For the neighbourhood of Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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 in approximately the same location as this electoral division, see St. Vital, Winnipeg. For the saint, see Saint Vitalis

Saint Vitalis

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St. Vital is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian

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 province of Manitoba

Manitoba

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Historical riding

The original St. Vital riding was established at the time of the province's creation in 1870, as one of twelve "francophone" constituencies. It was eliminated in 1879, after a redistribution process which reduced the level of francophone representation in the province.

List of provincial representatives

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Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Andre Beauchemin	Government/French Party	1870	1874
Joseph Lemay	Government/French Party	1874	1878
Maxime Goulet Maxime Goulet Maxime Goulet was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1878 to 1886 and was the Minister of Agriculture under Conservative Premier John Norquay....	Government/French Party	1878	1879
	Opposition/French Party	1878	1879

Current riding

The modern St. Vital riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958

Manitoba general election, 1958

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. The riding is located in the southeastern section of the City of Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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St. Vital is bordered to the east by St. Boniface

St. Boniface (provincial electoral district)

St. Boniface is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It should not be confused with the federal electoral division of the same name, which includes most of the provincial riding's territory but has expanded borders and a larger population base...

 and Southdale

Southdale (electoral district)

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, to the south by Riel, to the north by St. Boniface and to the west by Riel, Lord Roberts

Lord Roberts (electoral district)

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 and Fort Garry

Fort Garry (electoral district)

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The riding's population in 1996 was 20,255. Its character is mostly middle-class, although 28% of the riding's residents are categorized as low income. As of 1999, the average family income was $44,868, and the unemployment rate was 7.90%. Ten per cent of the riding's residents are francophone, and 7% are aboriginal. Almost half the riding's dwellings are rental units.

The service sector accounts for 16% of St. Vital's industry, with a further 13% in the retail trade.

St. Vital was represented by members of the Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 party from 1958 to 1971. Since then, it has generally been represented by members of the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP), although the Liberals held the seat for one term from 1988-1990, and the Progressive Conservatives for two terms from 1990-1999. Particularly following the 1998 boundary changes, the riding is now generally regarded as safe for the NDP.

The current Member of the Legislative Assembly

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 (MLA) is Hon. Nancy Allan

Nancy Allan

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, who was re-elected with over 60% of the vote in 2003 and again in 2007.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Fred Groves Fred Groves Frederick Groves was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966....	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1958	1966
Donald Craik Donald Craik Donald Craik was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon.Born in Baldur, Manitoba, Craik was educated at the...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1966	1969
Jack Hardy	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1969	1971
Jim Walding Jim Walding Derek James "Jim" Walding was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1971 to 1988, and served as speaker of the assembly from 1982 to 1986. Walding was a member of the New Democratic Party...	NDP New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	1971	1988
Bob Rose Bob Rose (Manitoba Liberal) Robert D. Rose is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990, representing the Winnipeg riding of St. Vital for the Manitoba Liberal Party...	Lib Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...	1988	1990
Shirley Render Shirley Render Shirley Render is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 1999, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon.-Early life:...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1990	1999
Nancy Allan Nancy Allan Nancy Allan is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....	NDP New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	1999	present

Electoral results

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