Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman Explained

Province:Manitoba
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:46010
Fed-Created:1996
Fed-Election-First:1997
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:James Bezan
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Conservative Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:91463
Demo-Electors:69587
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:25824
Demo-Csd:Springfield, St. Andrews, St. Clements, Selkirk, Rockwood, Portage la Prairie, Gimli, Stonewall, Brokenhead, Woodlands

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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.

Geography

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

Selkirk itself tilts toward the NDP, but it is not enough to overcome the growing conservative bent of the rest of the riding.

History

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.

Selkirk—Interlake lost territory to Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, Provencher and Portage—Lisgar, gained territory from Provencher, and was renamed "Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman" during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

Panethnic group! colspan="2"
2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
European72,12570,59071,815
Indigenous21,91518,68015,310
Southeast Asian900545255
South Asian840315290
African430280250
East Asian300255240
Latin American20010535
Middle Eastern1208535
Other/multiracial160170110
Total responses96,98591,01088,350
Total population101,37394,89791,463

According to the 2006 Canadian census

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:

PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ address HQ cityChristian Heritage Party of CanadaSelkirk—Interlake Christian Heritage Party Electoral District AssociationAlexander SiepmanPO BOX 17 GRP 354 RR3WinnipegConservative Party of CanadaSelkirk—Interlake Conservative AssociationFrank WoodsP.O. Box 171Sandy HookLiberal Party of CanadaSelkirk—Interlake Federal Liberal AssociationRobert E. ChamberlainP.O. Box 131ArnesNew Democratic PartySelkirk—Interlake Federal NDP Riding AssociationSean PalssonP.O. Box 1359Arborg

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Current member of Parliament

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

Election results

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 27,931 56.97
 9,524 19.43
 6,493 13.24
 3,758 7.67
 1,320 2.69
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
PartyVote%
 28,380 66.49
 10,695 25.06
 2,072 4.85
 1,482 3.47
 Others 54 0.13

Selkirk—Interlake, 1997–2015

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

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

Selkirk—Interlake, 1979–1988

See also

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-10-22 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-10-22 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-10-22 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  7. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?rid=2077 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  8. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/map/2008/fullscreen.html#223 Selkirk Interlake — Canada Votes 2008 - CBC.ca News