Dauphin (provincial electoral district)

The 2011- boundaries for Dauphin highlighted in red.
For the former federal electoral district, see Dauphin

Dauphin was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1881 with the expansion of the province's western boundary, eliminated in 1886, re-established in 1892, and finally abolished in 1999. Most of its territory went to the new riding of Dauphin-Roblin, though a small amount went to the riding of Swan River.

Dauphin was initially centred on the community of Dauphin, Manitoba, though it now encompasses much rural territory as well. It was located in the province's mid-northern region, close to the provincial border with Saskatchewan.

It will be a newly formed riding in the next election after the latest boundary redistribution that will expand to include Ste. Rose du Lac.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took Office Left Office
John A. Davidson Lib 1881 1882
Lib-Cons 1882 1886
Theodore Arthur Burrows Lib-Cons, but supporting Thomas Greenway 1892 1896
Lib 1896 1903
John Gunne Cons 1903 1907
John Campbell Lib 1907 1910
James G. Harvey Cons 1910 1914
William Buchanan Cons 1914 1915
William Harrington Lib 1915 1920
George Palmer DLP 1920 1920
ILP 1920 1922
Archibald Esplen Lib 1922 1927
Robert Ferguson Cons 1927 1932
Robert Hawkins Lib-Prog 1932 1949
Ernest McGirr Cons 1949 1953
William Bullmore SC 1953 1958
Independent 1958 1958
Ernest McGirr Cons 1958 1969
Peter Burtniak NDP 1969 1977
James Galbraith PC 1977 1981
John Plohman NDP 1981 1995
Stan Struthers NDP 1995 present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
     New Democrat Stan Struthers 4,483 54.91% +1.41
     Progressive Conservative Lloyd J. McKinney 3,356 41.17% -0.18
GreenTamela Friesen 199 2.41% +2.41
LiberalSisay Tessema 124 1.51% -3.38
Total valid votes 8,162 100.0%
Rejected and declined ballots 22
Turnout 8,184 62.09%
Electors on the lists 13,181

References