St. Norbert (electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral division. For the area of Winnipeg in roughly the same area, see St. Norbert, Manitoba. For other uses, see St. Norbert (disambiguation).

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The 2011+ boundaries for St. Norbert highlighted in red.

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

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. In 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.

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
Dave Gaudreau	NDP	2011	present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Dave Gaudreau	3,966	44.94	−8.80
	Progressive Conservative	Karen Velthuys	3,935	44.59	+12.65
	Liberal	Marcel Laurendeau	883	10.01	−4.30
Total valid votes			8,784
Rejected and declined votes			41
Turnout			8,825	64.25	−1.20
Registered voters			13,736

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	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

Manitoba general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Marilyn Brick	3,355	48.68	+7.99	$12,670.25
	Progressive Conservative	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

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Marcel Laurendeau	4,152	46.14		$26,724.22
	New Democratic	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

Previous boundaries

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The 1999-2011 boundaries for St. Norbert highlighted in red