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DISTRICT: SOUTHDALE
Candidate	Party	Vote Count	Vote Share	Elected
Erin Selby	NDP	5,772	51.05%	X
Jack Reimer	PC	4,493	39.74%
Don Woodstock	LIB	1,042	9.22%
Updated: Nov. 30, 2007 10:50 CST		62 of 62 polls reporting

Southdale

Current MLA:

Jack Reimer (PC)

Candidates:

LIB:	Don Woodstock
NDP:	Erin Selby
PC:	Jack Reimer

Riding Profile:

This riding has existed since 1999. The southeast Winnipeg riding is bounded by the city limits to the south and runs between the Seine River to the west and the city limits to the east. The northern boundary is Fermor Avenue and Elizabeth Street.

The population was 20,895 in 2001. The average family income was $82,233, with an unemployment rate of 4.3 per cent. The leading industry was health and social services (12.8%) followed by retail (11.1%).

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Riding History:

2003 turnout: 55.96%

2003	PC Jack Reimer defeated NDP Carolyn Frost by 1,299 votes.
1999	PC Reimer defeated NDP Iris Taylor by 2,546 votes.

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1995	PC Reimer defeated LIB Evelyne Reese by 2,160 votes.
1990	PC Reimer defeated LIB Linda Asper by 649 votes.
1988	LIB Herold Driedger defeated PC Abe Kovnats by 1,354 votes. Driedger ran in Seine River in 1990.
1986	PC Kovnats defeated NDP Allan Macdonald by 1,606 votes.
1981	PC Kovnats, incumbent from Radisson (elected in 1977), defeated NDP Lloyd Schreyer by 696 votes.

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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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