# St. Norbert (electoral district)

St. Norbert is a former 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.

### St. Norbert North

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Joseph Lemay | Government/French Party | 1870 | 1874 |

### St. Norbert South

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Pierre Delorme | Government/French Party | 1870 | 1874 |

### St. Norbert

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Joseph Dubuc | Government/French Party | 1874 | 1878 |
| Pierre Delorme | Government/French Party | 1878 | 1879 |
| Pierre Delorme | Opposition/French Party | 1879 | 1879 |

## Most recent riding

It was recreated by redistribution in 1979, and was contested at the 1981 Manitoba general election. It was abolished at the redistribution of 2018 and ceased to exist under its old name effective at the 2019 Manitoba general election. The riding was located in the southernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg.
St. Norbert was bordered to the east by Seine River, to the south and west by the rural ridings of Dawson Trail and Morris (respectively), and to the north by Riel, Fort Garry (later Fort Richmond) and Fort Whyte. The riding's character is suburban.
St. Norbert's population in 1996 was 19,184. In 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.
| 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 | 2011 |
| Dave Gaudreau | NDP | 2011 | 2016 |
| Jon Reyes | PC | 2016 | 2019 |

## Electoral results
### 1870

1870 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government | Joseph Lemay | 35 | 79.55% |
| | Undeclared | Joseph Genthan | 9 | 20.45% |
| Total | Total | Total | 44 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1870

1870 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government | Pierre Delorme | 50 | 69.44% |
| | Undeclared | Joseph Hamelin | 22 | 30.56% |
| Total | Total | Total | 72 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1874

1874 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government | Joseph Dubuc | 51 | 62.20% |
| | Undeclared | Pierre Delorme | 31 | 37.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 82 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 115 | 71.30% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2000 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1878

1878 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government | Pierre Delorme | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 168 | – | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2004 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1879 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1879 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unknown | Pierre Delorme | Acclaimed | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2005 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Mercier | 5,728 | 53.90% | – |
| | New Democratic | Ruth Pear | 3,826 | 36.00% | – |
| | Liberal | Grant Temple | 857 | 8.06% | – |
| | Progressive | Allan Yap | 216 | 2.03% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,627 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 20 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 14,409 | 73.75% | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2081 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1986

1986 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Mercier | 5,788 | 50.72% | -3.18% |
| | New Democratic | Ruth Pear | 2,839 | 24.88% | -11.12% |
| | Liberal | Mark O’Neill | 2,784 | 24.40% | 16.33% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,411 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 15 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 16,589 | 68.79% | -4.97% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2084 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Angus | 6,073 | 45.91% | 21.51% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Mercier | 5,695 | 43.05% | -7.67% |
| | New Democratic | Bennetta Benson | 1,460 | 11.04% | -13.84% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,228 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 36 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 17,237 | 76.74% | 7.96% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2085 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1990

1990 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marcel Laurendeau | 4,502 | 45.48% | 2.43% |
| | Liberal | John Angus | 4,385 | 44.30% | -1.61% |
| | New Democratic | Andrew Sawatsky | 1,011 | 10.21% | -0.82% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,898 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 29 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 13,501 | 73.31% | -3.43% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2086 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1995

1995 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marcel Laurendeau | 4,699 | 43.90% | -1.58% |
| | Liberal | Val Thompson | 4,172 | 38.98% | -5.33% |
| | New Democratic | Pat Peters | 1,833 | 17.12% | 6.91% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,704 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 55 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 14,971 | 71.50% | -1.81% |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2089 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1999

vte1999 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marcel Laurendeau | 4,152 | 46.14 | +2.24 | $26,724.22 |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn Brick | 3,483 | 38.69 | +21.57 | $10,804.00 |
| | Liberal | Mohinder Dhillon | 1,313 | 14.59 | -25.39 | $17,998.46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,947 | – | – |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 52 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,999 | 72.96 | 0.76% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 12,380 | – | – |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2092 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2003

vte2003 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn Brick | 3,355 | 48.68 | +7.99 | $12,670.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marcel Laurendeau | 2,610 | 37.87 | −8.27 | $24,397.23 |
| | Liberal | Jocelyn Greenwood | 741 | 10.75 | −3.84 | $8,473.22 |
| | Green | Keith Barber | 186 | 2.70 | +2.70 | $117.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,892 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 28 | – | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,911 | 57.86 | −14.40 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2007

vte2007 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn Brick | 4,044 | 53.74 | +9.08 | $18,993.62 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tara Brousseau | 2,404 | 31.94 | −5.93 | $28,159.72 |
| | Liberal | Wendy Bloomfield | 1,077 | 14.31 | +3.58 | $19,690.78 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,525 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 29 | – | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,552 | 65.14 | +7.28 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2011

vte2011 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dave Gaudreau | 3,966 | 45.15 | -8.59 | $25,959.60 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Karen Velthuys | 3,935 | 44.80 | 12.85 | $32,439.47 |
| | Liberal | Marcel Laurendeau | 883 | 10.05 | -4.26 | $31,742.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,784 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 41 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 13,736 | 64.25 | -1.22 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018. |||||||

### 2016

vte2016 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jon Reyes | 4,673 | 51.02 | 6.22 | $36,660.34 |
| | New Democratic | Dave Gaudreau | 3,062 | 33.43 | -11.72 | $24,532.06 |
| | Liberal | James Bloomfield | 1,251 | 13.66 | 3.60 | $38,985.78 |
| | Independent | Narinder Kaur Johar | 174 | 1.90 | – | $5,367.70 |
| Total valid votes / expense limit | Total valid votes / expense limit | Total valid votes / expense limit | 9,160 | – | – | $44,386.00 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 134 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 14,278 | 65.09 | 0.85 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018. |||||||