Portage—Interlake

Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Marquette and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.

Portage—Interlake consisted of an area south of Lake Winnipeg.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Portage—Lisgar and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHOLTMANN, Felix 13,307
LiberalHARLAND, R. Harvey 10,381
New DemocraticFOLLOWS, Gerry 6,372
ReformBEACHELL, Alan 4,054
LibertarianRICE, Dennis 229
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJon Gerrard 14,506 40.68 $48,438
     Reform Don Sawatsky 9,801 27.48 $40,040
     Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 7,036 19.73 $67,866
     New Democratic Party Connie Gretsinger 3,029 8.49 $6,976
     National Mel Christian 935 2.62 $2,756
     Natural Law Gary Schwartz 179 0.50 $0
     Libertarian Dennis Rice 92 0.26 $275
Canada PartyHans C. Kjear 83 0.23 $0
Total valid votes 35,661 100.00
Total rejected ballots 119
Turnout 35,780 69.10
Electors on the lists 51,779
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

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