to the Perimeter. South of that, the eastern boundary is formed by the Seine River and city limits.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Dakota Crossing, south St. Vital, Ritchot, and St. Norbert.
The riding's population is 22,490, according to Elections Manitoba's 2023 riding profile (compiled using data from the 2021 census).
The median age of the riding is 40, according to the riding profile, slightly older than the provincial median of 38.4.
The median household income in the area is $117,000, according to census data.
More facts about Seine River
- Almost nine per cent of residents identified as Indigenous on the 2021 census, according to Elections Manitoba's 2023 riding profile.
- Just over 3.3 per cent of residents said they speak French most often at home.
- Just under 23 per cent of residents identified as immigrants.
- More than 28 per cent of residents identified as visible minorities.
- Just over 91 per cent of residents reported owning their homes, and the median value of a home in the riding in 2021 was $400,000, according to the riding profile.
Voting history
The riding's first provincial election was in 1990. It was represented by the Progressive Conservatives from 1990 until 2003, when Theresa Oswald won the seat for the NDP. Incumbent Janice Morley-Lecomte took the seat for the PCs in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.
There were 15,712 registered voters in Seine River as of April 2023.
The 2019 election saw a 62.1 per cent voter turnout.
- 1990, 1995, 1999 elections: Progressive Conservative.
- 2003, 2007, 2011: Theresa Oswald (NDP).
- 2016, 2019: Janice Morley-Lecomte (Progressive Conservative).
Seine River in the news
- Bikes, shopping carts and oil drums were among the trash pulled out of Winnipeg's Seine River
- Isolated in Winnipeg's south end: St. Norbert-Seine River voters say they need better transit service
- Winnipeg poised to approve 6 new homes in flood-prone area south of Cloutier Drive
Meet the candidates
As of Sept. 11, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:
- Billie Cross (NDP).
- Janice Morley-Lecomte (Progressive Conservative – incumbent).
- Martin Jiri Stadler (Independent).
- James Bloomfield (Liberal).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure after the election has been called. In Seine River, all candidates are official.