Selkirk (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Selkirk is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957 from part of St. Andrews, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is named after the city of Selkirk, which in turn was named for Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, who set up the Red River Colony colonization project in 1811.
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Manitoba electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1957 | ||
First contested | 1958 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 22,030 | ||
Electors (2019) | 15,964 | ||
Area (km²) | 827 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 26.6 |
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