Portage—Lisgar

Portage—Lisgar
Manitoba electoral district

Portage—Lisgar in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 

Candice Bergen
Conservative

District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 91,019
Electors (2015) 61,350
Area (km²)[2] 12,665
Pop. density (per km²) 7.2
Census subdivisions Portage la Prairie, Winkler, Morden, Stanley, Macdonald, Rhineland, Altona, Cartier, Carman

Portage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Demographics

Population, 2001 92,863
Electors 60,246
Area (km²) 14236.32
Population density (people per km²)

Portage—Lisgar is the riding with the highest percentage of native German speakers (23.6% of the population) in all of Canada.[3] Only Inuktitut (Nunavut: 66.8%) and Panjabi (Punjabi) (Newton—North Delta, in British Columbia: 33.4%) exceed this concentration of native speakers of a non-official language in a single riding.

Geography

This is a rural district that includes the cities of Portage la Prairie, Winkler, and Morden, and the towns of Carman and Altona.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from the former districts of Lisgar—Marquette, Portage—Interlake and Provencher.

This riding lost territory to Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa and Brandon—Souris, and gained territory from Provencher and Selkirk—Interlake during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Portage—Lisgar
Riding created from Lisgar—Marquette,
Portage—Interlake and Provencher
36th  1997–2000     Jake Hoeppner Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003 Brian Pallister
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Candice Bergen
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Candice Bergen. She was first elected in the Canadian federal election, 2008

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCandice Bergen 25,060 60.84 -14.95 –
LiberalKen Werbiski 10,621 25.79 +19.81 –
New DemocraticDean Harder 2,554 6.20 -4.01 –
GreenBev Eert 1,637 3.97 -1.67 –
Christian HeritageJerome Dondo 1,315 3.19 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,187100.00 $207,937.66
Total rejected ballots 1590.38–
Turnout 41,34666.52–
Eligible voters 62,153
Conservative hold Swing -17.38
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 25,738 75.79
  New Democratic 3,467 10.21
  Liberal 2,031 5.98
  Green 1,916 5.64
  Others 807 2.38
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCandice Hoeppner 26,899 76.0 +7.7 –
New DemocraticMohamed Alli 3,478 9.8 +2.5 –
LiberalMJ Willard 2,221 6.3 -7.3 –
GreenMatthew Friesen 1,996 5.6 -2.5 –
Christian HeritageJerome Dondo 805 2.3 -0.5 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,399100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 1470.40.0
Turnout 35,54660.6+6.8
Eligible voters 58,624 ––
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCandice Hoeppner 22,036 68.3 -1.5 $57,186
LiberalTed Klassen 4,374 13.6 +2.2 $19,807
GreenCharlie Howatt 2,606 8.1 +3.0 $3,649
New DemocraticMohamed Alli 2,353 7.3 -4.1 $2,873
Christian HeritageLen Lodder 911 2.8 +0.1 $8,429
Total valid votes/Expense limit 32,280 100.0 $83,296
Total rejected ballots 1160.40.0
Turnout 32,39653.8–
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBrian Pallister 25,719 69.8 +3.9 $44,321
LiberalGarry McLean 4,199 11.4 -6.3 $13,875
New DemocraticDaren Van Den Bussche 4,072 11.0 +1.7 $2,450
GreenCharlie Howatt 1,880 5.1 +2.6 $4,073
Christian HeritageDavid Reimer 987 2.7 -1.5 $9,372
Total valid votes 36,857100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 1230.3-0.1
Turnout 36,98062–
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBrian Pallister 22,939 65.9 +0.1 $55,524
LiberalDon Kuhl 6,174 17.7 -0.1 $70,474
New DemocraticDaren Van Den Bussche 3,251 9.3 +3.3 $13,159
Christian HeritageDavid Reimer 1,458 4.2 – $10,620
GreenMarc Payette 856 2.5 – $649
CommunistAllister Cucksey 117 0.3 – $741
Total valid votes 34,795100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 1460.4+0.1
Turnout 34,94157.4-4.2
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
AllianceBrian Pallister 17,318 50.3 +10.1 $44,417
LiberalGerry J.E. Gebler 6,133 17.8 +3.2 $44,267
Progressive ConservativeMorley McDonald 5,339 15.5 -20.4 $16,872
IndependentJake Hoeppner 3,558 10.3 – $40,395
New DemocraticDiane Beresford 2,073 6.0 -1.2 $3,880
Total valid votes 34,421100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 1010.3-0.2
Turnout 34,52261.6+0.9
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ReformJake Hoeppner 13,532 40.2 – $55,221
Progressive ConservativeBrian Pallister 12,083 35.9 – $52,473
LiberalHeather Mack 4,913 14.6 – $14,412
New DemocraticGlen Hallick 2,420 7.2 – $9,391
Christian HeritageMartin Dewit 517 1.5 – $2,674
Canadian ActionRoy Lyall 159 0.5 – $1,210
Total valid votes 33,624100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 1490.4–
Turnout 33,77360.6–

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
  3. ↑ "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Portage—Lisgar, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  6. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 49°40′01″N 98°18′18″W / 49.667°N 98.305°W / 49.667; -98.305

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