- Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette
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Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette 
Manitoba electoral district
Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Robert Sopuck
ConservativeDistrict created 1903 First contested 1904 Last contested 2008 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 75,103 Electors (2011) 53,549 Area (km²) 52,558 Pop. density (per km²) 1.4 Census divisions 8, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 Census subdivisions Dauphin, Swan River, Neepawa, Sandy Bay, Minnedosa Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette (formerly known as Dauphin and Dauphin—Swan River) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1904. Its population in 2001 was 77,586.
Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette is currently represented by Robert Sopuck, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, who was elected in a by-election on November 29, 2010.
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Demographics
- According to the Canada 2006 Census
Racial groups: 75.02% White, 24.21% Aboriginal
Languages: 81.05% English, 2.20% French, 16.66% Other
Religions (2001): 47.30% Protestant, 32.18% Catholic, 14.45% Non religious, 3.27% Christian Orthodox, 1.99% Other Christian
Average income: $16,388Geography
The riding is located in between southern and central Manitoba, west of Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba.
History
The electoral district was created as "Dauphin" riding in 1903 from Macdonald, Marquette and Saskatchewan (Provisional District) ridings.
In 1983, it was re-named "Dauphin–Swan River".
In 2004, it was re-named "Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette".
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Current Member of Parliament
This seat is held by Robert Sopuck, following the resignation of Inky Mark, a former teacher. Sopuck, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, was first elected in a 2010 by-election.
Election results
Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, 2004–present
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Robert Sopuck 18,543 63.09 +6.60 New Democrat Cheryl Osborne 7,657 26.05 -0.40 Liberal Wendy Menzies 1,947 6.62 -3.70 Green Kate Storey 1,243 4.23 -1.39 Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,390 100.00 – Total rejected ballots 92 0.31 -0.12 Turnout 29,482 55.69 +29.07 Eligible voters 52,941 - 2010 by-election
By-election on November 29, 2010 resignation of Inky Mark on September 15, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Robert Sopuck 8,034 56.49 -4.87 New Democrat Denise Harder 3,762 26.45 +9.82 Liberal Christopher Scott Sarna 1,468 10.32 -3.65 Green Kate Storey 799 5.62 -0.89 Christian Heritage Jerome Dondo 159 1.12 -0.08 Total valid votes 14,222 100.00 Total rejected ballots 61 0.43 +0.07 Turnout 14,283 26.62 -28 Eligible voters 53,660 Conservative hold Swing -7.13 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Inky Mark 18,132 61.36 +2.28 $42,460 New Democrat Ron Strynadka 4,914 16.63 -1.67 $5,103 Liberal Wendy Menzies 4,128 13.97 -4.18 $22,590 Green Kate Storey 1,923 6.51 +2.84 Christian Heritage David Andres 356 1.20 +0.40 People's Political Power Charles Prefontaine 96 0.32 $1,294 Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,549 100.00 $95,083 Total rejected ballots 107 0.36 -0.09 Turnout 29,656 55 Conservative hold Swing +2.0 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Inky Mark 20,084 59.08 +5.13 $42,115 New Democrat Walter Kolisnyk 6221 18.30 -3.67 $21,849 Liberal Don Dewar 6171 18.15 -2.23 $19,220 Green Kathy Storey 1246 3.67 +1.66 $2,759 Christian Heritage Iris Yawney 273 0.80 -0.88 $920 Total valid votes 33,995 100.00 Total rejected ballots 154 0.45 -0.05 Turnout 34,149 62 Conservative hold Swing +4.4 Dauphin—Swan River, 1983–2004
Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Inky Mark 18,025 53.95 -5.57^ $45,456 New Democrat Walter Kolisnyk 7,341 21.97 +4.50 $41,153 Liberal Don Dewar 6,809 20.38 -0.94 $31,775 Green Lindy Clubb 673 2.01 $593 Christian Heritage David Andres 560 1.68 $2,974 Total valid votes 33,408 100.00 Total rejected ballots 168 0.50 +0.06 Turnout 33,576 58.6 -4.9 Conservative hold Swing -5.0 ^ Change is from the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance votes in the 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Canadian Alliance Inky Mark 15,855 47.66 +12.17 $30,460 Liberal Jane Dawson 7,091 21.32 +0.57 $32,160 New Democrat Wayne Kines 5,813 17.47 -3.75 $24,855 Progressive Conservative Keith Eliasson 3,946 11.86 -9.76 $3,345 Canadian Action Terry Drul 372 1.12 $3,068 Not affiliated Iris Yawney 189 0.57 $5,508 Total valid votes 33,266 100.00 Total rejected ballots 148 0.44 +0.10 Turnout 33,414 63.5 -1.9 Canadian Alliance (Reform) hold Swing +5.8 Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to Reform Party vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Reform Inky Mark 12,668 35.49 +5.96 $32,650 Progressive Conservative Lorne Boguski 7,716 21.62 +5.85 $50,353 New Democrat Betty Findlay 7,575 21.22 -0.97 $48,818 Liberal Marlene Cowling 7,408 20.75 -10.98 $44,417 Independent Tony Riley 326 0.91 +0.13 $2,130 Total valid votes 35,693 100.00 Total rejected ballots 122 0.34 Turnout 35,815 65.4 Reform gain from Liberal Swing -8.5 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Marlene Cowling 10,600 31.73 +12.10 Reform Dale Brown 9,865 29.53 +26.13 New Democrat Stan Struthers 7,412 22.19 -11.20 Progressive Conservative Bill Galloway 5,267 15.77 -25.60 Canada Party Tony Riley 260 0.78 Total valid votes 33,404 100.00 Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -18.85 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Brian White 14,719 41.37 -1.19 New Democrat Eric Irwin 11,881 33.39 -2.93 Liberal Alain Bouchard 6,985 19.63 +4.16 Reform Peter J. Neufeld 1,209 3.40 Confederation of Regions Joseph Hagyard 394 1.11 -4.54 Not affiliated Terry Drul 393 1.10 Total valid votes 35,581 100.00 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Brian White 11,973 42.56 +4.1 New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 10,219 36.32 -8.5 Liberal Doug Cowling 4,352 15.47 -1.3 Confederation of Regions Douglas Switzer 1,589 5.65 Total valid votes 28,133 100.0 Dauphin, 1904–1983
Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 12,960 44.8 +3.2 Progressive Conservative Orville Heschuk 11,116 38.4 -4.8 Liberal Ron Hale 4,849 16.8 +1.5 Total valid votes 28,925 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 12,239 43.2 -3.5 New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 11,770 41.6 +9.9 Liberal Robert Klimchuk 4,311 15.2 -6.4 Total valid votes 28,320 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 11,439 46.7 -7.7 New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 7,743 31.6 +4.7 Liberal Ronald Hale 5,300 21.6 +3.0 Total valid votes 24,482 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 12,584 54.4 +17.2 New Democrat Bernhard Dirauf 6,234 27.0 -1.8 Liberal Ferdinand A. Guiboche 4,305 18.6 -10.3 Total valid votes 23,123 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 8,701 37.2 -2.8 Liberal Raymond-J. Allard 6,770 28.9 +4.0 New Democrat Evelyn Syme 6,737 28.8 +9.2 Social Credit Dean Whiteway 1,194 5.1 -10.5 Total valid votes 23,402 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 6,545 39.9 -3.0 Liberal Siggi Sigurdson 4,082 24.9 -6.6 New Democrat John Zaplitny 3,202 19.5 +13.0 Social Credit Lawrence A. Milner 2,558 15.6 -3.4 Total valid votes 16,387 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 7,541 43.0 +3.3 Liberal Siggi T. Sigurdson 5,526 31.5 +5.9 Social Credit Lawrence A. Milner 3,334 19.0 +9.8 New Democrat Ray Taylor 1,148 6.5 -19.0 Total valid votes 17,549 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 7,158 39.6 -6.8 Liberal Sigurdur Thorberg Sigurdson 4,620 25.6 +4.3 New Democrat Fred Zaplitny 4,619 25.6 -6.7 Social Credit Lawrence A. Milner 1,665 9.2 Total valid votes 18,062 100.0 Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 8,674 46.4 +25.8 Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,023 32.2 -7.6 Liberal A. Thomas Warnock 3,981 21.3 +4.1 Total valid votes 18,678 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,706 39.9 -3.1 Progressive Conservative W. Gordon Ritchie 3,463 20.6 +7.2 Liberal Alfred Hallam Parker 2,896 17.2 -14.6 Social Credit Sherman S. Hunt 2,442 14.5 +2.8 Independent Liberal William John Ward 1,304 7.8 Total valid votes 16,811 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,839 43.0 +2.6 Liberal Alfred Hallam Parker 5,050 31.8 -13.3 Progressive Conservative R. Elmer Forbes 2,136 13.4 -1.1 Social Credit Sherman Stanley Hunt 1,866 11.7 Total valid votes 15,891 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal William John Ward 7,896 45.1 +11.2 Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 7,089 40.4 +2.4 Progressive Conservative Michael F. Szewczyk 2,541 14.5 -13.6 Total valid votes 17,526 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,226 38.0 +7.8 Liberal William John Ward 5,550 33.9 -1.1 Progressive Conservative George Craig Dowler 4,599 28.1 -6.6 Total valid votes 16,375 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal William John Ward 5,953 35.0 -11.5 National Government James Langstaff Bowman 5,900 34.7 -2.2 Co-operative Commonwealth Ronald S. Moore 5,142 30.3 +13.8 Total valid votes 16,995 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal William John Ward 7,091 46.6 -0.9 Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 5,628 37.0 -15.6 Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Arthur D. McKellar 2,508 16.5 Total valid votes 15,227 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 7,083 52.5 +9.4 Liberal-Progressive William John Ward 6,399 47.5 -9.4 Total valid votes 13,482 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal-Progressive William John Ward 7,260 56.9 +5.8 Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 5,502 43.1 -5.8 Total valid votes 12,762 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive William John Ward 5,102 51.1 -27.3 Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 4,883 48.9 +27.3 Total valid votes 9,985 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1921 Party Candidate Votes % Progressive William John Ward 7,779 78.4 Conservative Robert Cruise 2,138 21.6 Total valid votes 9,917 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1917 Party Candidate Votes Government Robert Cruise acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1911 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Robert Cruise 3,674 55.7 +7.4 Conservative Glenlyon Archibald Campbell 2,926 44.3 -7.4 Total valid votes 6,600 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1908 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Glenlyon Archibald Campbell 3,206 51.8 Liberal Theodore Arthur Burrows 2,989 48.2 Total valid votes 6,195 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Theodore Arthur Burrows acclaimed See also
- Swan River (electoral district)
- Dauphin, Manitoba
- Swan River, Manitoba
- Neepawa, Manitoba
- Minnedosa, Manitoba
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
Sources
- Riding history for Dauphin–Swan River (1983–2004) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette (2004– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures -2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997
- Notice of vacancy - Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Elections Canada, September 16, 2010
- 2010 by-elections results from Elections Canada
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