This article is about the electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba. For other uses, see Provenchère.
Provencher electoral district Provencher in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Ted FalkConservative District created 1871 First contested 1871 Last contested 2019 District webpage profile , map Demographics Population (2011 )[1] 88,640 Electors (2015) 63,356 Area (km²)[1] 18,773 Pop. density (per km²) 4.7 Census division(s) Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3, Division No. 12, Division No. 19 Census subdivision(s) Alexander, Buffalo Point 36, De Salaberry, Division No. 1, Unorganized, Division No. 19, Unorganized, Emerson – Franklin, Hanover , La Broquerie , Lac du Bonet (RM), Lac du Bonnet (town) , Montcalm, Morris (town) , Morris (RM), Niverville , Pinawa , Piney, Powerview-Pine Falls, Reynolds, Ritchot , Roseau River 2, Roseau Rapids 2A, Shoal Lake (Part) 40, Springfield , Ste. Anne (RM), Ste. Anne (town) , Steinbach , St-Pierre-Jolys, Stuartburn, Taché
Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1871. It is primarily a rural district. Its largest community is the city of Steinbach .
Geography The district is in the most southeastern part of Manitoba.
Demographics According to the Canada 2011 Census Ethnic groups: 85.3% White, 12.3% AboriginalLanguages: 67.7% English, 17.3% German, 10.5% French, 1.2% Russian, 1.1% UkrainianReligions: 79.6% Christian (35.8% "Other Christian", 23.6% Catholic, 6.3% United Church, 4.8% Lutheran, 2.5% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist), 19.5% None. Median income: $29,184 (2010)[2] Average income: $36,186 (2010) [2]
History The electoral district was created in 1871 after Manitoba joined the Canadian Confederation in 1870. It is notable for being the district that elected Louis Riel to the House of Commons.
The riding has a history of electing both liberal and conservative MPs, including Liberal Party MPs from 1875–1878, 1904–1957, 1968–1972 and 1993–2000; and conservative MPs (from the historical Conservative Party, the Progressive Conservatives , the Canadian Alliance , and the current Conservative Party ), from 1871–1873, 1878–1904, 1957–1968, 1972–1993, and 2000–present. Louis Riel ran as an independent.
This riding lost territory to Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman and Portage—Lisgar, and gained territory from Selkirk—Interlake during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results Graph of election results in Provencher (since 1945, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Conservative Ted Falk 31,821 65.9 $91,792.89 Liberal Trevor Kirczenow 6,347 13.1 $13,417.34 New Democratic Erin McGee 6,187 12.8 none listed Green Janine G. Gibson 2,884 6.0 none listed People's Wayne Sturby 1,066 2.2 none listed Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,305 100.0 Total rejected ballots 322 Turnout 48,627 70.5 Eligible voters 68,979 Source: Elections Canada [3] [4]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Conservative Ted Falk 25,086 56.06 -14.30 $116,699.56 Liberal Terry Hayward 15,509 34.66 +27.93 $28,135.06 New Democratic Les Lilley 2,371 5.30 -12.87 $4,287.04 Green Jeff Wheeldon 1,779 3.98 +1.01 $6,485.90 Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,745 100.00 $216,321.86 Total rejected ballots 169 0.38 Turnout 44,914 69.53 Eligible voters 64,598 Conservative hold Swing -21.11 Source: Elections Canada [5] [6]
Canadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013 Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Conservative Ted Falk 13,046 58.20 −12.40 $ 83,542.19 Liberal Terry Hayward 6,711 29.94 +23.23 66,455.27 New Democratic Natalie Courcelles Beaudry 1,843 8.22 −9.67 17,878.16 Green Janine Gibson 817 3.64 +0.69 1,074.97 Total valid votes/Expense limit 22,417 100.0 – $ 97,453.98 Total rejected ballots 136 0.60 +0.17 Turnout 22,553 33.85 −27.88 Eligible voters 66,624 Conservative hold Swing −17.86 By-election due to the resignation of Vic Toews .
Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews resigned from cabinet and as an MP, effective 9 July 2013, to spend more time with his family and join the private sector.[7]
2011 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Conservative Vic Toews 27,820 70.60 +5.95 $70,719.84 New Democratic Al Mackling 7,051 17.89 +4.17 $14,274.04 Liberal Terry Hayward 2,645 6.71 -5.86 $25,938.56 Green Janine Gibson 1,164 2.95 -2.84 $210.00 Christian Heritage David Reimer 510 1.29 -1.95 $8,372.94 Pirate Ric Lim[9] 215 0.55 – $393.24 Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,405 100.0 – $ 90,198.71 Total rejected ballots 169 0.43 -0.00 Turnout 39,574 61.73 +5.63 Eligible voters 64,104 Conservative hold Swing +0.89
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Conservative Vic Toews 23,303 64.65 -1.03 $67,419 New Democratic Ross Martin 4,947 13.72 +0.01 $6,406 Liberal Shirley Hiebert 4,531 12.57 -3.27 $16,369 Green Janine Gibson 2,089 5.79 +1.02 $1,093 Christian Heritage David Reimer 1,170 3.24 – $10,130 Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,040 100.0 – $87,213 Total rejected ballots 156 0.43 +0.02 Turnout 36,196 58.01 -7.04
2006 Canadian federal election: Provencher Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Conservative Vic Toews 25,199 65.68 +2.66 $40,862.19 Liberal Wes Penner 6,077 15.84 −9.08 $75,239.46 New Democratic Patrick O'Connor 5,259 13.71 +4.70 $2,266.71 Green Janine Gibson 1,830 4.77 +1.72 $87.31 Total valid votes 38,365 100.00 Total rejected ballots 157 0.41 −0.02 Turnout 38,522 65.05 +5.38 Electors on the lists 59,216 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
2004 Canadian federal election: Provencher Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Conservative Vic Toews 22,694 63.02 +4.99 $70,851.00 Liberal Peter Epp 8,975 24.92 −10.94 $64,895.23 New Democratic Sarah Zaharia 3,244 9.01 +2.90 $1,472.79 Green Janine Gibson 1,100 3.05 – $480.59 Total valid votes 36,013 100.00 Total rejected ballots 155 0.43 +0.07 Turnout 36,168 59.67 −10.36 Electors on the lists 60,617 Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election: Provencher Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Alliance Vic Toews 21,358 52.76 +17.68 $65,896.75 Liberal David Iftody 14,419 35.62 −4.38 $60,917.43 Progressive Conservative Henry C. Dyck 2,726 6.73 −9.59 $7,780.05 New Democratic Peter Hiebert 1,980 4.89 −3.71 $210.45 Total valid votes 40,483 100.00 Total rejected ballots 148 0.36 −0.10 Turnout 40,631 70.03 +5.09 Electors on the lists 58,020 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election: Provencher Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal David Iftody 14,595 40.00 −0.82 $61,072 Reform Larry Tardiff 12,798 35.08 −2.09 $42,111 Progressive Conservative Clare Braun 5,955 16.32 +5.43 $60,432 New Democratic Martha Wiebe Owen 3,137 8.60 +1.62 $1,793 Total valid votes 36,485 100.00 Total rejected ballots 170 0.46 +0.13 Turnout 36,655 64.94 −5.61 Electors on the lists 56,442 Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
1993 Canadian federal election: Provencher Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal David Iftody 16,119 44.04 +11.5 $42,045 Reform Dean Whiteway 13,463 36.78 +33.1 $49,513 Progressive Conservative Kelly Clark 3,765 10.29 −45.2 $48,359 New Democratic Martha Wiebe Owen 1,818 4.97 −2.3 $7,277 National Wes Penner 1,212 3.3 $23,719 Natural Law Corrine Ayotte 157 0.43 +0.1 $12 Canada Party Ted Bezan 69 0.19 – $0 Total valid votes 36,603 100.00 Total rejected ballots 126 0.34 +0.0 Turnout 36,729 69.52 −1.4 Electors on the lists 52,835 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 .
Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
1953 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal René Jutras 6,632 66.0 +2.9 Progressive Conservative Abram J. Thiessen 2,151 21.4 – Social Credit Wilbert Tinkler 1,269 12.6 – Total valid votes 10,052 100.0
1949 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal René Jutras 6,834 63.0 +23.3 Independent Bruce MacKenzie 4,008 37.0 – Total valid votes 10,842 100.0
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.
1940 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal René Jutras 3,768 30.8 -31.9 Independent Leo A. Slater 3,329 27.2 – Independent Harry Matthew Podolsky 1,765 14.4 – National Government William Richard Johnston 1,441 11.8 -25.5 New Democracy Albert Banville 1,099 9.0 – Co-operative Commonwealth Évariste Rupert Gagnon 841 6.9 – Total valid votes 12,243 100.0
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
1935 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 6,308 62.7 +4.8 Conservative Philippe Bourgeois 3,751 37.3 +8.4 Total valid votes 10,059 100.0
1930 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal–Progressive Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 4,562 58.0 Conservative Joseph-Arthur Belanger 2,274 28.9 Independent Conservative Wasyl Kobzar 715 9.1 Liberal Alexandre Ayotte 321 4.1 Total valid votes 7,872 100.0
1926 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes Liberal–Progressive Arthur-Lucien Beaubien acclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Progressive Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 2,736 50.7 Liberal Edmond Comeault 2,656 49.3 Total valid votes 5,392 100.0
1921 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Arthur-Lucien Beaubien 3,189 46.9 Liberal John P. Molloy 2,177 32.0 Independent Albert Préfontaine 1,428 21.0 Total valid votes 6,794 100.0
Note: Unionist vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election.
1911 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal John Patrick Molloy 3,049 53.3 -1.3 Conservative Joseph Alfred Féréol Bleau 2,668 46.7 +1.3 Total valid votes 5,717 100.0
1908 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal John Patrick Molloy 2,719 54.6 +4.5 Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 2,259 45.4 -4.5 Total valid votes 4,978 100.0
1904 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Joseph-Ernest Cyr 1,896 50.1 +0.9 Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,886 49.9 -0.9 Total valid votes 3,782 100.0
1900 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,528 50.7 -13.8 Liberal S.A.D. Bertrand 1,484 49.3 +13.8 Total valid votes 3,012 100.0
1896 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,476 64.6 Liberal George Walton 810 35.4 Total valid votes 2,286 100.0
1891 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière acclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, 24 January 1889 Party Candidate Votes % On Mr. Royal being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 797 48.3 -9.8 Unknown Richard 583 35.4 – Unknown Clarke 269 16.3 – Total valid votes 1,649 100.0
1887 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Joseph Royal 1,081 58.1 Independent Liberal Joseph Ernest Cyr 778 41.9 Total valid votes 1,859 100.0
1882 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joseph Royal acclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, 30 December 1879 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Joseph Royal 652 62.6 Unknown John Molloy 269 25.8 Unknown S. Hamelin 121 11.6 Total valid votes 1,042 100.0 Called upon Mr. Dubuc being appointed Puisne Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba.
1878 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joseph Dubuc acclaimed
By-election on 31 March 1875 On Mr. Riel being unseated and declared an outlaw, 25 February 1875
Party Candidate Votes Liberal Andrew Bannatyne acclaimed
By-election on 3 September 1874 On Mr. Riel being expelled from the House of Commons, 16 April 1874
Party Candidate Votes Independent Louis Riel acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Louis Riel 195 73.9 Unknown J. Hamelin 69 26.1 Total valid votes 264 100.0
By-election on 13 October 1873 On Sir George-Étienne Cartier's death, 20 May 1873
Party Candidate Votes Independent Louis Riel acclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, 3 March 1871 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Pierre Delorme 172 85.6 Liberal William Dease 29 14.4 Total valid votes 201 100.0 Called as a result of Manitoba joining Confederation, 15 July 1870.
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