Selkirk—Interlake

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Selkirk—Interlake in relation to the other Manitoba ridings

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 1996.

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 Members of Parliament
- 2.1 Current Member of Parliament
3 Election results
- 3.1 1997 - present
- 3.2 1979 - 1988
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001	86,555
Electors	67,043
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1979-1988

1979-1984: Terry Sergeant - New Democratic Party
1984-1988: Felix Holtmann - Progressive Conservative

1997-present

1997-2004: Howard Hilstrom - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2004)
2004-present: James Bezan - Conservative

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

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

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1997 - present

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%	$5,043	{{{6}}}
Total valid votes			44 219	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			154
Turnout			44,373	66.6%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan	18,727	47.24%		$74,351
	New Democrat	Duane Nicol	10,516	26.53%		$41,939
	Liberal	Bruce Benson	9,059	22.85%		$55,220
	Green	Trevor Farley	982	2.47%		$716
	Christian Heritage	Anthony Barendregt	353	0.89%		$10,799
Total valid votes			39,637	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			193	0.48%
Turnout			39,830	59.41%

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Canadian Alliance	Howard Hilstrom	17,856	43.81%		$42,070
	Liberal	Kathy Arnason	9,612	23.58%		$61,425
	New Democrat	Paul Pododworny	8,113	19.90%		$31,303
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Goodman	4,992	12.25%		$10,949
	Not affiliated	Anthony Barendregt	178	0.43%		$2,399
Total valid votes			40,751	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			104	0.25%
Turnout			40,855	66.65%

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Howard Hilstrom	10,937	28.29%		$23,194
	Liberal	Jon Gerrard	10,871	28.12%		$59,732
	New Democrat	Kathleen McCallum	10,749	27.81%		$46,587
	Progressive Conservative	Reid Kelner	5,730	14.82%		$32,267
	Christian Heritage	Paul Kalyniuk	363	0.93%		$1,578
Total valid votes			38,650	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			258	0.66%
Turnout			38,908	65.48%

[edit] 1979 - 1988

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Felix Holtmann	13,750
	New Democrat	Terry Sargeant	13,088
	Liberal	Ed Anderson	3,510
	Confederation of Regions	Doug Stefanson	3,301
	Libertarian	Bob Quenett	163

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	Terry Sargeant	15,055
	Progressive Conservative	Jon Johnson	11,847
	Liberal	Bill Shead	5,953
	Marxist-Leninist	Ken Kalturnyk	97

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	Terry Sargeant	14,225
	Progressive Conservative	Peter P. Masniuk	13,569
	Liberal	Bill Shead	5,522

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Riding history for Selkirk—Interlake (1976–1987) from the Library of Parliament

Federal Ridings in Manitoba
Conservative	Brandon—Souris \| Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia \| Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette \| Kildonan—St. Paul \| Portage—Lisgar \| Provencher \| Selkirk—Interlake \| Winnipeg South
Liberal	Churchill \| Saint Boniface \| Winnipeg South Centre
New Democratic	Elmwood—Transcona \| Winnipeg Centre \| Winnipeg North

v • d • e 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
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