Interlake

Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was included in the constituency of St. George. As its name implies, Interlake was located between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba, in the mid-northern section of the province.

Interlake
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1979
First contested1981
Last contested2016

Interlake was bordered to the east by Lake Winnipeg, to the south by Lakeside and Gimli, to the north by Swan River, and to the west by Lake Manitoba. Communities in the riding include Arborg, Riverton, Ashern, 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 since its creation. That ended with the 2016 election. In 1995, local members of the Progressive Conservative Party attempted to rig the voting results by promoting a candidate from Independent Native Voice, a minor party. The plan was unsuccessful, but caused a major provincial scandal when its details were revealed to the public in 1998-99.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took office Left office
Bill Uruski NDP 1981 1990
Clif Evans NDP 1990 1999
Tom Nevakshonoff NDP 1999 2016
Derek Johnson Prog. Cons. 2016 2019 (riding abolished)

Electoral results

1981 general election

1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBill Uruski4,59964.30
Progressive ConservativeNeil Dueck2,18130.49
LiberalBob Lundale3725.20
Total valid votes 7,152
Rejected 34
Eligible voters / Turnout 10,58567.89
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986 general election

1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBill Uruski4,63461.30-3.00
Progressive ConservativeJoe Schwartz2,18128.85-1.64
LiberalBob Lundale4556.020.82
Confederation of RegionsDieter Wenzel2893.82
Total valid votes 7,559
Rejected 18
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,46666.08-1.81
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988 general election

1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBill Uruski3,05739.99-21.31
Progressive ConservativeEd Dandeneau2,81036.767.91
LiberalClyde Sigurdson1,77723.2517.23
Total valid votes 7,644
Rejected 13
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,32967.591.51
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990 general election

1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticClif Evans2,94140.540.55
Progressive ConservativeEd Trachuk2,53334.91-1.85
LiberalDuncan Edward Geisler1,78124.551.30
Total valid votes 7,255
Rejected 16
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,56262.89-4.70
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995 general election

1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticClif Evans3,79151.1710.64
Progressive ConservativeEd Trachuk2,56234.58-0.33
LiberalDuncan Edward Geisler76610.34-14.21
IndependentDarryl Sutherland2893.90
Total valid votes 7,408
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,60264.091.21
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999 general election

1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTom Nevakshonoff3,80948.59-2.58$22,797.00
Progressive ConservativeBetty Green3,26041.597.00$28,978.73
LiberalMargaret Swan7709.82-0.52$7,010.62
Total valid votes 7,839
Rejected 66
Eligible voters / turnout 12,55062.99-1.10
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003 general election

2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTom Nevakshonoff3,85863.7615.17$19,548.96
Progressive ConservativeBetty Green1,79629.68-11.91$8,870.79
LiberalLeslie Jacobson3976.56-3.26$4,774.14
Total valid votes 6,051
Rejected 22
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,17049.90-13.09
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007 general election

2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTom Nevakshonoff4,04759.51-4.25$19,408.47
Progressive ConservativeGarry Wasylowski2,44535.956.27$24,946.26
LiberalFranklin Swark3094.54-2.02$340.30
Total valid votes 6,801
Rejected 25
Eligible voters / turnout 12,07456.536.63
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2011 general election

2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTom Nevakshonoff3,37450.46-9.04$30,369.21
Progressive ConservativeSteve Lupky2,90343.427.47$26,066.30
IndependentJohn Zasitko2153.22$3,199.84
LiberalAlbert Ratt1942.90-1.64$2,837.87
Total valid votes 6,686
Rejected 30
Eligible voters / turnout 12,58653.36-3.17
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2016 general election

2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeDerek Johnson3,68551.327.90$27,224.05
LiberalJamal Abas2,06828.8025.90$8,951.25
New DemocraticTom Nevakshonoff1,42819.89-30.58$19,403.09
Total valid votes 7,181
Rejected 58
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,86861.007.64
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for Interlake highlighted in red

References

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