Brandon—Souris

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Brandon—Souris in relation to the other Manitoba ridings
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Brandon—Souris in relation to the other Manitoba ridings

Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001 83,510
Electors 62,938
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Geography

The district is in the extreme southwestern part of the Province of Manitoba. It is bordered by the electoral district of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette to the North, the electoral district of Portage—Lisgar to the East, the Canada-United States border to the South, and the Province of Saskatchewan to the West.

It includes the communities of Brandon, Cornwallis, Virden, Killarney, Souris and North Cypress.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1952 from the former districts of Brandon and Souris.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Merv Tweed, a former automobile dealer. He was first elected in 2004. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada, and is their critic on Western Economic Diversification. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage' and the 'Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration'.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative (x)Merv Tweed 20,247 54.40% $51,606
     New Democrat Bob Senff 7,528 20.20% $7,255
     Liberal Murray Downing 6,696 18.00% $20,605
     Green Brad Bird 1,707 4.60% $15.50
     Independent Mike Volek 611 1.60% $4,238
     Christian Heritage Colin Atkins 290 0.80% $1,380
     Communist Lisa Gallagher 120 0.30% $295
Total valid votes 37,119 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 138
Turnout 37,337
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Merv Tweed 18,209 51.72% $54,647
     Liberal Murray Downing 8,522 24.20% $26,903
     New Democrat Mike Abbey 6,740 19.14% $13,512
     Green David Kattenburg 1,264 3.59% $1,322
     Christian Heritage Colin Atkins 351 0.99% $683
     Communist Lisa Gallagher 118 0.33% $665
Total valid votes 35,204 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 194 0.54%
Turnout 35,398 56.24%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Rick Borotsik 13,707 37.40% $43,992
     Canadian Alliance Gary Nestibo 11,678 31.86% $55,926
     Liberal Dick Scott 6,544 17.85% $42,965
     New Democrat Errol Black 4,518 12.32% $13,475
     Communist Lisa Gallagher 102 0.27% $383
     Independent Colin G. Atkins 94 0.25% $1,000
Total valid votes 36,643 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 116 0.32%
Turnout 36,759 67.04%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Rick Borotsik 13,216 35.58% $51,629
     Reform Ed Agnew 11,883 31.99% $52,341
     Liberal Glen McKinnon 6,583 17.72% $33,249
     New Democrat Jennifer Howard 4,983 13.41% $12,213
     Independent Geoff Gorf Borden 244 0.65% $19
     Christian Heritage Colin George Atkins 229 0.61% $34
Total valid votes 37,138 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 135 0.36%
Turnout 37,273 66.88%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Glen McKinnon 12,130
     Reform Edward George Agnew 11,125
     Progressive Conservative Larry Maguire 8,234
     New Democrat Ross C. Martin 4,336
     Christian Heritage Abe Neufeld 340
     National Eldon Obach 335
     Natural Law Robert Roberts 110
     Canada Party George H. Armstrong 83


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lee Clark 17,372
     Liberal David Campbell 11,404
     New Democrat Dave Serle 5,018
     Reform Henry Carroll 1,578
     Christian Heritage Abe Neufeld 1,324
     Confederation of Regions Richard Rattai 333
     Independent Tabitha Y. Singha 108


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lee Clark 18,813
     Confederation of Regions Dennis Heeney 6,322
     New Democrat Jake Janzen 5,631
     Liberal David Campbell 5,278


By-election on 25 May 1983

On Mr. Dinsdale's death, 20 November 1982
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lee Clark 19,330
     New Democrat Bill Moore 6,381
     Liberal Joe Mullally 5,369


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 16,098
     Liberal Joe Mullally 9,661
     New Democrat David Serle 8,509
     Marxist-Leninist Marnie Frain 76


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 19,108
     New Democrat David Serle 8,949
     Liberal Vaughn Ramsay 7,918
     Social Credit John W. Gross 302


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 16,624
     Liberal John W. McRae 5,988
     New Democrat Cam Connor 5,616
     Social Credit John W. Gross 540


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 17,923
     Liberal Gary Belecki 5,968
     New Democrat Kenneth John Singleton 5,501
     Independent William Lea 190


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 15,060
     Liberal James R. Bates 9,963
     New Democrat Harold Van Mulligen 4,031


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 15,554
     Liberal Harry George 7,522
     New Democrat Harold E. Weitman 2,913
     Social Credit A.W. Bassingthwaighte 2,518


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 18,100
     Liberal A.C. Hamilton 7,011
     Social Credit A.W. Bassingthwaighte 3,305
     New Democrat Kathleen Forrest 1,514


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 17,813
     Liberal John Cameron Brown 6,143
     Social Credit Reginald Pearen 4,229
     New Democrat Leslie Victor Robson 1,438


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 22,185
     Liberal Kendric Hambly Williams 5,303
     Co-operative Commonwealth Hans Fries 1,552
     Social Credit Walter Robert Jones 946


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 17,389
     Liberal Joseph Francis O'Sullivan 5,831
     Social Credit Walter Duncan Taylor 3,866
     Co-operative Commonwealth Hans Fries 1,145


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 13,915
     Liberal James Albert Creighton 8,456
     Co-operative Commonwealth Baden-Powell Hathaway 1,277
     Labour-Progressive Dorothy Jessie Johnson 323

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Manitoba
Conservative

Brandon—Souris | Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia | Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette | Kildonan—St. Paul | Portage—Lisgar | Provencher | Selkirk—Interlake | Winnipeg South
Liberal

Churchill | Saint Boniface | Winnipeg South Centre
New Democratic

Elmwood—Transcona | Winnipeg Centre | Winnipeg North
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