Southdale (electoral district)

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The 2011+ boundaries for Southdale highlighted in red.

Southdale is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in the provincial redistribution 1999, and consists mostly of territory from the defunct riding of Niakwa. The riding is located in the southeastern section of the City of Winnipeg.

Southdale is bordered on the east by the rural ridings of La Verendrye and Springfield, to the south by Seine River, to the north by Radisson and St. Boniface, and to the west by Riel and St. Vital.

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,029. Its character is mostly middle class. In 1999, the average family income was $68,944, and the unemployment rate was 5.00%. Twelve per cent of Southdale's residents are francophone. Health and social service work accounts for 14% of Southdale's industry.

From 2003 to 2007, Southdale was the only riding in southeastern Winnipeg to be represented by a Progressive Conservative, following historical breakthroughs by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP) in surrounding ridings in the 2003 provincial election. The NDP proceeded to oust incumbent MLA Jack Reimer in the 2007 provincial election, completing their sweep of Southeast Winnipeg.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Manitoba MLAs for the electoral district of Southdale

Term of Office	Name	Political Party
1999–2007	Jack Reimer	Progressive Conservative
2007–present	Erin Selby	New Democrats

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Erin Selby	5,662	51.84	$38,342.28
	Progressive Conservative	Judy Eastman	4,898	44.85	$61,296.92
	Liberal	Amarjit Singh	327	2.99	$3,139.34
Total valid votes/Expense limit			10,887	100.00	$43,733.00
Total rejected ballots			35	0.41
Turnout			10,922	70.13	+4.39
Eligible voters			15,574
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-2.96%

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Erin Selby	5,772	51.04	$30,198.49
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Reimer	4,493	39.74	$31,445.97
	Liberal	Don Woodstock	1,042	9.22	$4,974.42
Total valid votes/Expense limit			11,307	100.00
Total rejected ballots			44
Turnout			11,351	65.74	+9.78
Eligible voters			17,267
	New Democratic gain		Swing		+13.32%

Manitoba general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Reimer	4,422	51.03	$16,203.32
	New Democratic	Carolyn Frost	3,123	36.05	$4,844.51
	Liberal	Chuck Mrena	1,120	12.93	$5,828.49
Total valid votes/Expense limit			8,665	100.00
Total rejected ballots			27
Turnout			8,692	55.96	-18.60
Eligible voters			15,533
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-4.45%

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Reimer	5,455	51.16	$25,319.24
	New Democratic	Iris Taylor	2,909	27.28	$1,907.00
	Liberal	Shirley Chaput	2,064	19.36	$10,349.79
	Manitoba Party	Paul Gibson	200	1.88	$1,067.54
Total valid votes/Expense limit			10,618	100.00
Total rejected ballots			45
Turnout			10,663	74.56
Eligible voters			14,301

Previous boundaries

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The 1999-2011 boundaries for Southdale highlighted in red