The Saint Boniface–Saint Vital riding is located in Manitoba. It encompasses a portion of the City of Winnipeg.
The Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway both run through this riding.
The riding was formerly known as Saint-Boniface, before it went through a redistribution in 2012, gaining parts of the Winnipeg South riding.
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Former police officer and Conservative MP Shelly Glover held the seat from 2008 until 2015, where she did not seek re-election. In addition to her role as MP, Glover was the minister of Canadian heritage and official languages from 2013-2015. Glover returned to her career as an officer, but later resigned citing a “toxic workplace.”
Liberal Dan Vandal won the seat in 2015 with 28,530 votes. He was re-elected in 2019 with 20,300 votes. Vandal is also the minister of northern affairs.
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Just over 22 per cent of the riding’s population has French origins.
Candidates
Liberal: Dan Vandal (incumbent)
Conservative: Shola Agboola
NDP: Meghan Waters
Green: Laurent Poliquin
PPC: Jane MacDiarmid
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