Seine River () is a provincial electoral division in the

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. It was created by redistribution in 1989, and has formally existed since the 1990 provincial election. The constituency is located in the southern section of the City of

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. Seine River is bordered to the south and east by the rural riding of Dawson Trail, to the north by Southdale and

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, and to the west by St. Norbert. The riding is mostly urban, although it also includes some rural space. The riding's population in 1996 was 18,833. In 1999, the average family income was $63,800, and the unemployment rate was 4.20%. Seine River's francophone population is 9%, and there is also a significant

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community (4%). Health and social services account for 14% of the riding's industry.

List of provincial representatives

This riding has elected the following

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Electoral results

, Progressive Conservative ,

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Previous boundaries

References

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Politics of Winnipeg