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{{Short description|Defunct provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada}}
{{About|the Manitoba provincial electoral district|the region in British Columbia|Interlakes|the sailing dinghy|Interlake (dinghy)|the school|Interlake High School}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name = Interlake
| province = Manitoba
| image = InterlakeElectoral2011.jpg
|prov-status         = defunct
| prov-rep             = [[Derek Johnson (politician)|Derek Johnson]]
| prov-rep-party       = PC
|demo-census-date    = 
|demo-pop            = 
| prov-created       = 1979
|prov-election-last  = 2016
|demo-electors       = 
|prov-election-first = 1981
|demo-cd             = 
|demo-csd            = 
}}

'''Interlake''' was a [[Electoral district (Canada)|provincial electoral district]] of [[Manitoba]], Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the [[1981 Manitoba general election|1981 provincial election]]. Previously, much of the [[Interlake region]] was included in the constituency of [[St. George (Manitoba riding)|St. George]].  As its name implies, Interlake was located between [[Lake Winnipeg]] and [[Lake Manitoba]], in the mid-northern section of the province.

Interlake was bordered to the east by Lake Winnipeg, to the south by [[Lakeside (Manitoba riding)|Lakeside]] and [[Gimli (Manitoba riding)|Gimli]], to the north by [[Swan River (electoral district)|Swan River]], and to the west by Lake Manitoba. Communities in the riding include [[Arborg, Manitoba|Arborg]], [[Riverton, Manitoba|Riverton]], [[Ashern, Manitoba|Ashern]], and [[Fraserwood]]. The Black and Deer Islands are also located in the riding.

Prior to the [[2019 Manitoba general election]], Interlake was abolished and its area was redistributed to the new riding of [[Interlake-Gimli]].

In 1996, the riding's population was 18,653. In 1999, the average family income was $32,570, and the unemployment rate was 10.60%. Twenty-two per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. Almost 25% of the riding's residents have less than a Grade 9 education.

Agriculture accounts for 22% of Interlake's industry, followed by government services at 13%.

Interlake had been represented continuously by members of the [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic Party]] since its creation. That ended with the 2016 election. In 1995, local members of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative Party]] attempted to rig the voting results by promoting a candidate from [[Independent Native Voice]], a minor party. The plan was unsuccessful and caused a major provincial scandal when its details were revealed to the public in 1998–99.

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Party
! Took office
! Left office
|- bgcolor=#FFE1C4
| [[Bill Uruski]]
| [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|NDP]]
| 1981
| 1990
|- bgcolor=#FFE1C4
| [[Clif Evans]]
| [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|NDP]]
| 1990
| 1999
|- bgcolor=#FFE1C4
| [[Tom Nevakshonoff]]
| [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|NDP]]
| 1999
| 2016
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| [[Derek Johnson (politician)|Derek Johnson]]
| [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Prog. Cons.]]
| 2016
| 2019 (riding abolished)
|}

==Electoral results==

=== 1981 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1981|Interlake|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Bill Uruski]]|4,599|64.30}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Neil Dueck|2,181|30.49}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Bob Lundale|372|5.20}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,152|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|34|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|10,585|67.89}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1986 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1986|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Bill Uruski]]|4,634|61.30|-3.00}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Joe Schwartz|2,181|28.85|-1.64}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Bob Lundale|455|6.02|0.82}}
{{CANelec|MB|CoR|Dieter Wenzel|289|3.82|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,559|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|18|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,466|66.08|-1.81}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1988 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1988|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Bill Uruski]]|3,057|39.99|-21.31}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Ed Dandeneau|2,810|36.76|7.91}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Clyde Sigurdson|1,777|23.25|17.23}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,644|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|13|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,329|67.59|1.51}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1990 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1990|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Clif Evans]]|2,941|40.54|0.55}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Ed Trachuk|2,533|34.91|-1.85}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Duncan Edward Geisler|1,781|24.55|1.30}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,255|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|16|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,562|62.89|-4.70}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1995 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1995|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Clif Evans]]|3,791|51.17|10.64}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Ed Trachuk|2,562|34.58|-0.33}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Duncan Edward Geisler|766|10.34|-14.21}}
{{CANelec|MB|Independent|Darryl Sutherland|289|3.90|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,408|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|28|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,602|64.09|1.21}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1999 ===
{{1999 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

=== 2003 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|2003|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Tom Nevakshonoff]]|3,858|63.76|15.17|$19,548.96}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Betty Green|1,796|29.68|-11.91|$8,870.79}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Leslie Jacobson|397|6.56|-3.26|$4,774.14}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,051|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|22|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|12,170|49.90|-13.09}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=2003|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/2003_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

=== 2007 ===
{{2007 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

=== 2011 ===
{{2011 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

=== 2016 ===
{{2016 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

==Previous boundaries==
[[File:Interlake98.png|thumb|none|200px|The 1998–2011 boundaries for Interlake highlighted in red.]]

== See also ==
* [[List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts]]
* [[Canadian provincial electoral districts]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba]]
[[Category:Physiographic provinces]]
[[Category:Interlake Region, Manitoba]]