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Springfield was a provincial electoral division in the
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of
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. It was created by the province's first electoral redistribution in 1874 and existed until 2011, except for the period from 1914 to 1920. Springfield was located to the immediate east of the City of
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. It was bordered to the north by Selkirk and Gimli, to the east by Lac Du Bonnet and to the south by La Verendrye. The riding included the municipalities of Springfield and East St. Paul, as well as Anola, Dugald, Birds Hill and Oakbank. Before 1989, the riding stretched as far as the
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border. In 1914, the riding was abolished into St. Clements and Elmwood. In 1920, it was recreated out of Elmwood. The riding's population in 1996 was 18,599. In 1999, the average family income was $67,794, and the unemployment rate was 4.50%. Manufacturing accounted for 12% of all industry in the riding, followed by 11% in the service sector. Springfield had significant Ukrainian and
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populations, at 9% and 8% respectively. Springfield was represented by various political parties over its long history, without any one party dominating for an extended period of time. This pattern hd begun to change, as the riding had been represented by the Progressive Conservatives since 1990, and the last member,
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, was re-elected with over 60% of the vote in 2003. The seat was considered safe for the Progressive Conservatives. Following the 2008 electoral redistribution, the riding was dissolved into La Verendrye and the new riding of St. Paul. This took effect for the 2011 election.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Springfield (Provincial Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba