Portage—Interlake

Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Marquette and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.

Portage—Interlake consisted of an area south of Lake Winnipeg.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Portage—Lisgar and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.

Electoral history

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHOLTMANN, Felix13,307
LiberalHARLAND, R. Harvey10,381
New DemocraticFOLLOWS, Gerry6,372
ReformBEACHELL, Alan4,054
LibertarianRICE, Dennis229
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PORTAGE--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1987 - 1996), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJon Gerrard14,50640.68$48,438
ReformDon Sawatsky9,80127.48$40,040
Progressive ConservativeFelix Holtmann7,03619.73$67,866
New DemocraticConnie Gretsinger3,0298.49$6,976
NationalMel Christian9352.62$2,756
Natural LawGary Schwartz1790.50$0
LibertarianDennis Rice920.26$275
Canada PartyHans C. Kjear830.23$0
Total valid votes 35,661 100.00
Total rejected ballots 119
Turnout 35,780 69.10
Electors on the lists 51,779
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

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