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Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette
Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette (formerly known as Dauphin and Dauphin—Swan River) was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 2015. Its population in 2011 was 74,800. The riding became known as Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa for the 2015 federal election. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' Languages: 83% English, 2.03% French, 14.97% Other :''According to the Canada 2006 Census'' Racial groups: 75.02% White, 24.21% Aboriginal Average income: $16,388 Religions (2001): 47.30% Protestant, 32.18% Catholic, 14.45% Non religious, 3.27% Christian Orthodox, 1.99% Other Christian Riding associations Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties: Geography The riding was located in between southern and central Manitoba, west of Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba. History The electoral district was created as "Dauphin" riding in 1903 from Macd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum, with their rival, the Conservative Party, positioned to their right and the New Democratic Party, who at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments, positioned to their left. The party is described as "big tent",PDF copy at UBC Press. practising "brokerage politics", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country, and has dominated federal [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Andres
The Christian Heritage Party is a minor political party in Canada. It ran 62 candidates in the 2004 federal election. Information about some of these candidates may be found here. The leader of the party at the time of the election was Ron Gray. Quebec Argenteuil—Mirabel: Laurent Filion Laurent Filion is a construction contractor and real estate agent based in Duhamel, Quebec. She was 58 years old in 200 She received 826 votes (1.65%), finishing fifth against Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative candidate Michael Chong. Manitoba David C. Andres ( Dauphin—Swan River) Andres was born on May 17, 1959, at Norquay, Saskatchewan, and moved with his family to Ethelbert, Manitoba, as a child. After completing high school, he worked with the Canadian National Railway in northern Manitoba before returning to Ethelbert to work as a mechanic and farmer. In 1979, he began "Andres Insurance Brokers" with his wife, and also started a Sears Canada Catalogue Order Office in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindy Clubb
The Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2004 federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here. The candidates are listed by province and riding name. Newfoundland and Labrador Don Ferguson (Avalon) Don C. C. Ferguson previously ran in the 1988 Canadian federal election as a candidate for the New Democratic Party, and finished third with 4,489 votes behind Blaine Thacker of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In the 2000 Canadian federal election he ran for the Greens and finished fifth with 944 votes behind Rick Casson of the Canadian Alliance. Mr. Ferguson is a professor. Lori-Ann Martino (Labrador) Lori-Ann Martino lost to Lawrence D. O'Brien of the Liberal Party of Canada. Martino received 178 votes to O'Brien's 5,524. Martino was an organizer for the Green Party of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador from March 2004 till June 2005. She als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inky Mark
Inky Mark (; born November 17, 1947) is a Canadian politician and a former member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the Manitoba riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette. Mark was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, although he frequently criticized and took positions opposite the party and its leader, Stephen Harper. Mark ran in the 2015 federal election, noting that he is now a Green Party of Canada member but that he would still run as an independent. He lost significantly. Early life Mark was born in Taishan, China, and moved to Manitoba as a child. Mark's father and grandfather had emigrated from China to Canada some time previously, but were unable to bring their families with them as a result of provisions in the Chinese Immigration Act The ''Chinese Immigration Act, 1885'' was a Canadian Act of Parliament that placed a head tax of $50 () on all Chinese immigrants entering Canada. It was based on the recommendations published in the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Canadian Federal Election
The 1993 Canadian federal election was held on October 25, 1993, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Considered to be a major political realignment, it was one of the most eventful elections in Canada's history. Two new regionalist parties emerged and the election marked the worst defeat for a governing party at the federal level. In a landslide, the Liberal Party, led by Jean Chrétien, won a majority government. The election was called on September 8, 1993, by the new Progressive Conservative Party (PC) leader, Prime Minister Kim Campbell, near the end of her party's five-year mandate. When she succeeded longtime Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and assumed office in June, the party was deeply unpopular due to the failure of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax, and the early 1990s recession. The PCs were further weakened by the emergence of new parties that were competing for its core s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sopuck
Robert Sopuck (born July 11, 1951) is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 2010 to 2019. First elected in a by-election on November 29, 2010, Sopuck represented the riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette from 2010 to 2015 and the riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Biography Education Robert Sopuck received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Manitoba in 1973 and Master of Science from Cornell University (1975) in Ithaca, New York. Fisheries biology and conservation His first career (1976–1979) was in fisheries management where he was the district biologist (Eastern Arctic) for the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans and then as fisheries biologist for the province of Manitoba. For a number of years he ran his grain farm and an outfitting business near Riding Mountain National Park. From 1988 to 1996 he coordinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called cauc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan (Provisional District)
The Provisional District of Saskatchewan was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1905. This riding was created in 1886. It consisted of the Provisional District of Saskatchewan. The electoral district of Saskatchewan was originally within the geographical region of the Northwest Territories. With the creation of the province of Saskatchewan in 1905, this riding, with territory in Alberta as well, was replaced in 1907 by Saskatchewan riding within the province of Saskatchewan. Election results , - , - By-election: Hon. W. Laurier appointed Prime Minister, July 11, 1896 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Riding history for Saskatchewan (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886–1905) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquette (electoral District)
Marquette was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 to 1979. This riding was created in 1871 following the creation of the province of Manitoba in 1870. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Brandon—Souris, Dauphin and Portage—Marquette ridings. Election results By-election: As a result of Manitoba joining Confederation, 15 July 1870 ''double member constituency in 1871'' By-election: During trial of election petition, 25 August 1874 Ryan was declared the sitting member, as a result of the scrutiny of votes. By-election: On Mr. Macdonald being appointed Prime Minister of Canada, 16 October 1878. Macdonald chose to run in another riding in his ministerial by-election A ministerial by-election is a by-election to fill a vacancy triggered by the appointment of the sitting member of parliament (MP) as a Minister (government), minister in the Cabinet (go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macdonald (electoral District)
Macdonald was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1949. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette ridings. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Brandon, Lisgar, Portage—Neepawa, Selkirk and Souris ridings. It consisted of the rural municipalities of South Cypress, South Norfolk, North Norfolk, North Cypress, Langford, Rosedale, Lansdowne, Westbourne and Portage la Prairie, and the towns of Portage la Prairie, Gladstone and Neepawa, and the village of Carberry, together with some unorganised territory lying west of Lake Manitoba and north to the northern boundary of the province of Manitoba. Election results By-election: On election being declared void, 30 March 1897 By-election: On Mr. Staples being appointed Grain Commissioner for Canada, 10 April 1912 By-election: On election being declared void, 10 November 1913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Manitoba
Lake Manitoba (french: Lac Manitoba) is the 14th largest lake in Canada and the 33rd largest lake in the world with a total area of . It is located within the Canadian province of Manitoba about northwest of the province's capital, Winnipeg, at . History The lake, its shores populated by the Assiniboine and Cree, was made known to Europeans by La Vérendrye in the mid-1730s. He and his sons travelled from Fort La Reine through this lake to explore the Saskatchewan River and its environs. Forts were established on both the Saskatchewan and Cedar Lake. It also was part of the fur trade route to Hudson Bay. The name derives from Cree ''manitou-wapow'' or Ojibwa ''manidoobaa'', both meaning "straits of Manitou, the Great Spirit", a toponym referring to what are now called The Narrows in the centre of the lake. These narrows were an area that the spirit could be heard. What exactly was heard, and in what exact location, seems to be a mystery. The lake was known to French exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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