Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette (formerly known as Dauphin and Dauphin—Swan River) was a federal

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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

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'' Languages: 83% English, 2.03% French, 14.97% Other :''According to the

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'' 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

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s are the local branches of the national political parties:

Geography

The riding was located in between southern and central

, west of

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History

The electoral district was created as "Dauphin" riding in 1903 from Macdonald, Marquette and Saskatchewan (Provisional District) ridings. In 1983, it was renamed "Dauphin–Swan River". In 2004, it was renamed "Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette".

Members of Parliament

The riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Last member of Parliament

The seat was last held by Robert Sopuck, a fisheries biologist. When the riding became known as Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, Sopuck handily won the election.

Election results

Dauphin—Swan-River—Marquette was a conservative riding for much of the last half-century of its existence. It was held by the Liberals from 1993–1997, with that party's sweeping victory in the 1993 general election. The only other time that it was not represented by a centre-right party after 1958 was from 1980 to 1984, when it was held by the

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Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, 2004–present

;2010 by-election

Dauphin—Swan River, 1983–2004

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Dauphin, 1904–1983

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

References

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Expenditures -2008Expenditures - 2004Expenditures - 2000Expenditures - 1997Notice of vacancy - Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Elections Canada, September 16, 20102010 by-elections results from Elections Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette Dauphin, Manitoba Former federal electoral districts of Manitoba