Arthur-Virden is a former provincial electoral division in the

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. It was created by redistribution in 1989, combining the former constituencies of

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and Virden. Arthur-Virden was located in the

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corner of the province. It was bordered to the north by Riding Mountain, to the east by Spruce Woods, to the west by the province of

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and to the south by the

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.Arthur-Virden
" ''CBC News''. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-14. Communities in the former riding included Virden, Elkhorn, Oak Lake,

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, Deloraine, Melita,

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, and Boissevain. In 1999, the average family income was $41,338, and the unemployment rate was 4.80%. The former riding is primarily agrarian, with agriculture accounting for 32% of its industry. Ten per cent of Arthur-Virden's residents listed

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as their ethnic background. The former riding had one of the highest rates of senior citizens in the province, with 19.7% of the total population. Arthur-Virden, and the two ridings from which it was formed, were Progressive Conservative seats from 1953 to its dissolution in 2018. The northern chunk of Arthur-Virden was absorbed by Riding Mountain, and its southern portion joined with that of Spruce Woods and Midland to form the new riding of Turtle Mountain.What to know about the Turtle Mountain riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
" ''CBC News''. September 2, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-14.What to know about the Riding Mountain riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
" ''CBC News''. September 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-14.

Doyle Piwniuk Doyle Piwniuk ( ) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in a by-election on January 28, 2014.2019 election as the MLA for the newly-formed Turtle Mountain.

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Doyle Piwniuk Doyle Piwniuk ( ) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in a by-election on January 28, 2014.

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