Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette (formerly known as Dauphin and Dauphin—Swan River) was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 2015. Its population in 2011 was 74,800.[3] The riding became known as Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa for the 2015 federal election.

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette
Manitoba electoral district
Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903
District abolished2013
First contested1904
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]74,800
Electors (2011)53,549
Area (km²)[2]46,493.79
Census division(s)8, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20
Census subdivision(s)Dauphin, Swan River, Neepawa, Sandy Bay, Minnedosa

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census

Languages: 83% English, 2.03% French, 14.97% Other

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Racial groups: 75.02% White, 24.21% Aboriginal
Average income: $16,388
Religions (2001): 47.30% Protestant, 32.18% Catholic, 14.45% Non religious, 3.27% Christian Orthodox, 1.99% Other Christian

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:[4]

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

Geography

The riding was 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 renamed "Dauphin–Swan River".

In 2004, it was renamed "Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette".

Members of Parliament

The riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Dauphin
Riding created from Macdonald, Marquette
and Saskatchewan provisional district
10th  1904–1908     Theodore Arthur Burrows Liberal
11th  1908–1911     Glenlyon Campbell Conservative
12th  1912–1917     Robert Cruise Liberal
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     William John Ward Progressive
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930     Liberal–Progressive
17th  1930–1935     James Langstaff Bowman Conservative
18th  1935–1940     William John Ward Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Fred Zaplitny Co-operative Commonwealth
21st  1949–1953     William John Ward Liberal
22nd  1953–1957     Fred Zaplitny Co-operative Commonwealth
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Elmer Forbes Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972     Gordon Ritchie Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984     Laverne Lewycky New Democratic
Dauphin—Swan River
33rd  1984–1988     Brian White Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Marlene Cowling Liberal
36th  1997–2000     Inky Mark Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2002
 2002–2004     Progressive Conservative
Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette
38th  2004–2006     Inky Mark Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2010
 2010–2011     Robert Sopuck Conservative
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–present

Last Member of Parliament

The seat was last held by Robert Sopuck, a fisheries biologist. When the riding became known as Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, Sopuck handily won the election.

Election results

Dauphin—Swan-River—Marquette was a conservative riding for much of the last half-century of its existence. It was held by the Liberals from 1993–1997, with that party's sweeping victory in the 1993 general election. The only other time that it was not represented by a centre-right party after 1958 was from 1980 to 1984, when it was held by the NDP.

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, 2004–present

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRobert Sopuck18,54363.09+6.60
New DemocraticCheryl Osborne7,65726.05-0.40
LiberalWendy Menzies1,9476.62-3.70
GreenKate Storey1,2434.23-1.39
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,390100.00 
Total rejected ballots 920.31-0.12
Turnout 29,48255.69+29.07
Eligible voters 52,941
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
2010 by-election
Canadian federal by-election, November 29, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRobert Sopuck8,03456.49-4.87
New DemocraticDenise Harder3,76226.45+9.82
LiberalChristopher Scott Sarna1,46810.32-3.65
GreenKate Storey7995.62-0.89
Christian HeritageJerome Dondo1591.12-0.08
Total valid votes/Expense limit 14,222100.00 
Total rejected ballots 61 0.43+0.07
Turnout 14,283 26.62-28
Eligible voters 53,660
Conservative hold Swing -7.13
By-election due to the resignation of Inky Mark.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeInky Mark18,13261.36+2.28$42,460
New DemocraticRon Strynadka4,91416.63-1.67$5,103
LiberalWendy Menzies4,12813.97-4.18$22,590
GreenKate Storey1,9236.51+2.84
Christian HeritageDavid Andres3561.20+0.40
People's Political PowerCharles Prefontaine960.32$1,294
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,549100.00 $95,083
Total rejected ballots 1070.36-0.09
Turnout 29,65655
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeInky Mark20,08459.08+5.13$42,115
New DemocraticWalter Kolisnyk6,22118.30-3.67$21,849
LiberalDon Dewar6,17118.15-2.23$19,220
GreenKathy Storey1,2463.67+1.66$2,759
Christian HeritageIris Yawney2730.80-0.88$920
Total valid votes 33,995100.00 
Total rejected ballots 1540.45-0.05
Turnout 34,14962
Conservative hold Swing +4.4

Dauphin—Swan River, 1983–2004

2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeInky Mark18,02553.95-5.57^$45,456
New DemocraticWalter Kolisnyk7,34121.97+4.50$41,153
LiberalDon Dewar6,80920.38-0.94$31,775
GreenLindy Clubb6732.01$593
Christian HeritageDavid Andres5601.68$2,974
Total valid votes 33,408100.00 
Total rejected ballots 1680.50+0.06
Turnout 33,57658.6-4.9
Conservative hold Swing -5.0

^ Change is from the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance votes in the 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceInky Mark15,85547.66+12.17$30,460
LiberalJane Dawson7,09121.32+0.57$32,160
New DemocraticWayne Kines5,81317.47-3.75$24,855
Progressive ConservativeKeith Eliasson3,94611.86-9.76$3,345
Canadian ActionTerry Drul3721.12$3,068
IndependentIris Yawney1890.57$5,508
Total valid votes 33,266100.00 
Total rejected ballots 1480.44+0.10
Turnout 33,41463.5-1.9
Alliance hold Swing +5.8

