Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa

Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa

Manitoba electoral district
Dauphin—Swan-River—Neepawa in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Robert Sopuck Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	87,374
Electors (2015)	61,579
Area (km²)	56,820
Pop. density (per km²)	1.5
Census divisions	Division No. 6, Division No. 7, Division No. 8, Division No. 15, Division No. 16, Division No. 17, Division No. 19, Division No. 20,
Census subdivisions	Alonsa, Birdtail Creek 57, Cerberry, Clanwilliam - Erickson, Crane River 51, Dauphin (city), Dauphin (RM), Division No. 17, Unorganized, Division No. 19, Unorganized, Division No. 20, Unorganized, North Part, Division No. 20, Unorganized, South Part, Ebb and Flow 52, Ellice - Archie, Elton, Ethelbert, Gambler 63, Gilbert Plains, Glenella - Lansdowne, Grandview, Hamiota, Harrison Park, Hillsburg - Roblin - Shell River, Keeseekoowenin 61, Lakeshore, McCreary, Minitonas - Bowsman, Minnedosa, Minto - Odanah, Mossey River, Mountain, Neepawa, North Cypress - Lanford, North Norfolk, Oakview, Pine Creek 66A, Prairie View, Riding Mountain West, Riverdale, Rolling River 67, Rolling River 67B, Rosedale, Rossburn, Russell - Binscarth, Sandy Bay 5, Shoal River Indian Reserve 65A, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Ste. Rose, Swan Lake 65C, Swan Valley West, Valley River 63A, Wallace - Woodworth, Waterhen 45, Waywayseecappo First Nation, WestLake - Gladstone, Yellowhead

Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa is a federal electoral district in Manitoba. It encompasses a portion of Manitoba previously included in the electoral districts of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, Brandon—Souris and Portage—Lisgar.

Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held on 19 October 2015.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 73.6% White, 24.7% Aboriginal
Languages: 83.5% English, 5.3% German, 3.7% Ukrainian, 2.3% Ojibway, 2.1% French
Religions: 72.0% Christian (24.4% Catholic, 20.5% United Church, 5.1% Anglican, 3.2% Lutheran, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.9% Baptist, 1.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Presbyterian, 12.3% Other), 1.9% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 25.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $23,271
Average income (2010): $30,399

Riding associations

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

Party		Association Name	CEO	HQ Address	Neighbourhood
	Green		Katharine Storey	Rural Route 1	Grandview
	Conservative Party of Canada	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Conservative Association	Norman Sims	76 Main Street South	Minnedosa
	Liberal Party of Canada	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Federal Liberal Association	Crawford Halliday		Dauphin
	New Democratic Party		David Rehaluk	24 Kerr Avenue	Dauphin

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Riding created from Brandon—Souris Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette and Portage—Lisgar
42nd	2015–present		Robert Sopuck	Conservative

Election results

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Robert Sopuck	19,276	46.34	-18.18	$96,511.06
	Liberal	Ray Piché	12,276	29.51	+23.18	$30,343.94
	New Democratic	Laverne Lewycky	5,097	12.25	-12.56	$18,323.29
	Independent	Inky Mark	3,397	8.07	–	$7,495.11
	Green	Kate Storey	1,592	3.83	-0.44	$8,600.31
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,598	100.00		$247,596.77
Total rejected ballots			160	0.38	–
Turnout			41,758	66.09	–
Eligible voters			63,187
	Conservative hold		Swing		-20.68
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	22,213	64.52
	New Democratic	8,541	24.81
	Liberal	2,179	6.33
	Green	1,468	4.26
	Others	27	0.08