Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

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

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

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

Panethnic groups in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (2011−2021)

Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	72,125		70,590		71,815
Indigenous	21,915		18,680		15,310
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	900		545		255
South Asian	840		315		290
African	430		280		250
East AsianTemplate:Efn	300		255		240
Latin American	200		105		35
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	120		85		35
Other/multiracialTemplate:Efn	160		170		110
Total responses	96,985		91,010		88,350
Total population	101,373		94,897		91,463
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

According to the 2006 Canadian census

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

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

Party

Association name

CEO

HQ address

HQ city

Christian Heritage Party of Canada

Selkirk—Interlake Christian Heritage Party Electoral District Association

Alexander Siepman

PO BOX 17 GRP 354 RR3

Winnipeg

Conservative Party of Canada

Selkirk—Interlake Conservative Association

Frank Woods

P.O. Box 171

Sandy Hook

Liberal Party of Canada

Selkirk—Interlake Federal Liberal Association

Robert E. Chamberlain

P.O. Box 131

Arnes

New Democratic Party

Selkirk—Interlake Federal NDP Riding Association

Sean Palsson

P.O. Box 1359

Arborg

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Current member of Parliament

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

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Graph of election results in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (since 1997, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	27,931	56.97
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	9,524	19.43
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	6,493	13.24
Template:Canadian party colour |	People's	3,758	7.67
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,320	2.69

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2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	28,380	66.49
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	10,695	25.06
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	2,072	4.85
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,482	3.47
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	54	0.13

Selkirk—Interlake, 1997–2015

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

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

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Selkirk—Interlake, 1979–1988

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See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

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External links

• Riding history for Selkirk—Interlake (1976–1987) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Selkirk—Interlake (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
• Expenditures - 2008
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures - 1997