Provencher (electoral district)

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Provencher
Manitoba electoral district


Provencher in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Vic Toews
Conservative
District created 1871
First contested 1871
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 87,737
Electors (2006) 60,397
Area (km²) 22,920
Pop. density (per km²) 3.8
Census divisions
Census subdivisions 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.

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001 81,910
Electors 60,617
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Geography

The district is in the extreme southeastern part of Manitoba.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] 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.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Vic Toews 25,199 65.68% $41,347
     Liberal Wes Penner 6,077 15.84% $41,347
     New Democrat Patrick O'Connor 5,259 13.71% $2,266
     Green Janine Gibson 1,830 4.77% $87.31
Total valid votes 38,365 100.00
Total rejected ballots 157
Turnout 38,522
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Vic Toews 22,694 63.01% $72,187
     Liberal Peter Epp 8,975 24.92% $65,116
     New Democrat Sarah Zaharia 3,244 9.00% $1,472
     Green Janine G. Gibson 1,100 3.05% $480
Total valid votes 36,013 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 155 0.43%
Turnout 36,168 59.67%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Vic Toews 21,358 52.75% $65,896
     Liberal David Iftody 14,419 35.61% $63,525
     Progressive Conservative Henry C. Dyck 2,726 6.73% $8,280
     New Democrat Peter Hiebert 1,980 4.89% $210
Total valid votes 40,483 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 148 0.36%
Turnout 40,631 70.03%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal David Iftody 14,595 40.00% $61,072
     Reform Larry Tardiff 12,798 35.07% $42,111
     Progressive Conservative Clare Braun 5,955 16.32% $60,432
     New Democrat Martha Wiebe Owen 3,137 8.59% $1,793
     Independent Tony Riley 326 0.91% $2,130
Total valid votes 35,485 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 170 0.46%
Turnout 36,655 64.94%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal David Iftody 16,063
     Reform Dean Waldon Whiteway 13,394
     Progressive Conservative Kelly Clark 3,811
     New Democrat Martha Wiebe Owen 1,817
     National Wes Penner 1,284
     Natural Law Corrine Ayotte 157
     Canada Party Ted Bezan 101


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jake Epp 19,000
     Liberal Wes Penner 11,121
     New Democrat Mary Sabovitch 2,490
     Reform Lawrence A. Feilberg 1,246
     Confederation of Regions John Wiebe 357


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jake Epp 20,077
     New Democrat Ron Buzahora 6,941
     Liberal Wally Rempel 4,859
     Confederation of Regions Ron Bowers 2,347
     Libertarian Donald Ives 232


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jake Epp 14,677
     New Democrat Richard Rattai 9,281
     Liberal Clare Cremer 8,271
     Rhino Lawrence Feilberg 433


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jake Epp 17,030
     New Democrat Richard C. Greenway 8,473
     Liberal Howard Loewen 7,459


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jake Epp 13,405
     Liberal Tom Copeland 5,558
     New Democrat Jack Feely 4,907
     Social Credit Jake Wall 613


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jake Epp 11,262
     Liberal Mark Smerchanski 6,489
     New Democrat Alf Chorney 6,304
     Social Credit Jake Wall 784


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Mark G. Smerchanski 9,021
     Progressive Conservative Warner H. Jorgenson 7,791
     New Democrat Harry Blake-Knox 3,078
     Social Credit Lorne Reznowski 1,773


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Warner H. Jorgenson 6,470
     Liberal Gordon Barkman 5,243
     Social Credit Wilbert J. Tinkler 1,195
     New Democrat Francis Clement Anderson 542


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Warner H. Jorgenson 6,729
     Liberal Stan C. Roberts 5,351
     Social Credit Elie J. Dorge 2,512


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Warner H. Jorgenson 6,214
     Liberal Stan C. Roberts 5,290
     Social Credit John P. Loewen 2,504
     New Democrat Peter Kruszelnicki 263


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Warner H. Jorgenson 8,278
     Liberal René Préfontaine 5,268
     Social Credit Wilbert James Tinkler 1,363
     Co-operative Commonwealth Jacob John Siemens 281


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Warner H. Jorgenson 4,739
     Liberal René Jutras 4,489
     Social Credit Hugh M. Campbell 3,992
     Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Biesick 246


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes}
     Liberal René Jutras 6,632
     Progressive Conservative Abram J. Thiessen 2,151
     Social Credit Wilbert Tinkler 1,269


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal René Jutras 6,834
     Independent Bruce MacKenzie 4,008


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal René Jutras 4,541
     Independent Leo Arthur Slater 2,220
     Social Credit Paul Prince 1,940
     Co-operative Commonwealth Alexander Duncan Miller 1,838
     Progressive Conservative Dalton Madill Boyd 894


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal René Jutras 3,768
     Independent Leo A. Slater 3,329
     Independent Harry Matthew Podolsky 1,765
     National Government William Richard Johnston 1,441
     New Democracy Albert Banville 1,099
     Co-operative Commonwealth Évariste Rupert Gagnon 841


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 6,308
     Conservative Philippe Bourgeois 3,751


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Progressive Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 4,562
     Conservative Joseph-Arthur Belanger 2,274
     Independent Conservative Wasyl Kobzar 715
     Liberal Alexandre Ayotte 321


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Progressive Arthur-Lucien Beaubien acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 2,736
     Liberal Edmond Comeault 2,656


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 3,189
     Liberal John P. Molloy 2,177
     Independent Albert Préfontaine 1,428


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Opposition John Patrick Malloy 2,035
     Government John Robert Johns 1,850


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Patrick Molloy 3,049
     Conservative Joseph Alfred Féréol Bleau 2,668


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Patrick Molloy 2,719
     Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 2,259


Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph-Ernest Cyr 1,896
     Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,886


Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,528
     Liberal S.A.D. Bertrand 1,484


Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,476
     Liberal George Walton 810


Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière acclaimed


By-election on 24 January 1889

On Mr. Royal being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories, 4 July 1918
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 797
     Unknown Richard 583
     Unknown Clarke 269


Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Joseph Royal 1,081
     Independent Liberal J.E. Cyr 778


Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Joseph Royal acclaimed


By-election on 30 December 1879

On Mr. Dubuc being appointed Puisne Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Joseph Royal 652
     Unknown John Molloy 269
     Unknown S. Hamelin 121


Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Joseph Dubuc acclaimed


By-election on 31 March 1875

On Mr. Riel being unseated and declared an outlaw, 25 February 1875
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Andrew Graham Ballen Bannatyne acclaimed


By-election on 3 September 1874

On Mr. Riel being expelled from the House of Commons, 16 April 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Louis Riel acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Louis Riel 195
     Unknown J. Hamelin 69


By-election on 13 October 1873

On Mr. Cartier's death, 20 May 1873
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Louis Riel acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative George-Étienne Cartier acclaimed


By-election on 3 March 1871

As a result of Manitoba joining Confederation, 15 July 1870
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Pierre Delorme 172
     Liberal William Dease 29

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