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to Reform Party vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformInky Mark12,66835.49+5.96$32,650
Progressive ConservativeLorne Boguski7,71621.62+5.85$50,353
New DemocraticBetty Findlay7,57521.22-0.97$48,818
LiberalMarlene Cowling7,40820.75-10.98$44,417
IndependentTony Riley3260.91+0.13$2,130
Total valid votes 35,693100.00 
Total rejected ballots 1220.34
Turnout 35,81565.4
Reform gain from Liberal Swing -8.5
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarlene Cowling10,60031.73+12.10
ReformDale Brown9,86529.53+26.13
New DemocraticStan Struthers7,41222.19-11.20
Progressive ConservativeBill Galloway5,26715.77-25.60
Canada PartyTony Riley2600.78
Total valid votes 33,404100.00
  Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -18.85
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrian White14,71941.37-1.19
New DemocraticEric Irwin11,88133.39-2.93
LiberalAlain Bouchard6,98519.63+4.16
ReformPeter J. Neufeld1,2093.40
Confederation of RegionsJoseph Hagyard3941.11-4.54
IndependentTerry Drul3931.10
Total valid votes 35,581100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrian White11,97342.56+4.1
New DemocraticLaverne Lewycky10,21936.32-8.5
LiberalDoug Cowling4,35215.47-1.3
Confederation of RegionsDouglas Switzer1,5895.65
Total valid votes 28,133100.0

Dauphin, 1904–1983

1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLaverne Lewycky12,96044.8+3.2
Progressive ConservativeOrville Heschuk11,11638.4-4.8
LiberalRon Hale4,84916.8+1.5
Total valid votes 28,925100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Ritchie12,23943.2-3.5
New DemocraticLaverne Lewycky11,77041.6+9.9
LiberalRobert Klimchuk4,31115.2-6.4
Total valid votes 28,320100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Ritchie11,43946.7-7.7
New DemocraticLaverne Lewycky7,74331.6+4.7
LiberalRonald Hale5,30021.6+3.0
Total valid votes 24,482100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Ritchie12,58454.4+17.2
New DemocraticBernhard Dirauf6,23427.0-1.8
LiberalFerdinand A. Guiboche4,30518.6-10.3
Total valid votes 23,123 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Ritchie8,70137.2-2.8
LiberalRaymond-J. Allard6,77028.9+4.0
New DemocraticEvelyn Syme6,73728.8+9.2
Social CreditDean Whiteway1,1945.1-10.5
Total valid votes 23,402100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeElmer Forbes6,54539.9-3.0
LiberalSiggi Sigurdson4,08224.9-6.6
New DemocraticJohn Zaplitny3,20219.5+13.0
Social CreditLawrence A. Milner2,55815.6-3.4
Total valid votes 16,387100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeElmer Forbes7,54143.0+3.3
LiberalSiggi T. Sigurdson5,52631.5+5.9
Social CreditLawrence A. Milner3,33419.0+9.8
New DemocraticRay Taylor1,1486.5-19.0
Total valid votes 17,549100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeElmer Forbes7,15839.6-6.8
LiberalSigurdur Thorberg Sigurdson4,62025.6+4.3
New DemocraticFred Zaplitny4,61925.6-6.7
Social CreditLawrence A. Milner1,6659.2
Total valid votes 18,062100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeElmer Forbes8,67446.4+25.8
Co-operative CommonwealthFred Zaplitny6,02332.2-7.6
LiberalA. Thomas Warnock3,98121.3+4.1
Total valid votes 18,678100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthFred Zaplitny6,70639.9-3.1
Progressive ConservativeW. Gordon Ritchie3,46320.6+7.2
LiberalAlfred Hallam Parker2,89617.2-14.6
Social CreditSherman S. Hunt2,44214.5+2.8
Independent LiberalWilliam John Ward1,3047.8
Total valid votes 16,811100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthFred Zaplitny6,83943.0+2.6
LiberalAlfred Hallam Parker5,05031.8-13.3
Progressive ConservativeR. Elmer Forbes2,13613.4-1.1
Social CreditSherman Stanley Hunt1,86611.7
Total valid votes 15,891100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam John Ward7,89645.1+11.2
Co-operative CommonwealthFred Zaplitny7,08940.4+2.4
Progressive ConservativeMichael F. Szewczyk2,54114.5-13.6
Total valid votes 17,526100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthFred Zaplitny6,22638.0+7.8
LiberalWilliam John Ward5,55033.9-1.1
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Craig Dowler4,59928.1-6.6
Total valid votes 16,375100.0
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam John Ward5,95335.0-11.5
National GovernmentJames Langstaff Bowman5,90034.7-2.2
Co-operative CommonwealthRonald S. Moore5,14230.3+13.8
Total valid votes 16,995 100.0
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam John Ward7,09146.6-0.9
ConservativeJames Langstaff Bowman5,62837.0-15.6
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Arthur D. McKellar2,50816.5
Total valid votes 15,227100.0
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJames Langstaff Bowman7,08352.5+9.4
Liberal–ProgressiveWilliam John Ward6,39947.5-9.4
Total valid votes 13,482100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ProgressiveWilliam John Ward7,26056.9+5.8
ConservativeJames Langstaff Bowman5,50243.1-5.8
Total valid votes 12,762100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveWilliam John Ward5,10251.1-27.3
ConservativeJames Langstaff Bowman4,88348.9+27.3
Total valid votes 9,985100.0
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ProgressiveWilliam John Ward7,77978.4
ConservativeRobert Cruise2,13821.6
Total valid votes 9,917100.0
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)Robert Cruiseacclaimed
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Cruise3,67455.7+7.4
ConservativeGlenlyon Archibald Campbell2,92644.3-7.4
Total valid votes 6,600100.0
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeGlenlyon Archibald Campbell3,20651.8
LiberalTheodore Arthur Burrows2,98948.2
Total valid votes 6,195100.0
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTheodore Arthur Burrowsacclaimed

See also

References

  • "(Code 46004) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  • 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

Notes

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