Provencher (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Provencher
province = Manitoba


caption = Provencher in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 46008
fed-created = 1871
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1871
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Vic Toews
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 87737
demo-electors = 60397
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 22920
demo-cd =
demo-csd = Springfield, Hanover, Steinbach, Taché, Ritchot, Ste. Anne, La Broquerie, De Salaberry, Alexander, Lac du Bonnet

Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871. It is largely a rural district, the largest community being the city of Steinbach, Manitoba.

Demographics

Geography

The district is in the extreme southeastern part of Manitoba.

History

The electoral district was created in 1871 after Manitoba joined the Canadian Confederation in 1870. It is notable for being the district that elected rebel Louis Riel to the House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

* 1871-1872: Pierre Delorme - Conservative
* 1872-1873: Sir George-Étienne Cartier - Liberal-Conservative
* 1873-1875: Louis Riel - Independent
* 1875-1878: Andrew Bannatyne - Liberal
* 1878-1879: Joseph Dubuc - Conservative
* 1879-1889: Joseph Royal - Conservative
* 1889-1904: A.A.C. LaRivière - Conservative
* 1904-1908: Joseph-Ernest Cyr - Liberal
* 1908-1921: John Patrick Molloy - Liberal
* 1921-1940: Arthur-Lucien Beaubien - Liberal
* 1940-1957: René Jutras - Liberal
* 1957-1968: Warner Jorgenson - Progressive Conservative
* 1968-1972: Mark Smerchanski - Liberal
* 1972-1993: Jake Epp - Progressive Conservative
* 1993-2000: David Iftody - Liberal
* 2000-present: Vic Toews - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) Conservative (2003-present)

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Vic Toews, a former lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada, and serves in the cabinet of Stephen Harper as President of the Treasury Board.

Election results

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=574 Riding history for Provencher (1871– ) from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=47006 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997]