Erin Selby

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

v t e 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]

v t e 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]

v t e 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%