Assiniboia is a provincial electoral division in the

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. It was first created for the 1879 provincial election, was eliminated in 1888, and was re-established in 1903. It is located in the westernmost tip of the City of

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

. Assiniboia is bordered on the east by St. James and Lakeside, to the south by

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, to the north by Lakeside, and to the west by

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. The riding's population in 1996 was 20,441. In 1999, the average family income was $53,881, and the unemployment rate was 6.50%. Retail trade accounts for 15% of the riding's industry. Until 1920, Assiniboia was a marginal riding between the

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and Conservative Party. Between 1920 and 1949, it was a hotly contested riding between the Conservatives and candidates of the

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(CCF). The riding was dominated by the Liberals from 1949 until 1977, and then by the Progressive Conservatives from 1977 to 1999. The

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's (NDP) victory in 1999 was completely unexpected, and occurred by a margin of only three votes. The NDP took the seat in the

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