Brandon—Souris is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1953.

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' Languages: 85.8% English, 4.3% German, 2.3% Spanish, 1.7% French, 1.4% Chinese
Religions: 67.4% Christian (23.3% United Church, 16.6% Catholic, 12.5% "Other Christian", 6.1% Anglican, 2.1% Presbyterian, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.6% Baptist), 30.5% None.
Median income: $30,394 (2010)
Average income: $36,827 (2010)

Geography

The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba. It is bordered by the electoral district of Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa to the north, the electoral district of

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to the east, the

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to the south, and the Province of

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to the west. It includes the communities of Brandon,

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, Virden,

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, Souris and North Cypress.

History

The electoral district was created in 1952 from the former districts of Brandon and Souris. It has been held by a centre-right party for all but one term of its existence. This tradition was broken in 1993 when massive vote-splitting between the Progressive Conservatives and

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allowed the Liberals to sneak up the middle and take the riding. However, the seat reverted to form in 1997 when the PCs reclaimed it. The PCs and their successors, the modern

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, have held the seat ever since. While Brandon has some Liberal and NDP support, it is not enough to overcome the conservative bent in the more rural areas of the riding. This riding lost territory to Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa and gained territory from

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

^ Conservative change is from combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative. Percent change based on redistributed results.

References

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Brandon–Souris in Elections Canada's 308 Electoral Districts DatabaseBrandon–Souris in Elections Canada's 301 Electoral Districts Database

Expenditures - 2008Expenditures - 2004Expenditures - 2000Expenditures - 1997

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandon-Souris Manitoba federal electoral districts Politics of Brandon, Manitoba