St. Norbert (electoral district)

St. Norbert is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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, 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)

Current Riding

It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has officially existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the southernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.

St. Norbert is bordered to the east by Seine River, to the south and west by the rural riding of Morris, and to the north by Riel, Fort Garry and Fort Whyte. 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, 4% are Chinese, 3% are East Indian and 2% are Italian. 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, although the NDP managed to win it for the first time in 2003. The current MLA for St. Norbert is Marilyn Brick.

List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Gerry Mercier	PC	1981	1988
John Angus	Lib	1988	1990
Marcel Laurendeau	PC	1990	2003
Marilyn Brick	NDP	2003	"present"