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Lac du Bonnet is bordered to the west by Selkirk and Springfield , to the south by La Verendrye , to the north by Rupertsland and to the east by the Ontario border. Communities in the riding include Lac Du Bonnet , Pinawa , Beausejour (known as the birthplace of Edward Schreyer ) and Whitemouth . The riding's population in 1996 was 20,035. As of 1999 , the average family income was $45,693, and the unemployment rate was 9.00%. There are a number of diverse economic communities in the riding, including farming, forestry and nuclear research. The service sector accounted for 12% of the riding's industry in 1999, followed by 10% in health and social services. Lac Du Bonnet is an ethnically diverse riding. Eighteen per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, along with 9% German and 6% Ukrainian . Six per cent of the riding's residents are francophone. The riding is currently regarded as a PC / NDP marginal. The Tories have held the seat since 1988 , though they retained it by only a narrow majority in 2003 . LIST OF PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES
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