Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) is a federal

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, that has been represented in the

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from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997. The riding was a battleground between the

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and conservative parties that has become more and more conservative as the years passed, and is now a safe

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seat.

Geography

The riding is located generally between

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and

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and includes the northern suburbs of

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and the City of

Selkirk, Manitoba Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River about northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg. It has a population of 10,504 as of the 2021 census. The mainstays of the local economy are tourism, ...

. In addition to Selkirk, the riding includes the communities of

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, St. Clements, Rockwood,

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, Brokenhead,

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, 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

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, Selkirk and

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. It was abolished in 1987 and divided into Selkirk,

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 ...

Provencher Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1871. It is a largely rural district in the province's southeast corner. Its largest community is the city of St ...

, and

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ridings. It was re-created in 1996 from Selkirk—Red River,

and

. Selkirk—Interlake lost territory to

Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Churchill—Keewatinook Aski (formerly Churchill) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It covers the northern four-fifths of Man ...

and

Portage—Lisgar Portage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Demographics Portage—Lisgar is the riding with the highest percentage of native German speakers (2 ...

, gained territory from Provencher, and was renamed "Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman" during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2006 Census'' Racial groups: 78.83% White, 20.12% Aboriginal
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

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s are the local branches of the national political parties:

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is

James Bezan James Bezan (born May 19, 1965) is a Conservative Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. He is currently the Conservative ...

, a former rancher who was first elected in

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. He is a member of the

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and has served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.

Election results

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, 2015–present

Selkirk—Interlake, 1997–2015

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Selkirk—Interlake, 1979–1988

References

Notes

External links

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