Selkirk—Interlake

Selkirk—Interlake is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997.

The riding was a battleground between the New Democratic Party and conservative parties that has become more and more conservative as the years passed, and is now a safe Conservative Party seat.

The riding is located generally between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis and includes the northern suburbs of Winnipeg, Manitoba and the town of Selkirk, Manitoba. In addition to Selkirk, the riding includes the communities of St. Andrews, St. Clements, Rockwood, Woodlands, Brokenhead, Stonewall and Bifrost

The electoral district was originally created in 1976 from the former districts of Portage, Selkirk and Winnipeg South Centre.

It was abolished in 1987 and divided into Selkirk, Portage—Interlake, Provencher, and Churchill ridings.

It was re-created in 1996 from Selkirk—Red River, Portage—Interlake, Provencher and Churchill.

1 Demographics
2 Riding associations
3 Members of Parliament
- 3.1 Current Member of Parliament
4 Election results
- 4.1 1997 - present
- 4.2 1979 - 1988
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Racial groups: 78.83% White, 20.12% Aboriginal
Languages: 84.11% English, 1.99% French, 13.70% Other
Religions (2001): 51.05% Protestant, 23.96% Catholic, 19.83% No religion, 3.13% Other Christian
Average income: $23,818

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party		Association Name	CEO	HQ Address	HQ City
	Christian Heritage Party of Canada	Selkirk—Interlake Christian Heritage Party Electoral District Association	Alexander Siepman	PO BOX 17 GRP 354 RR3	Winnipeg
	Conservative Party of Canada	Selkirk—Interlake Conservative Association	Frank Woods	P.O. Box 171	Sandy Hook
	Liberal Party of Canada	Selkirk—Interlake Federal Liberal Association	Robert E. Chamberlain	P.O. Box 131	Arnes
	New Democratic Party	Selkirk—Interlake Federal NDP Riding Association	Sean Palsson	P.O. Box 1359	Arborg

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Portage, Selkirk and Winnipeg South Centre prior to 1976
31st	1979–1980	Terry Sargeant	New Democratic
32nd	1980–1984	Terry Sargeant	New Democratic
33rd	1984–1988	Felix Holtmann	Progressive Conservative
Selkirk, Portage—Interlake, Provencher, and Churchill from 1987-1996
36th	1997–2000	Howard Hilstrom	Reform
36th	2000		Canadian Alliance
37th	2000–2003		Canadian Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006	James Bezan	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is James Bezan, a former rancher. He was first elected in 2004. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.

Election results

1997 - present

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan^[1]	26,848	65.2	+4.6
	New Democrat	Sean Palsson	10,933	26.5	+1.8
	Liberal	Duncan Geisler	1,980	4.8	-3.5
	Green	Don Winstone	1,423	3.5	-2.0
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,184	100.0		-
Total rejected ballots			160	0.4	-0.1
Turnout			41,344	63.9	+6
Eligible voters			64,727

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan	23,312	60.6	+11.7	$75,718 ^[2]
	New Democrat	Pat Cordner	9,506	24.7	-12.3	$19,306
	Liberal	Kevin Walsh	3,203	8.3	-1.7	$8,815
	Green	Glenda Whiteman	2,126	5.5	+2.6	$32
	Christian Heritage	Jane MacDiarmid	295	0.8	+0.3	$424
Total valid votes/Expense limit			38,442	100.0		$99,730
Total rejected ballots			177	0.5	+0.2
Turnout			38,609	58	-9

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan	21,661	49.0	+1.8	$86,024
	New Democrat	Edward Schreyer	16,358	37.0	+10.5	$56,920
	Liberal	Bruce Benson	4,436	10.0	-12.9	N/A
	Green	Thomas Goodman	1,283	2.9	+0.5	$1,640
	Independent	Duncan E. Geisler	277	0.6		$3,516
	Christian Heritage	Anthony Barendregt	204	0.5	-0.4	$5,043
Total valid votes			44,219	100.0
Total rejected ballots			154	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			44,373	66.6	+7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan	18,727	47.2	+2.5	$74,351
	New Democrat	Duane Nicol	10,516	26.5	+6.6	$41,939
	Liberal	Bruce Benson	9,059	22.9	-0.7	$55,220
	Green	Trevor Farley	982	2.5		$716
	Christian Heritage	Anthony Barendregt	353	0.9	+0.5	$10,799
Total valid votes			39,637	100.0
Total rejected ballots			193	0.5	+0.2
Turnout			39,830	59.4	-7.2

