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Selkirk—Interlake
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| Established | June 02, 1997 |
| Disbanded | October 20, 2015 |
| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Modified | Campari_007 November 11, 2020 02:35am |
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This riding is just north of Winnipeg between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis in the west and Lake Winnipeg in the east. It includes Selkirk, Beausejour, Stonewall, Gimli, Reindeer Island and the Peguis Reserve. Grindstone and Hecla Island Provincial Parks are in the eastern part of the riding.
Agriculture (mainly grain and cattle) and related industries are the economic mainstays in this riding, followed by health and social services.
The aboriginal population is more than nine per cent. Only 10 per cent of the population cited their ethnic origin as Canadian. The average family income was $56,036 in 2001 and the unemployment rate was 7.3 per cent.
Selkirk-Interlake was a riding from 1976 to 1986, when it was divided into Portage-Interlake (58 per cent) and Selkirk-Red River (38 per cent).
Selkirk-Interlake was re-established in 1996 from 58 per cent of Portage-Interlake and 47 per cent of Selkirk-Red River. In 2004, it added 1.5 per cent of Churchill and a tiny portion of Provencher.
Population: 86,555
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