Flin Flon is a provincial electoral division in the

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province of

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. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. At about 80,000 square kilometres, Flin Flon occupies roughly 20% of Manitoba's total area, and is the second largest riding in the province after Rupertsland. It was a smaller riding before 1989, when it gained a significant amount of territory from the former riding of Churchill. It is a mostly rural and sparsely populated riding, located in the province's northwestern corner. Flin Flon is bordered by

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to the west,

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to the north, the ridings of Rupertsland and Thompson to the east, and the riding of

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to the south. The actual city of

Flin Flon Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located withi ...

is located in the southwestern corner of the riding, and is its only urban centre. The riding's population in 1996 was 14,470. In 1999, the average family income was $55,113, and the unemployment rate was 9.70%. Manufacturing accounts for 17% of Flin Flon's economy, followed by mining and oil production at 16%. 73.4% of Flin Flon's residents are aboriginal. Flin Flon has been held by the

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(NDP) since 1969. The current MLA is

Tom Lindsey Tom Lindsey is a Canadian politician who is currently serving as the 31st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He has represented the riding of Flin Flon (electoral district), Flin Flon in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 20 ...

, who was elected in the provincial election of 2016. He replaced the incumbent, Clarence Pettersen who was de-selected by the NDP and decided to contest the election as an Independent.The Reminder "Pettersen vying for re-election as an independent", 19 March 2016

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Flin Flon