St. Norbert is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Manitoba

Manitoba

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Historical riding

The original riding of St. Norbert was established at the time of the province's creation in 1870. For the 1870 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1870

Manitobas first general election resulted in a victory for Lieutenant Governor Adams George Archibald's governing coalition...

, it was divided into two separate ridings: St. Norbert North and St. Norbert South. Subsequently, it was reduced to a single riding.

St. Norbert was a francophone-majority riding. It was eliminated in 1879, at a time when francophone representation in the province was being reduced.

List of provincial representatives (St. Norbert North)

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Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Joseph Lemay	Government/French Party	1870	1874

List of provincial representatives (St. Norbert South)

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Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Pierre Delorme Pierre Delorme Pierre Delorme was a Métis fur trader, businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons during the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1872. He also represented St. Norbert South in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba...	Government/French Party	1870	1874

List of provincial representatives (St. Norbert)

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Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Joseph Dubuc Joseph Dubuc Sir Joseph Dubuc , was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge who was born in Lower Canada and became an important political figure from Manitoba.-Early life:...	Government/French Party	1874	1878
Pierre Delorme Pierre Delorme Pierre Delorme was a Métis fur trader, businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons during the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1872. He also represented St. Norbert South in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba...	Government/French Party	1878	1879
Pierre Delorme Pierre Delorme Pierre Delorme was a Métis fur trader, businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons during the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1872. He also represented St. Norbert South in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba...	Opposition/French Party	1879	1879

Current riding

It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has officially existed since the provincial election of 1981

Manitoba general election, 1981

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. The riding is located in the southernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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St. Norbert is bordered to the east by Seine River

Seine River (electoral district)

Seine River is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1989, and has formally existed since the 1990 provincial election...

, to the south and west by the rural riding of Morris

Morris (electoral district)

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, and to the north by Riel

Riel (electoral district)

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, Fort Garry

Fort Garry (electoral district)

Fort Garry is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958...

 and Fort Whyte

Fort Whyte

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. The riding's character is suburban.

St. Norbert's population in 1996 was 19,184. As of 1999, the average family income was $59,444, and the unemployment rate was 8.20%. The riding is ethnically diverse: 5% of the riding's residents are German

Germany

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, 4% are Chinese

China

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, 3% are East Indian

Indian people

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 and 2% are Italian

Italy

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. Six per cent of the riding's residents are francophone. Almost 28% of the riding's residents have a university degree.

The service sector accounts for 16% of St. Norbert's industry, with a further 15% in the educational services.

St. Norbert has historically been a reliable riding for the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

, although the NDP

New Democratic Party of Manitoba

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 managed to win it for the first time in 2003. The current MLA for St. Norbert is Marilyn Brick

Marilyn Brick

Marilyn Brick is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a member of the Manitoba legislature.Brick was educated at the University of Manitoba, graduating from the university's Bachelor of Physical Education program and receiving a Continuing Education Division Certificate in Human...

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List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Gerry Mercier Gerry Mercier Gerald Mercier is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1988, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative government of Sterling Lyon.Mercier was educated at St...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1981	1988
John Angus	Lib Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...	1988	1990
Marcel Laurendeau Marcel Laurendeau Marcel Laurendeau is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1990 to 2003, representing the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in the south-end Winnipeg riding of St...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1990	2003
Marilyn Brick Marilyn Brick Marilyn Brick is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a member of the Manitoba legislature.Brick was educated at the University of Manitoba, graduating from the university's Bachelor of Physical Education program and receiving a Continuing Education Division Certificate in Human...	NDP New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	2003	2011

Electoral results

Previous boundaries