Thompson is a provincial electoral division in the

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. It was created by redistribution in 1968 from parts of Churchill and Rupertsland (now

Keewatinook Keewatinook (previously spelt "Kewatinook") is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The riding existed previously under the name Rupertsland; however, starting with the 2011 general election, the riding was r ...

), and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. Thompson is in northern Manitoba. It is bordered by

to the east and

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to the west. The city of

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, which was incorporated shortly before the riding's creation, is its only major urban centre. Almost half of the riding's residents live in that community. The riding's population in 1996 was 19,349. In 1999, the average family income was $56,402, and the unemployment rate was 12.60%. The riding's economic character is primarily working-class, with 17% of its economy coming from the mining sector. Forty-two per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, the third highest rate in the province. Thompson is usually considered safe for the

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, which represented the riding almost continually since its creation. The current MLA is New Democrat Eric Redhead, who was elected in the provincial by-election on June 7, 2022. His predecessor

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was previously elected in the

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on September 10, 2019, and served until her death on December 9, 2021.

List of provincial representatives

Electoral results

- 1999 Results

Previous boundaries

File:Thompson98.png, The 1998-2011 boundaries for Thompson highlighted in red. File:ThompsonED2011.jpg, The 2011-2019 boundaries for Thompson highlighted in red.

References

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Thompson, Manitoba