Erin Selby is a politician and former TV personality in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Erin Selby | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office October 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014 | |
| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | Theresa Oswald |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Blady |
| Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy | |
| In office March 28, 2011 – October 18, 2013 | |
| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | Diane McGifford |
| Succeeded by | portfolio abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Southdale | |
| In office May 22, 2007 – September 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Reimer |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Selby earned a bachelor's degree in communications studies from Concordia University.
She previously co-hosted Breakfast Television on Citytv Winnipeg alongside Jon Ljungberg from August 4, 2005, to March 23, 2007. Before signing on with Citytv, she was a weather anchor for Global News Montreal and the consumer watch reporter for CTV Winnipeg. She also appeared in several movies as a reporter, including The Art of War with Wesley Snipes.
Selby was elected as the MLA for the NDP in the riding of Southdale in the 2007 Manitoba provincial election.
It was announced on March 28, 2011, that Greg Selinger, the Premier of Manitoba, had appointed Selby to be Manitoba's new Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy. She replaced Diane McGifford, who planned not to run again in the provinical election that fall.[1][2]
In October 2013, Selby became Manitoba's Health Minister. Just over a year later, she resigned her cabinet position on November 3, 2014, along with Jennifer Howard, Theresa Oswald, Stan Struthers, and Andrew Swan as part of an ultimately unsuccessful cabinet revolt due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership.[3] She remained an NDP MLA after her resignation.
Selby was the NDP candidate in the riding of Saint Boniface—Saint Vital in the 2015 Canadian federal election, coming a distant third; Dan Vandal won the constituency for the Liberal Party in its near sweep of Winnipeg-area federal seats.
Electoral history edit
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dan Vandal | 28,530 | 58.44 | +27.23 | $69,923.02 | |||
| Conservative | François Catellier | 14,005 | 28.69 | -21.44 | $152,734.08 | |||
| New Democratic | Erin Selby | 5,169 | 10.59 | -5.20 | $73,670.05 | |||
| Green | Glenn Zaretski | 1,119 | 2.29 | -0.59 | $485.69 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,823 | 99.69 | $200,203.09 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.31 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,975 | 73.97 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,205 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2011 Manitoba general election: Southdale | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Erin Selby | 5,662 | 51.84 | $29,012.79 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Eastman | 4,898 | 44.85 | $36,267.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Amarjit Singh | 327 | 2.99 | $3,107.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 10,887 | 100.00 | $43,733.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,922 | 70.13 | +4.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,574 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -2.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[6] | ||||||||
| 2007 Manitoba general election: Southdale | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Erin Selby | 5,772 | 51.04 | $30,198.49 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Reimer | 4,493 | 39.74 | $31,445.97 | ||||
| Liberal | Don Woodstock | 1,042 | 9.22 | $4,974.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 11,307 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | |||||||
| Turnout | 11,351 | 65.74 | +9.78 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 17,267 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain | Swing | +13.32% | ||||||
References edit
- ^ Owen, Bruce (29 March 2011). "Selby new minister of advanced education". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "New Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy sworn in at Legislative Building" (Press release). Government of Manitoba. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
External links edit
- Erin Selby at IMDb