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Canadian Alliance	Howard Hilstrom	17,856	43.8	+15.5	$42,070
	Liberal	Kathy Arnason	9,612	23.6	-4.5	$61,425
	New Democrat	Paul Pododworny	8,113	19.9	-7.9	$31,303
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Goodman	4,992	12.3	-2.6	$10,949
	Not affiliated	Anthony Barendregt	178	0.4		$2,399
Total valid votes			40,751	100.0
Total rejected ballots			104	0.3
Turnout			40,855	66.7	+1.2

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

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Howard Hilstrom	10,937	28.3		$23,194
	Liberal	Jon Gerrard	10,871	28.1		$59,732
	New Democrat	Kathleen McCallum	10,749	27.8		$46,587
	Progressive Conservative	Reid Kelner	5,730	14.8		$32,267
	Christian Heritage	Paul Kalyniuk	363	0.9		$1,578
Total valid votes			38,650	100.0
Total rejected ballots			258	0.7
Turnout			38,908	65.5

1979 - 1988

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Felix Holtmann	13,750	40.7	+4.7
	New Democrat	Terry Sargeant	13,088	38.7	-7.0
	Liberal	Ed Anderson	3,510	10.4	-7.7
	Confederation of Regions	Doug Stefanson	3,301	9.8
	Libertarian	Bob Quenett	163	0.5
Total valid votes			33,812	100.0

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Terry Sargeant	15,055	45.7	+3.0
	Progressive Conservative	Jon Johnson	11,847	36.0	-4.8
	Liberal	Bill Shead	5,953	18.1	+1.5
Total valid votes			32,952	100.0

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democrat	Terry Sargeant	14,225	42.7
	Progressive Conservative	Peter P. Masniuk	13,569	40.7
	Liberal	Bill Shead	5,522	16.6
Total valid votes			33,316	100.0

References

^ Elections Canada accessed 21 April 2011
^ Selkirk Interlake — Canada Votes 2008 - CBC.ca News

External links

Federal ridings in Manitoba

Conservative	Brandon—Souris • Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia • Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette • Elmwood—Transcona • Kildonan—St. Paul • Portage—Lisgar • Provencher • Saint Boniface • Selkirk—Interlake • Winnipeg South • Winnipeg South Centre

New Democratic	Churchill • Winnipeg Centre

Liberal	Winnipeg North

Federal ridings in the Prairies

Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris • Churchill • Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette • Portage—Lisgar • Provencher • Selkirk—Interlake

Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia • Elmwood—Transcona • Kildonan—St. Paul • Saint Boniface • Winnipeg Centre • Winnipeg North • Winnipeg South • Winnipeg South Centre

Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster • Blackstrap • Cypress Hills—Grasslands • Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River • Palliser • Prince Albert • Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre • Regina—Qu'Appelle • Saskatoon—Humboldt • Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar • Saskatoon—Wanuskewin • Souris—Moose Mountain • Wascana • Yorkton—Melville

Rural Alberta	Crowfoot • Fort McMurray—Athabasca • Lethbridge • Macleod • Medicine Hat • Peace River • Red Deer • Vegreville—Wainwright • Westlock—St. Paul • Wetaskiwin • Wild Rose • Yellowhead

Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre • Edmonton East • Edmonton—Leduc • Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont • Edmonton—St. Albert • Edmonton—Sherwood Park • Edmonton—Spruce Grove • Edmonton—Strathcona

Calgary	Calgary Centre • Calgary Centre-North • Calgary East • Calgary Northeast • Calgary—Nose Hill • Calgary Southeast • Calgary Southwest • Calgary West