Erin Selby is a politician and former TV personality in

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, Canada. Selby earned a bachelor's degree in communications studies from

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. She previously co-hosted ''

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'' on Citytv Winnipeg alongside Jon Ljungberg from August 4, 2005, to March 23, 2007. Before signing on with Citytv, she was a weather anchor for Global News Montreal and the consumer watch reporter for

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. She also appeared in several movies as a reporter, including ''

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'' with

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. Selby was elected as the MLA for the

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in the riding of Southdale in the 2007 Manitoba provincial election. It was announced on March 28, 2011, that

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, the

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, had appointed Selby to be Manitoba's new Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy. She replaced

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, who planned not to run again in the provinical election that fall. In October 2013, Selby became Manitoba's Health Minister. Just over a year later, she resigned her cabinet position on November 3, 2014, along with Jennifer Howard,

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, and

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as part of an ultimately unsuccessful cabinet revolt due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership. She remained an NDP MLA after her resignation. Selby was the

candidate in the riding of

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in the

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, coming a distant third;

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won the constituency for the

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in its near sweep of Winnipeg-area federal seats.

Electoral history

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