Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman – Wikipedia

Federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

Manitoba electoral district
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	James Bezan Conservative
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Population (2011)[1]	91,463
Electors (2015)	69,587
Area (km²)[2]	25,824
Pop. density (per km²)	3.5
Census subdivision(s)	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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Racial groups: 78.83% White, 20.12% Aboriginal
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[edit]

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Current Member of Parliament[edit]

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[edit]

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, 2015–present[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%		Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan	25,617	51.90	-14.60	$96,714.11
	Liberal	Joanne Levy	15,508	31.42	+26.56	$16,715.09
	New Democratic	Deborah Chief	5,649	11.44	-13.61	$29,151.47
	Green	Wayne James	1,707	3.46	-0.01	4,402.63
	Libertarian	Donald L. Grant	882	1.79		–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,363	100.00		$228,041.57
Total rejected ballots			216	0.44	–
Turnout			49,579	69.51	–
Eligible voters			71,331
	Conservative hold		Swing		-20.58
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

Selkirk—Interlake, 1997–2015[edit]

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%		Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan	23,312	60.6	+11.7	$75,718 [10]
	New Democratic	Pat Cordner	9,506	24.7	-12.3	$19,306
	Liberal	Kevin Walsh	3,203	8.3	-1.7	$8,815
	Green	Glenda Whiteman	2,126	5.5	+2.6	$32
	Christian Heritage	Jane MacDiarmid	295	0.8	+0.3	$424
Total valid votes/Expense limit			38,442	100.0		$99,730
Total rejected ballots			177	0.5	+0.2
Turnout			38,609	58	-9

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%		Expenditures
	Conservative	James Bezan	21,661	49.0	+1.8	$86,024
	New Democratic	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	-0.4	$5,043
Total valid votes			44,219	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			154	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			44,373	66.6	+7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing		-4

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

2000 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%		Expenditures
	Alliance	Howard Hilstrom	17,856	43.8	+15.5	$42,070
	Liberal	Kathy Arnason	9,612	23.6	-4.5	$61,425
	New Democratic	Paul Pododworny	8,113	19.9	-7.9	$31,303
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Goodman	4,992	12.3	-2.6	$10,949
	Independent	Anthony Barendregt	178	0.4	–	$2,399
Total valid votes			40,751	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			104	0.3	–
Turnout			40,855	66.7	+1.2

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

1997 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%		Expenditures
	Reform	Howard Hilstrom	10,937	28.3	–	$23,194
	Liberal	Jon Gerrard	10,871	28.1	–	$59,732
	New Democratic	Kathleen McCallum	10,749	27.8	–	$46,587
	Progressive Conservative	Reid Kelner	5,730	14.8	–	$32,267
	Christian Heritage	Paul Kalyniuk	363	0.9	–	$1,578
Total valid votes			38,650	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			258	0.7
Turnout			38,908	65.5

Selkirk—Interlake, 1979–1988[edit]

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Coordinates: 51°54′11″N 98°26′13″W / 51.903°N 98.437°W / 51.903; -98.437