Swan River (electoral district)

The 2011- boundaries for the Swan River highlighted in red

Swan River is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1903, in what was then the northwestern corner of the province. Manitoba's borders expanded significantly in 1912, and Swan River is now located in the centre of the province, close to its western border with Saskatchewan. The division has seen several redistributions.

The riding is bordered to the north by The Pas, to the south by Dauphin-Roblin, to the east by Lake Winnipeg and to the west by the province of Saskatchewan. Lake Winnipegosis runs through the riding.

The community of Swan River is located in the riding's southwest corner. Other communities in the riding include Birch River, Ethelbert, Minitonas, Camperville and Winnipegosis.

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,639. In 1999, the average family income was $35,209, and the unemployment rate was 10.70%. Twenty-eight per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low income, and over 25% of the population has less than a Grade Nine education (the third-highest rate in the province).

Thirty-six per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, and 10% are Ukrainian. Agriculture accounts for 22% of Swan River's economy, followed by the health and service sector at 12%.

Swan River's political identity has undergone a significant change in recent years. It was represented by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba continuously for all but one term from 1932 to 1988, and was generally regarded as safe for the party during this period. Since then, however, it has been dominated by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP). The current MLA is Ron Kostyshyn, who was elected in 2011.

List of provincial representatives

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Parliament	Years		Party
8th	1903–1907	James Robson	Conservative
9th	1907–1910	James Robson	Conservative
10th	1910–1914	Daniel D. McDonald	Liberal
11th	1914–1915	William Sims	Liberal
12th	1915–1920	William Sims	Liberal
13th	1920–1922	Robert Emmond	Farmer
14th	1922–1927	Robert Emmond	Progressive
15th	1927–1932	Andrew McCleary	Progressive
16th	1932–1936	George Renouf	Progressive Conservative
17th	1936–1941
18th	1941–1945
19th	1945–1949
20th	1949–1953
21st	1953–1958
22nd	1958–1959	Albert Corbett	Progressive Conservative
23rd	1959–1962	Albert Corbett	Progressive Conservative
24th	1962–1966	James Bilton	Progressive Conservative
25th	1966–1969
26th	1969–1973
27th	1973–1977
28th	1977–1981	Douglas Gourlay	Progressive Conservative
29th	1981–1986	Douglas Gourlay	Progressive Conservative
30th	1986–1988	Len Harapiak	New Democratic Party
31st	1988–1990	Parker Burrell	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1990–1993	Rosann Wowchuk	New Democratic Party
33rd	1995–1999
34th	1999–2003
35th	2003–2007
36th	2007-2011
37th	2011–present	Ron Kostyshyn	New Democratic Party

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Ron Kostyshyn	4,280	55.82	-2.36	$34,323.01
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Powell	3,078	40.14	+2.63	$21,167.11
	Liberal	Reynold Cook	264	3.44	-0.49	$284.81
Total valid votes			7,622
Rejected and declined ballots			46
Turnout			7,668	59.66
Electors on the lists			12,853

Manitoba general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Rosann Wowchuk	4,522	58.18		unavailable
	Progressive Conservative	Maxine Plesiuk	2,915	37.51		unavailable
	Liberal	Niomi Spence-Pranteau	306	3.93	–	unavailable
Total valid votes			7,743	99.63
Rejected and declined ballots			29
Turnout			7,772	65.12
Electors on the lists			11,919

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Swan River 2003:^[2]

(x)Rosann Wowchuk (NDP) 4701
Jason Shaw (PC) 2223
Russell McKay (L) 538

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Rosann Wowchuk	4,931	54.84		$28,531.00
	Progressive Conservative	Maxine Plesiuk	3,482	38.72		$28,983.00
	Manitoba	Wayne Klekta	558	6.21		$1,723.80
Total valid votes			8,971	99.77
Rejected and declined ballots			21
Turnout			8,992	70.94
Electors on the lists			12,676

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Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for the Swan River highlighted in red

References

Manitoba provincial electoral districts

North	Flin Flon Kewatinook Swan River The Pas Thompson

Southwest	Agassiz Arthur-Virden Brandon East Brandon West Dauphin Midland Portage la Prairie Riding Mountain Spruce Woods

Southeast	Dawson Trail Emerson Gimli Interlake Lac du Bonnet Lakeside La Verendrye Morden-Winkler Morris Selkirk Steinbach St. Paul

Winnipeg	Assiniboia Burrows Charleswood Concordia Elmwood Fort Garry-Riverview Fort Richmond Fort Rouge Fort Whyte Kildonan Kirkfield Park Logan Minto Point Douglas Radisson Riel River East River Heights Rossmere Seine River Southdale St. Boniface St. James St. Johns St. Norbert St. Vital The Maples Transcona Tuxedo Tyndall Park Wolseley

See also: 2011 election List of elections Politics of Manitoba

Coordinates: 52°48′07″N 100°13′41″W / 52.802°N 100.228°W / 52.802; -100.228