Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette
Manitoba electoral district
Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
Robert Sopuck
Conservative
District created 1903
First contested 1904
Last contested 2008
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 75,103
Electors (2011) 53,549
Area (km²) 52,558
Pop. density (per km²) 1.4
Census divisions 8, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20
Census subdivisions Dauphin, Swan River, Neepawa, Sandy Bay, Minnedosa

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette (formerly known as Dauphin and Dauphin—Swan River) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1904. Its population in 2001 was 77,586.

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette is currently represented by Robert Sopuck, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, who was elected in a by-election on November 29, 2010.

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Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Racial groups: 75.02% White, 24.21% Aboriginal
Languages: 81.05% English, 2.20% French, 16.66% Other
Religions (2001): 47.30% Protestant, 32.18% Catholic, 14.45% Non religious, 3.27% Christian Orthodox, 1.99% Other Christian
Average income: $16,388

Geography

The riding is 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 re-named "Dauphin–Swan River".

In 2004, it was re-named "Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette".

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Macdonald, Marquette and Saskatchewan (Provisional District) prior to 1903
10th 1904–1908     Theodore Arthur Burrows Liberal
11th 1908–1911     Glenlyon Campbell Conservative
12th 1911–1917     Robert Cruise Liberal
13th 1917–1921     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
33rd 1984–1988     Brian White Progressive Conservative
34th 1988–1993
35th 1993–1997     Marlene Cowling Liberal
36th 1997–2000     Inky Mark Reform
2000     Canadian Alliance
37th 2000–2002
2002–2004     Progressive Conservative
38th 2004–2006     Conservative
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2010
2010–2011     Robert Sopuck Conservative
41st 2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

This seat is held by Robert Sopuck, following the resignation of Inky Mark, a former teacher. Sopuck, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, was first elected in a 2010 by-election.

Election results

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, 2004–present

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Robert Sopuck 18,543 63.09 +6.60
     New Democrat Cheryl Osborne 7,657 26.05 -0.40
     Liberal Wendy Menzies 1,947 6.62 -3.70
     Green Kate Storey 1,243 4.23 -1.39
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,390 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 92 0.31 -0.12
Turnout 29,482 55.69 +29.07
Eligible voters 52,941
2010 by-election
By-election on November 29, 2010

resignation of Inky Mark on September 15, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Robert Sopuck 8,034 56.49 -4.87
     New Democrat Denise Harder 3,762 26.45 +9.82
     Liberal Christopher Scott Sarna 1,468 10.32 -3.65
     Green Kate Storey 799 5.62 -0.89
     Christian Heritage Jerome Dondo 159 1.12 -0.08
Total valid votes 14,222 100.00
Total rejected ballots 61 0.43 +0.07
Turnout 14,283 26.62 -28
Eligible voters 53,660
     Conservative hold Swing -7.13
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Inky Mark 18,132 61.36 +2.28 $42,460
     New Democrat Ron Strynadka 4,914 16.63 -1.67 $5,103
     Liberal Wendy Menzies 4,128 13.97 -4.18 $22,590
     Green Kate Storey 1,923 6.51 +2.84
     Christian Heritage David Andres 356 1.20 +0.40
     People's Political Power Charles Prefontaine 96 0.32 $1,294
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,549 100.00 $95,083
Total rejected ballots 107 0.36 -0.09
Turnout 29,656 55
     Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Inky Mark 20,084 59.08 +5.13 $42,115
     New Democrat Walter Kolisnyk 6221 18.30 -3.67 $21,849
     Liberal Don Dewar 6171 18.15 -2.23 $19,220
     Green Kathy Storey 1246 3.67 +1.66 $2,759
     Christian Heritage Iris Yawney 273 0.80 -0.88 $920
Total valid votes 33,995 100.00
Total rejected ballots 154 0.45 -0.05
Turnout 34,149 62
     Conservative hold Swing +4.4

Dauphin—Swan River, 1983–2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Inky Mark 18,025 53.95 -5.57^ $45,456
     New Democrat Walter Kolisnyk 7,341 21.97 +4.50 $41,153
     Liberal Don Dewar 6,809 20.38 -0.94 $31,775
     Green Lindy Clubb 673 2.01 $593
     Christian Heritage David Andres 560 1.68 $2,974
Total valid votes 33,408 100.00
Total rejected ballots 168 0.50 +0.06
Turnout 33,576 58.6 -4.9
     Conservative hold Swing -5.0

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

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Inky Mark 15,855 47.66 +12.17 $30,460
     Liberal Jane Dawson 7,091 21.32 +0.57 $32,160
     New Democrat Wayne Kines 5,813 17.47 -3.75 $24,855
     Progressive Conservative Keith Eliasson 3,946 11.86 -9.76 $3,345
     Canadian Action Terry Drul 372 1.12 $3,068
     Not affiliated Iris Yawney 189 0.57 $5,508
Total valid votes 33,266 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148 0.44 +0.10
Turnout 33,414 63.5 -1.9
     Canadian Alliance (Reform) hold Swing +5.8

