St. Vital (electoral district)

For the neighbourhood of Winnipeg in approximately the same location as this electoral division, see St. Vital, Winnipeg. For the saint, see Saint Vitalis (disambiguation).

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

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

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

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
André Beauchemin	Government/French Party	1870	1874
Joseph Lemay	Government/French Party	1874	1878
Maxime Goulet	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. The riding is located in the southeastern section of the City of Winnipeg.

St. Vital is bordered to the east by St. Boniface and Southdale, to the south by Riel, to the north by St. Boniface and to the west by Riel, Lord Roberts and Fort Garry.

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. In 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 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 (MLA) is Hon. Nancy Allan, 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	PC	1958	1966
Donald Craik	PC	1966	1969
Jack Hardy	PC	1969	1971
Jim Walding	NDP	1971	1988
Bob Rose	Lib	1988	1990
Shirley Render	PC	1990	1999
Nancy Allan	NDP	1999	present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011: St. Vital
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Nancy Allan	5,023	60.08	−1.66
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Brown	2,876	34.40	+10.99
	Liberal	Harry Wolbert	461	5.51	−4.85
Total valid votes			8,360	99.53
Rejected and declined votes			39	0.46
Turnout			8,399	60.35
Registered voters			13,918
Majority			2,147	25.68

Manitoba general election, 2007: St. Vital
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Nancy Allan	4,611	61.74	−1.79	$16,126.19
	Progressive Conservative	Grant Cooper	1,754	23.41	−0.41	$16,686.95
	Liberal	Harry Wolbert	776	10.36	+0.19	$4,889.96
	Green	Kristine Koster	351	4.68	+2.10	$248.50
Total valid votes			7,492	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			25
Turnout			7,517	58.46	+6.30
Registered voters			12,859

Manitoba general election, 2003: St. Vital
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Nancy Allan	4,409	63.43	$12,969.78
	Progressive Conservative	Kirsty Reilly	1,656	23.82	$3,931.49
	Liberal	Justin Beaudry	707	10.17	$1,713.63
	Green	Nelson Morrison	179	2.58	$53.60
Total valid votes			6,951	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			43
Turnout			6,994	52.16
Registered voters			13,409

Manitoba general election, 1999: St. Vital
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Nancy Allan	5,298	50.91	$24,796.00
	Progressive Conservative	Shirley Render	3,699	36.09	$30,635.47
	Liberal	Lynn Clark	1099	10.72	$10,303.82
	Manitoba Party	Brian Hanslip	188	1.83	$846.32
Total valid votes			10,204	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			46
Turnout			10,250	74.04
Registered voters			13,844

Previous boundaries

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