Southdale is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created in the provincial redistribution 1999, mostly out of Niakwa and part of St. Vital. The riding is located in the southeastern section of the city of Winnipeg.
Southdale is bordered on the east by the rural ridings of La Verendrye and Springfield, to the south by Seine River, to the north by Radisson and St. Boniface, and to the west by Riel and St. Vital.
The riding's population in 1996 was 19,029. Its character is mostly middle class. In 1999, the average family income was $68,944, and the unemployment rate was 5.00%. Twelve per cent of Southdale's residents are francophone. Health and social service work accounts for 14% of Southdale's industry.
From 2003 to 2007, Southdale was the only riding in southeastern Winnipeg to be represented by a Progressive Conservative, following historical breakthroughs by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP) in surrounding ridings in the 2003 provincial election. The NDP proceeded to oust incumbent MLA Jack Reimer in the 2007 provincial election, completing their sweep of Southeast Winnipeg. The seat remained NDP from 2007 until 2016 when it returned to the PCs.
Members of the Legislative Assembly +Manitoba MLAs for the electoral district of Southdale Term of office Name Political party 1999–2007 Jack Reimer Progressive Conservative 2007–2016 Erin Selby New Democrats 2016–2019 Andrew Smith Progressive Conservative 2019–2023 Audrey Gordon Progressive Conservative 2023–present Renée Cable New Democrats
Electoral results
2016 provincial election redistributed results Party % Progressive Conservative 51.6 New Democratic 30.9 Liberal 16.8 Green 0.8
http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_southdale_summary_results.html - 2007 Results http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_southdale_summary_results.html - 2003 Results http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=40 - 1999 Results
Previous boundaries
See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References