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

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Inky Mark 12,668 35.49 +5.96 $32,650
     Progressive Conservative Lorne Boguski 7,716 21.62 +5.85 $50,353
     New Democrat Betty Findlay 7,575 21.22 -0.97 $48,818
     Liberal Marlene Cowling 7,408 20.75 -10.98 $44,417
     Independent Tony Riley 326 0.91 +0.13 $2,130
Total valid votes 35,693 100.00
Total rejected ballots 122 0.34
Turnout 35,815 65.4
     Reform gain from Liberal Swing -8.5
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Marlene Cowling 10,600 31.73 +12.10
     Reform Dale Brown 9,865 29.53 +26.13
     New Democrat Stan Struthers 7,412 22.19 -11.20
     Progressive Conservative Bill Galloway 5,267 15.77 -25.60
     Canada Party Tony Riley 260 0.78
Total valid votes 33,404 100.00
     Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -18.85
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Brian White 14,719 41.37 -1.19
     New Democrat Eric Irwin 11,881 33.39 -2.93
     Liberal Alain Bouchard 6,985 19.63 +4.16
     Reform Peter J. Neufeld 1,209 3.40
     Confederation of Regions Joseph Hagyard 394 1.11 -4.54
     Not affiliated Terry Drul 393 1.10
Total valid votes 35,581 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Brian White 11,973 42.56 +4.1
     New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 10,219 36.32 -8.5
     Liberal Doug Cowling 4,352 15.47 -1.3
     Confederation of Regions Douglas Switzer 1,589 5.65
Total valid votes 28,133 100.0

Dauphin, 1904–1983

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 12,960 44.8 +3.2
     Progressive Conservative Orville Heschuk 11,116 38.4 -4.8
     Liberal Ron Hale 4,849 16.8 +1.5
Total valid votes 28,925 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 12,239 43.2 -3.5
     New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 11,770 41.6 +9.9
     Liberal Robert Klimchuk 4,311 15.2 -6.4
Total valid votes 28,320 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 11,439 46.7 -7.7
     New Democrat Laverne Lewycky 7,743 31.6 +4.7
     Liberal Ronald Hale 5,300 21.6 +3.0
Total valid votes 24,482 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 12,584 54.4 +17.2
     New Democrat Bernhard Dirauf 6,234 27.0 -1.8
     Liberal Ferdinand A. Guiboche 4,305 18.6 -10.3
Total valid votes 23,123 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Ritchie 8,701 37.2 -2.8
     Liberal Raymond-J. Allard 6,770 28.9 +4.0
     New Democrat Evelyn Syme 6,737 28.8 +9.2
     Social Credit Dean Whiteway 1,194 5.1 -10.5
Total valid votes 23,402 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 6,545 39.9 -3.0
     Liberal Siggi Sigurdson 4,082 24.9 -6.6
     New Democrat John Zaplitny 3,202 19.5 +13.0
     Social Credit Lawrence A. Milner 2,558 15.6 -3.4
Total valid votes 16,387 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 7,541 43.0 +3.3
     Liberal Siggi T. Sigurdson 5,526 31.5 +5.9
     Social Credit Lawrence A. Milner 3,334 19.0 +9.8
     New Democrat Ray Taylor 1,148 6.5 -19.0
Total valid votes 17,549 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 7,158 39.6 -6.8
     Liberal Sigurdur Thorberg Sigurdson 4,620 25.6 +4.3
     New Democrat Fred Zaplitny 4,619 25.6 -6.7
     Social Credit Lawrence A. Milner 1,665 9.2
Total valid votes 18,062 100.0

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

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Elmer Forbes 8,674 46.4 +25.8
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,023 32.2 -7.6
     Liberal A. Thomas Warnock 3,981 21.3 +4.1
Total valid votes 18,678 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,706 39.9 -3.1
     Progressive Conservative W. Gordon Ritchie 3,463 20.6 +7.2
     Liberal Alfred Hallam Parker 2,896 17.2 -14.6
     Social Credit Sherman S. Hunt 2,442 14.5 +2.8
     Independent Liberal William John Ward 1,304 7.8
Total valid votes 16,811 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,839 43.0 +2.6
     Liberal Alfred Hallam Parker 5,050 31.8 -13.3
     Progressive Conservative R. Elmer Forbes 2,136 13.4 -1.1
     Social Credit Sherman Stanley Hunt 1,866 11.7
Total valid votes 15,891 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William John Ward 7,896 45.1 +11.2
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 7,089 40.4 +2.4
     Progressive Conservative Michael F. Szewczyk 2,541 14.5 -13.6
Total valid votes 17,526 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Zaplitny 6,226 38.0 +7.8
     Liberal William John Ward 5,550 33.9 -1.1
     Progressive Conservative George Craig Dowler 4,599 28.1 -6.6
Total valid votes 16,375 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William John Ward 5,953 35.0 -11.5
     National Government James Langstaff Bowman 5,900 34.7 -2.2
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ronald S. Moore 5,142 30.3 +13.8
Total valid votes 16,995 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William John Ward 7,091 46.6 -0.9
     Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 5,628 37.0 -15.6
     Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Arthur D. McKellar 2,508 16.5
Total valid votes 15,227 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 7,083 52.5 +9.4
     Liberal-Progressive William John Ward 6,399 47.5 -9.4
Total valid votes 13,482 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal-Progressive William John Ward 7,260 56.9 +5.8
     Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 5,502 43.1 -5.8
Total valid votes 12,762 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive William John Ward 5,102 51.1 -27.3
     Conservative James Langstaff Bowman 4,883 48.9 +27.3
Total valid votes 9,985 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes %
     Progressive William John Ward 7,779 78.4
     Conservative Robert Cruise 2,138 21.6
Total valid votes 9,917 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Robert Cruise acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Robert Cruise 3,674 55.7 +7.4
     Conservative Glenlyon Archibald Campbell 2,926 44.3 -7.4
Total valid votes 6,600 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
     Conservative Glenlyon Archibald Campbell 3,206 51.8
     Liberal Theodore Arthur Burrows 2,989 48.2
Total valid votes 6,195 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Theodore Arthur Burrows acclaimed

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References

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