Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa

Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa
Manitoba electoral district

Dauphin—Swan-River—Neepawa in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Robert Sopuck
Conservative

District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 87,374
Electors (2015) 61,579
Area (km²)[2] 56,820
Pop. density (per km²) 1.5
Census divisions Division No. 6, Division No. 7, Division No. 8, Division No. 15, Division No. 16, Division No. 17, Division No. 19, Division No. 20,
Census subdivisions Alonsa, Birdtail Creek 57, Cerberry, Clanwilliam - Erickson, Crane River 51, Dauphin (city), Dauphin (RM), Division No. 17, Unorganized, Division No. 19, Unorganized, Division No. 20, Unorganized, North Part, Division No. 20, Unorganized, South Part, Ebb and Flow 52, Ellice - Archie, Elton, Ethelbert, Gambler 63, Gilbert Plains, Glenella - Lansdowne, Grandview, Hamiota, Harrison Park, Hillsburg - Roblin - Shell River, Keeseekoowenin 61, Lakeshore, McCreary, Minitonas - Bowsman, Minnedosa, Minto - Odanah, Mossey River, Mountain, Neepawa, North Cypress - Lanford, North Norfolk, Oakview, Pine Creek 66A, Prairie View, Riding Mountain West, Riverdale, Rolling River 67, Rolling River 67B, Rosedale, Rossburn, Russell - Binscarth, Sandy Bay 5, Shoal River Indian Reserve 65A, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Ste. Rose, Swan Lake 65C, Swan Valley West, Valley River 63A, Wallace - Woodworth, Waterhen 45, Waywayseecappo First Nation, WestLake - Gladstone, Yellowhead

Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa is a federal electoral district in Manitoba. It encompasses a portion of Manitoba previously included in the electoral districts of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, Brandon—Souris and Portage—Lisgar.[3]

Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held on 19 October 2015.[4]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 73.6% White, 24.7% Aboriginal
Languages: 83.5% English, 5.3% German, 3.7% Ukrainian, 2.3% Ojibway, 2.1% French
Religions: 72.0% Christian (24.4% Catholic, 20.5% United Church, 5.1% Anglican, 3.2% Lutheran, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.9% Baptist, 1.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Presbyterian, 12.3% Other), 1.9% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 25.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $23,271
Average income (2010): $30,399

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:[7]

Party Association Name CEO HQ Address Neighbourhood
Green Katharine Storey Rural Route 1 Grandview
  Conservative Party of Canada Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Conservative Association Norman Sims 76 Main Street South Minnedosa
     Liberal Party of Canada Lorna Liddle PO Box 2568 Neepawa
     New Democratic Party David Rehaluk 24 Kerr Avenue Dauphin

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa
Riding created from Brandon—Souris
Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette and Portage—Lisgar
42nd  2015–Present     Robert Sopuck Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeRobert Sopuck 19,276 46.34 -18.18
LiberalRay Piché 12,276 29.51 +23.18
New DemocraticLaverne Lewycky 5,097 12.25 -12.56
IndependentInky Mark 3,397 8.07
GreenKate Storey 1,592 3.83 -0.44
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,598100.00 $245,771.39
Total rejected ballots 1600.38
Turnout 41,75866.09
Eligible voters 63,187
Conservative hold Swing -20.68
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 22,213 64.52
  New Democratic 8,541 24.81
  Liberal 2,179 6.33
  Green 1,468 4.26
  Others 27 0.08

References

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