Riel (electoral district)

Riel is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is in the south-central region of Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city, and is named after Louis Riel, the leader of the 1870 Red River Rebellion.

Riel is bordered to the south by Seine River, to the east across the Seine River by Lagimodière, to the north by St. Vital, to the northwest by Fort Garry, and to the southwest by Fort Richmond, the latter two across the Red River of the North.

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,228. The riding's character is mostly middle- and upper middle-class. In 1999, the average family income was $63,126, and the unemployment rate was 5.50%. Nine percent of the riding's residents are francophone.

The service industry accounts for 15% of Riel's economy, followed by health and social services at 12.5%.

A Progressive Conservative–New Democrat swing seat, Riel is often considered one of the bellwether constituencies in Manitoba. It has elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the party that has won every general election since 1988; the NDP and PCs have supplied all its MLAs since it was established while the Liberals last came second here in 1995. The current MLA is Mike Moyes of the NDP. The previous MLA was Rochelle Squires of the PCs.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Name	Party	Took office	Left office
Donald Craik	PC	1969	1981
Doreen Dodick	NDP	1981	1986
Gerry Ducharme	PC	1986	1995
David Newman	PC	1995	1999
Linda Asper	NDP	1999	2003
Christine Melnick	NDP	2003	2016
Rochelle Squires	PC	2016	2023
Mike Moyes	NDP	2023	present

Electoral results

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Party		%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Progressive Conservative	50.9
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	29.1
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	19.4
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	0.7

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Previous boundaries

File:Riel98.png

The 1999–2011 boundaries for Riel highlighted in red.

See also

• List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts