Selkirk—Red River (formerly known as Selkirk) was a federal
electoral district
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in
Manitoba
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1988 to 1997.
The
riding was created as "Selkirk" riding in 1987 from
Selkirk—Interlake,
Winnipeg North
Winnipeg North () is a federal electoral district in Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It covers the northern portion of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Geography
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Jeff ...
and
Winnipeg—Birds Hill
Winnipeg—Birds Hill was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Selkirk and St. Boniface ridings. It was cont ...
ridings. It was renamed "Selkirk—Red River" in 1990. Selkirk—Red River consisted of part of the city of Winnipeg and an area to the east of that city. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between
Churchill,
Provencher
Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1871. It is a largely rural constituency in the province's southeast corner. Its largest community is the city of ...
,
Selkirk—Interlake, and
Winnipeg North—St. Paul ridings.
Electoral history
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from the
Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Manitoba
Selkirk, Manitoba
1988 establishments in Manitoba
1997 disestablishments in Manitoba