Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa

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
	Conservative	Robert Sopuck	19,276	46.34	-18.18	–
	Liberal	Ray Piché	12,276	29.51	+23.18	–
	New Democratic	Laverne Lewycky	5,097	12.25	-12.56	–
	Independent	Inky Mark	3,397	8.07	–	–
	Green	Kate Storey	1,592	3.83	-0.44	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,598	100.00		$245,771.39
Total rejected ballots			160	0.38	–
Turnout			41,758	66.09	–
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

Federal ridings in Manitoba

Liberal	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Kildonan—St. Paul Saint Boniface—Saint Vital Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre

Conservative	Brandon—Souris Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

New Democratic	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Elmwood—Transcona

Federal ridings in the Canadian Prairies

Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Elmwood—Transcona Kildonan—St. Paul Saint Boniface—Saint Vital Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre

Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Cypress Hills—Grasslands Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Prince Albert Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Regina—Lewvan Regina—Qu'Appelle Regina—Wascana Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatoon—University Saskatoon West Souris—Moose Mountain Yorkton—Melville

Rural Alberta	Banff—Airdrie Battle River—Crowfoot Bow River Foothills Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Lakeland Lethbridge Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Peace River—Westlock Red Deer—Lacombe Red Deer—Mountain View Sturgeon River—Parkland Yellowhead

Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre Edmonton Griesbach Edmonton Manning Edmonton Mill Woods Edmonton Riverbend Edmonton Strathcona Edmonton West Edmonton—Wetaskiwin St. Albert—Edmonton Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan

Calgary	Calgary Centre Calgary Confederation Calgary Forest Lawn Calgary Heritage Calgary Midnapore Calgary Nose Hill Calgary Rocky Ridge Calgary Shepard Calgary Signal Hill Calgary Skyview

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