Portage—Interlake
Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Marquette and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.
Portage—Interlake consisted of an area south of Lake Winnipeg.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Portage—Lisgar and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.
Electoral history
[edit]| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Felix Holtmann | 13,307 | ||||||
| Liberal | R. Harvey Harland | 10,381 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gerry Follows | 6,372 | ||||||
| Reform | Alan Beachell | 4,054 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Dennis Rice | 229 | ||||||
| History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PORTAGE--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1987 - 1996), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010. | ||||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Jon Gerrard | 14,506 | 40.68 | $48,438 | ||||
| Reform | Don Sawatsky | 9,801 | 27.48 | $40,040 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Felix Holtmann | 7,036 | 19.73 | $67,866 | ||||
| New Democratic | Connie Gretsinger | 3,029 | 8.49 | $6,976 | ||||
| National | Mel Christian | 935 | 2.62 | $2,756 | ||||
| Natural Law | Gary Schwartz | 179 | 0.50 | $0 | ||||
| Libertarian | Dennis Rice | 92 | 0.26 | $275 | ||||
| Canada Party | Hans C. Kjear | 83 | 0.23 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 35,661 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 119 | |||||||
| Turnout | 35,780 | 69.10 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 51,779 | |||||||
| 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. | ||||||||