Saint Boniface—Saint Vital

Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Manitoba electoral district
	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. Dotted line shows Winnipeg city limits.
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Dan Vandal; Liberal
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District created	1924
First contested	1925
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	84,353
Electors (2015)	64,202
Area (km²)	65
Pop. density (per km²)	1,297.7
Census division(s)	Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)	Winnipeg

Saint Boniface—Saint Vital (French: Saint-Boniface—Saint-Vital; formerly Saint Boniface) is a federal electoral district in Winnipeg, Manitoba that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925.

The district covers roughly the southern portion of the city of Winnipeg, east of the Red River. In particular, it contains the Franco-Manitoban community of Saint Boniface and roughly the northern two-thirds of the community of St. Vital. The riding (as federal electoral districts are called in Canada) has a sizeable French population (16% according to the last census) and was a Liberal Party stronghold for most of its history. However, Conservative Shelly Glover, a Winnipeg police sergeant, won it in 2008 and three years later became the first centre-right MP in the riding's history to be re-elected.

It is the only riding in Western Canada that regularly elects francophone candidates to parliament.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed St. Boniface—St. Vital in English at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain the neighbourhood of Minnetonka from Winnipeg South.^[3]

History

In 1996, its English name was changed from "St. Boniface" to "Saint Boniface".

In 2008, Conservative candidate and Winnipeg police officer Shelly Glover, defeated Liberal incumbent Raymond Simard, who had held the seat since a 2002 by-election. She easily defeated Simard in a 2011 rematch, becoming the first centre-right MP to win a second full term in the riding's history.

Saint Boniface was renamed "Saint Boniface—Saint Vital" during the 2012 electoral redistribution, losing territory to Winnipeg South and Elmwood—Transcona while gaining territory from Winnipeg South. Following Glover's retirement from the House in 2015, the riding reverted to form: Liberal candidate Dan Vandal, who represented much of Saint Boniface on Winnipeg City Council, won it resoundingly as part of a Liberal near-sweep of Winnipeg.

Name changes

The federal riding's name has undergone various changes since its creation in 1924.

Riding name
Year	English name	French name
1924–1947	St. Boniface	Saint-Boniface
1947–1952	St. Boniface	St-Boniface
1952–1996	St. Boniface	Saint-Boniface
1996–2013	Saint Boniface	Saint-Boniface
2013–present	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Saint-Boniface—Saint-Vital

Historical boundaries

1966 representation order
1976 representation order
1987 representation order
1996 representation order

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Saint Boniface—Saint Vital (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[4]		2016^[5]		2011^[6]
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European^[a]	58,165	61.99%	60,075	68.39%	61,090	74.11%
Indigenous	12,010	12.8%	10,855	12.36%	9,145	11.09%
African	6,385	6.8%	3,970	4.52%	2,690	3.26%
South Asian	5,635	6.01%	3,605	4.1%	2,630	3.19%
Southeast Asian^[b]	4,505	4.8%	3,610	4.11%	1,960	2.38%
East Asian^[c]	3,165	3.37%	3,065	3.49%	2,385	2.89%
Middle Eastern^[d]	1,760	1.88%	985	1.12%	955	1.16%
Latin American	1,110	1.18%	765	0.87%	760	0.92%
Other/multiracial^[e]	1,105	1.18%	935	1.06%	800	0.97%
Total responses	93,835	98.24%	87,840	97.8%	82,430	97.72%
Total population	95,514	100%	89,818	100%	84,353	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
St. Boniface Riding created from Springfield and Winnipeg North
15th	1925–1926	John Power Howden	Liberal
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
18th	1935–1940
19th	1940–1945
20th	1945–1949	Fernand Viau
21st	1949–1953
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958	Louis Deniset
24th	1958–1962	Laurier Régnier	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962–1963	Roger Teillet	Liberal
26th	1963–1965
27th	1965–1968
28th	1968–1972	Joseph-Philippe Guay
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1978
30th	1978–1979	Jack Hare	Progressive Conservative
31st	1979–1980	Robert Bockstael	Liberal
32nd	1980–1984	Robert Bockstael	Liberal
33rd	1984–1988	Léo Duguay	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988–1993	Ron Duhamel	Liberal
35th	1993–1997	Ron Duhamel	Liberal
Saint Boniface
36th	1997–1999	Ron Duhamel	Liberal
37th	2000–2002	Ron Duhamel
37th	2002–2004	Raymond Simard
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011	Shelly Glover	Conservative
41st	2011–2015	Shelly Glover	Conservative
Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
42nd	2015–2019	Dan Vandal	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Saint Boniface—Saint Vital (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)