Provencher (electoral district)
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Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871.
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Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 81,910 |
| Electors | 60,617 |
| Area (km2) | |
| Population density (people per km2) |
Geography
The district is in the extreme southeastern part of Manitoba.
History
The electoral district was created in 1871 after Manitoba joined the Canadian Confederation in 1870.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1871-1872: Pierre Delorme - Conservative
- 1872-1873: Sir George-Étienne Cartier - Liberal-Conservative
- 1873-1875: Louis Riel - Independent
- 1875-1878: Andrew Graham Ballen Bannatyne - Liberal
- 1878-1879: Joseph Dubuc - Conservative
- 1879-1889: Joseph Royal - Conservative
- 1889-1904: A.A.C. Larivière - Conservative
- 1904-1908: Joseph-Ernest Cyr - Liberal
- 1908-1921: John Patrick Molloy - Liberal
- 1921-1940: Arthur-Lucien Beaubien - Liberal
- 1940-1957: René N. Jutras - Liberal
- 1957-1968: Warner H. Jorgenson - Progressive Conservative
- 1968-1972: Mark G. Smerchanski - Liberal
- 1972-1993: Jake Epp - Progressive Conservative
- 1993-2000: David Iftody - Liberal
- 2000-present: Vic Toews - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) Conservative (2003-present)
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Vic Toews, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada, and is their critic on Justice. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Legislative Committee on Bill C-38' and the 'Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness'.
Election results
| 2006 federal election | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | |||||||||||||||
| Conservative | (x)Vic Toews | 25,199 | 65.68 | Liberal | Wes Penner | 6,077 | 15.84 | New Democratic Party | Patrick O'Connor | 5,259 | 13.71 | Green | Janine Gibson | 1,830 | 4.77 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,365 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 38,522 | ||||||||||||||||||
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Vic Toews |align="right"|22,694 |align="right"|63.01% |align="right"| |align="right"|$72,187 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Peter Epp |align="right"|8,975 |align="right"|24.92% |align="right"| |align="right"|$65,116 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Sarah Zaharia |align="right"|3,244 |align="right"|9.00% |align="right"| |align="right"|$1,472 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Janine G. Gibson |align="right"|1,100 |align="right"|3.05% |align="right"| |align="right"|$480 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|36,013 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|155 !align="right"|0.43% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|36,168 !align="right"|59.67% !align="right"| !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance/row |Canadian Alliance |Vic Toews |align="right"|21,358 |align="right"|52.75% |align="right"| |align="right"|$65,896 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |David Iftody |align="right"|14,419 |align="right"|35.61% |align="right"| |align="right"|$63,525 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Henry C. Dyck |align="right"|2,726 |align="right"|6.73% |align="right"| |align="right"|$8,280 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Peter Hiebert |align="right"|1,980 |align="right"|4.89% |align="right"| |align="right"|$210 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|40,483 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|148 !align="right"|0.36% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|40,631 !align="right"|70.03% !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |David Iftody |align="right"|14,595 |align="right"|40.00% | |align="right"|$61,072 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform/row |Reform |Larry Tardiff |align="right"|12,798 |align="right"|35.07% | |align="right"|$42,111 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Clare Braun |align="right"|5,955 |align="right"|16.32% |align="right"| |align="right"|$60,432 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Martha Wiebe Owen |align="right"|3,137 |align="right"|8.59% | |align="right"|$1,793 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row |Independent |Tony Riley |align="right"|326 |align="right"|0.91% |align="right"| |align="right"|$2,130 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|35,485 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|170 !align="right"|0.46% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|36,655 !align="right"|64.94% ! ! Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |IFTODY, David |align="right"| 16,063 |- Template:Canadian elections/Reform |WHITEWAY, Dean Waldon |align="right"| 13,394 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |CLARK, Kelly |align="right"| 3,811 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |WIEBE OWEN, Martha |align="right"| 1,817 |- Template:Canadian elections/National |PENNER, Wes |align="right"| 1,284 |- Template:Canadian elections/Natural Law |AYOTTE, Corrine |align="right"|157 |- Template:Canadian elections/Canada Party |BEZAN, Ted |align="right"| 101 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |EPP, Jake |align="right"| 19,000 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |PENNER, Wes |align="right"| 11,121 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |SABOVITCH, Mary |align="right"| 2,490 |- Template:Canadian elections/Reform |FEILBERG, Lawrence A. |align="right"| 1,246 |- Template:Canadian elections/CoR |WIEBE, John |align="right"| 357 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |EPP, Jake |align="right"| 20,077 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |BUZAHORA, Ron |align="right"|6,941 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |REMPEL, Wally |align="right"| 4,859 |- Template:Canadian elections/CoR |BOWERS, Ron |align="right"|2,347 |- Template:Canadian elections/Libertarian |IVES, Donald |align="right"| 232 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |EPP, Jake |align="right"| 14,677 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |RATTAI, Richard |align="right"| 9,281 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |CREMER, Clare |align="right"| 8,271 |- Template:Canadian elections/Rhino |FEILBERG, Lawrence |align="right"| 433 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |EPP, Jake |align="right"| 17,030 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |GREENWAY, Richard C. |align="right"| 8,473 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |LOEWEN, Howard |align="right"| 7,459 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |EPP, Jake |align="right"| 13,405 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |COPELAND, Tom |align="right"| 5,558 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |FEELY, Jack |align="right"| 4,907 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |WALL, Jake |align="right"| 613 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |EPP, Jake |align="right"| 11,262 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |SMERCHANSKI, Mark |align="right"| 6,489 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |CHORNEY, Alf |align="right"| 6,304 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |WALL, Jake |align="right"| 784 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |SMERCHANSKI, Mark G. |align="right"| 9,021 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |JORGENSON, Warner H. |align="right"| 7,791 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |BLAKE-KNOX, Harry |align="right"|3,078 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |REZNOWSKI, Lorne A. |align="right"| 1,773 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |JORGENSON, Warner H. |align="right"| 6,470 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |BARKMAN, Gordon |align="right"| 5,243 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |TINKLER, Wilbert J. |align="right"| 1,195 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |ANDERSON, Francis Clement |align="right"| 542 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |JORGENSON, Warner H. |align="right"| 6,729 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |ROBERTS, Stan C. |align="right"| 5,351 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |DORGE, Elie J. |align="right"| 2,512 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |JORGENSON, Warner H. |align="right"| 6,214 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |ROBERTS, Stan C. |align="right"| 5,290 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |LOEWEN, John P. |align="right"| 2,504 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |KRUSZELNICKI, Peter |align="right"| 263 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |JORGENSON, Warner H. |align="right"| 8,278 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |PRÉFONTAINE, René |align="right"| 5,268 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |TINKLER, Wilbert James |align="right"| 1,363 |- Template:Canadian elections/CCF |SIEMENS, Jacob John |align="right"| 281 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |JORGENSON, Warner H. |align="right"| 4,739 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |JUTRAS, René N. |align="right"| 4,489 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |CAMPBELL, Hugh M. |align="right"|3,992 |- Template:Canadian elections/CCF |BIESICK, Charles |align="right"| 246 Template:End
Template:CanElec1} |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |JUTRAS, René N. |align="right"| 6,632 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |THIESSEN, Abram J. |align="right"| 2,151 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |TINKLER, Wilbert |align="right"| 1,269 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |JUTRAS, René N. |align="right"| 6,834 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |MACKENZIE, Bruce |align="right"| 4,008 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |JUTRAS, René-Norbert |align="right"| 4,541 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |SLATER, Leo Arthur |align="right"| 2,220 |- Template:Canadian elections/Social Credit |PRINCE, Paul |align="right"| 1,940 |- Template:Canadian elections/CCF |MILLER, Alexander Duncan |align="right"| 1,838 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |BOYD, Dalton Madill |align="right"| 894 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |JUTRAS, René |align="right"| 3,768 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |SLATER, Leo A. |align="right"| 3,329 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |PODOLSKY, Harry Matthew |align="right"| 1,765 |- Template:Canadian elections/National Government |JOHNSTON, William Richard |align="right"| 1,441 |- Template:Canadian elections/New Democracy |BANVILLE, Albert |align="right"| 1,099 |- Template:Canadian elections/CCF |GAGNON, Évariste Rupert |align="right"| 841 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |BEAUBIEN, Arthur-Lucien |align="right"| 6,308 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |BOURGEOIS, Philippe |align="right"| 3,751 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberal-Progressive |BEAUBIEN, Arthur-Lucien |align="right"| 4,562 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |BELANGER, Joseph-Arthur |align="right"| 2,274 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent Conservative |KOBZAR, Wasyl |align="right"| 715 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |AYOTTE, Alexandre |align="right"| 321 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberal-Progressive |BEAUBIEN, Arthur-Lucien |align="right"| acclaimed Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive |BEAUBIEN, Arthur-Lucien |align="right"| 2,736 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |COMEAULT, Edmond |align="right"| 2,656 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |BEAUBIEN, Arthur-Lucien |align="right"| 3,189 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |MOLLOY, John P. |align="right"| 2,177 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |PRÉFONTAINE, Albert |align="right"| 1,428 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Laurier Liberals |MALLOY, John Patrick |align="right"| 2,035 |- Template:Canadian elections/Unionist |JOHNS, John Robert |align="right"|1,850 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |MOLLOY, John Patrick |align="right"| 3,049 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |BLEAU, Joseph Alfred Féréol |align="right"| 2,668 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |MOLLOY, John Patrick |align="right"| 2,719 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |LARIVIÈRE, Alf. Alfred Clément |align="right"| 2,259 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |CYR, Joseph-Ernest |align="right"| 1,896 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |LARIVIÈRE, Alphonse A.C. |align="right"| 1,886 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |LARIVIÈRE, A.A.C. |align="right"| 1,528 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |BERTRAND, S.A.D. |align="right"|1,484 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |LARIVIÈRE, A.A.C. |align="right"| 1,476 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |WALTON, George |align="right"| 810 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |LARIVIÈRE, Alphonse A.C. |align="right"| acclaimed Template:End
By-election: On Mr. Royal being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories, 4 July 1918 Template:CanElec1-by |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |LARIVIÈRE, Alphonse-Alfred-Clément |align="right"| 797 |- Template:Canadian elections/Unknown |RICHARD, |align="right"| 583 |- Template:Canadian elections/Unknown |CLARKE, |align="right"|269 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |ROYAL, Hon. Joseph |align="right"| 1,081 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent Liberal |CYR, J.E. |align="right"|778 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |ROYAL, Joseph |align="right"| acclaimed Template:End
By-election: On Mr. Dubuc being appointed Puisne Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba Template:CanElec1-by |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |ROYAL, Joseph |align="right"| 652 |- Template:Canadian elections/Unknown |MOLLOY, John |align="right"|269 |- Template:Canadian elections/Unknown |HAMELIN, S. |align="right"|121 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |DUBUC, Joseph |align="right"| acclaimed Template:End
By-election: On Mr. Riel being unseated and declared an outlaw, 25 February 1875 Template:CanElec1-by |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |BANNATYNE, Andrew Graham Ballen |align="right"| acclaimed Template:End
By-election: On Mr. Riel being expelled from the House of Commons, 16 April 1874 Template:CanElec1-by |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |RIEL, Louis Métis |align="right"|acclaimed Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |RIEL, Louis Métis |align="right"| 195 |- Template:Canadian elections/Unknown |HAMELIN, J. |align="right"|69 Template:End
By-election: On Mr. Cartier's death, 20 May 1873 Template:CanElec1-by |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |RIEL, Louis Métis |align="right"|acclaimed Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Lib-Cons |CARTIER, Hon. Sir George Étienne |align="right"| acclaimed Template:End
By-election: As a result of Manitoba joining Confederation, 15 July 1870 Template:CanElec1-by |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative (historical) |DELORME, Pierre |align="right"| 172 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |DEASE, William |align="right"| 29 Template:End