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DISTRICT: RUPERTSLAND
Candidate	Party	Vote Count	Vote Share	Elected
Eric Robinson	NDP	2,092	58.45%	X
David Harper	PC	1,285	35.90%
Earl Fontaine	LIB	202	5.64%
Updated: Nov. 30, 2007 10:50 CST		45 of 45 polls reporting

Rupertsland

Current MLA:

Eric Robinson (NDP)

Eric Robinson is the minister of culture, heritage and tourism, and the minister responsible for sport.

Candidates:

LIB:	Earl Fontaine
NDP:	Eric Robinson
PC:	David Harper

Riding Profile:

This riding has existed since 1920, and has been NDP since 1969. The riding is in the eastern part of Manitoba. The northern border is the Manitoba/Nunavut border. Hudson Bay and the Manitoba/Ontario border form the eastern boundary. Lake Winnipeg forms part of the western boundary (in the south of the riding).

The population in 2001 was 16,700. The average family income was $34,560. It was the Manitoba riding with the highest rate of unemployment in 2001, at 21.3 per cent. The main industries were educational services (19%) and health and social services (17.1%).

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Riding History:

2003 turnout: 28.12%

2003	NDP Eric Robinson defeated LIB Orville Woodford by 2,041 votes.
1999	NDP Robinson defeated LIB Darcy Wood by 1,299 votes.
1995	NDP Robinson defeated LIB Harry Wood by 123 votes.
1993	In a byelection, NDP Robinson defeated LIB George Munroe by 674 votes.
1990	NDP Elijah Harper defeated PC Hugh Wynne by 2,994 votes. He resigned in 1992.
1988	NDP Harper defeated PC Joe Guy Wood by 787 votes.
1986, 1981	NDP Harper elected.
1977, 1973	NDP Harvey Bostrum elected.

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Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Total	Vote Share
NDP	36	36	48%
PC	19	19	37.89%
LIB	2	2	12.39%
GRN	0	0	1.34%
OTH	0	0	0.38%

Updated: Nov 30, 2007, 10:50 CST

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