St. Vital () is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was originally established in 1870, disestablished in 1879, and re-established by redistribution in 1957 into the modern riding.

Historical riding The original St. Vital riding was established at the time of the province's creation in 1870, as one of twelve "francophone" constituencies. It was eliminated in 1879, after a redistribution process which reduced the level of francophone representation in the province.

List of provincial representatives (1870–1879) Name Party Took office Left office André Beauchemin Government/French Party 1870 1874 Joseph Lemay Government/French Party 1874 1878 Maxime Goulet Government/French Party 1878 1879 Opposition/French Party 1878 1879

Current riding The modern St. Vital riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the southeastern section of the City of Winnipeg.

St. Vital was bordered to the east by St. Boniface and Southdale, to the south by Riel, to the north by St. Boniface and to the west by Riel, Lord Roberts and Fort Garry (the latter two across the Red River of the North). As of the 2019 Manitoba election, it is bordered to the north by St. Boniface, to the east by Southdale, to the southeast by Lagimodière, to the south by Riel, to the west by Fort Garry, and to the northwest by Fort Rouge (the latter two across the Red River).Elections Manitoba electoral map of Winnipeg

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,255. Its character is mostly middle-class, although 28% of the riding's residents are categorized as low-income. In 1999, the average family income was $44,868, and the unemployment rate was 7.90%. Ten per cent of the riding's residents are francophone, and 7% are aboriginal. Almost half the riding's dwellings are rental units.

The service sector accounts for 16% of St. Vital's industry, with a further 13% in the retail trade.

St. Vital was represented by members of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1958 to 1971. Since then, it has generally been represented by members of the New Democratic Party (NDP), although the Liberals held the seat for one term from 1988 to 1990, and the Progressive Conservatives for two terms from 1990 to 1999.

List of provincial representatives (1958–present) Name Party Took office Left office Fred Groves PC 1958 1966 Donald Craik PC 1966 1969 Jack Hardy PC 1969 1971 Jim Walding NDP 1971 1988 Bob Rose Lib 1988 1990 Shirley Render PC 1990 1999 Nancy Allan NDP 1999 2016 Colleen Mayer PC 2016 2019 Jamie Moses NDP 2019 Present

Electoral results (1870–1879)

1870

1874

1878

Electoral results (1958–present)

1958

1959

1962

1966

1969

1971 by-election

1973

1977

1981

1986

1988

1990

1995

1999 http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=46 - 1999 Results

2003

2007 http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stvital_summary_results.html - 2007 results

2011

2016

2019 2016 provincial election redistributed results Party %   Progressive Conservative 42.8   New Democratic 34.3   Liberal 16.6   Green 6.3

2023

Previous boundaries

See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

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