Selkirk—Interlake
 Manitoba electoral district
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Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative |
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| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 91,463 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 69,587 | ||
| Area (km²) | 25,824 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.5 | ||
| Census subdivisions | Springfield, St. Andrews, St. Clements, Selkirk, Rockwood, Portage la Prairie, Gimli, Stonewall, Brokenhead, Woodlands | ||
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997.
The riding was a battleground between the New Democratic Party and conservative parties that has become more and more conservative as the years passed, and is now a safe Conservative Party seat.
The riding is located generally between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis and includes the northern suburbs of Winnipeg and the City of Selkirk, Manitoba. In addition to Selkirk, the riding includes the communities of St. Andrews, St. Clements, Rockwood, Woodlands, Brokenhead, Stonewall and the R.M. of Bifrost.
Selkirk itself tilts toward the NDP, but it is not enough to overcome the growing conservative bent of the rest of the riding.
The electoral district was originally created in 1976 from the former districts of Portage, Selkirk and Winnipeg South Centre.
It was abolished in 1987 and divided into Selkirk, Portage—Interlake, Provencher, and Churchill ridings.
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