Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953.

Brandon—Souris
Manitoba electoral district
Brandon—Souris in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Larry Maguire
Conservative
District created1952
First contested1953
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]88,170
Electors (2015)59,459
Area (km²)[1]17,842.36
Pop. density (per km²)4.9
Census division(s)Division No. 4, Division No. 5, Division No. 6, Division No. 7,
Census subdivision(s)Albert, Argyle, Arthur, Boissevain, Brandon, Brenda, Cameron, Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation, Carberry, Cartwright, Cornwallis, Daly, Deloraine, Edward, Elkhorn, Elton, Glenboro, Glenwood, Hartney, Killarney-Turtle Mountain, Melita, Morton, North Cypress, Oak Lake, Oakland, Pipestone, Rivers, Riverside, Roblin, Sifton, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Souris, South Cypress, Strathcona, Virden, Wallace, Waskada, Wawanesa, Whitehead, Whitewater, Winchester, Woodworth

Demographics edit

Panethnic groups in Brandon—Souris (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[2] 2016[3] 2011[4]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 63,385 73.96% 66,660 79.25% 67,425 84.26%
Indigenous 10,235 11.94% 8,760 10.41% 6,805 8.5%
African 3,050 3.56% 1,140 1.36% 590 0.74%
South Asian 2,705 3.16% 1,495 1.78% 545 0.68%
Latin American 2,230 2.6% 2,435 2.89% 2,005 2.51%
Southeast Asian[b] 1,885 2.2% 1,045 1.24% 745 0.93%
East Asian[c] 1,740 2.03% 2,120 2.52% 1,635 2.04%
Middle Eastern[d] 145 0.17% 165 0.2% 135 0.17%
Other/multiracial[e] 330 0.39% 300 0.36% 145 0.18%
Total responses 85,700 95.42% 84,115 95.4% 80,020 95.47%
Total population 89,812 100% 88,170 100% 83,814 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
According to the 2011 Canadian census

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)[5]
Average income: $36,827 (2010) [5]

Geography edit

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 Portage—Lisgar to the east, the Canada–United States border in North Dakota to the south, and the Province of Saskatchewan to the west.

It includes the communities of Brandon, Cornwallis, Virden, Killarney, Souris and North Cypress.

History edit

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 Reform 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 Conservatives, 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 Portage—Lisgar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament edit

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brandon—Souris
Riding created from Brandon and Souris
22nd  1953–1957     Walter Dinsdale Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1982
 1983–1984 Lee Clark
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Glen McKinnon Liberal
36th  1997–2000     Rick Borotsik Progressive Conservative
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006 Merv Tweed
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2013
 2013–2015 Larry Maguire
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results edit

Graph of election results in Brandon—Souris (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Larry Maguire 22,733 59.57 -3.89 $54,605.35
New Democratic Whitney Hodgins 7,838 20.54 +6.46 $2,209.23
Liberal Linda Branconnier 4,608 12.07 +0.01 $3,827.05
People's Tylor Baer 2,981 7.81 +6.13 $790.60
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,162 $112,170.52
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 61.50 -3.85
Eligible voters 62,053
Conservative hold Swing -5.17
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Larry Maguire 26,148 63.46 +13.19 $76,622.34
New Democratic Ashley Duguay 5,805 14.09 +7.82 $1,382.10
Liberal Terry Hayward 4,972 12.07 -25.24 $17,298.99
Green Bill Tiessen 2,984 7.24 +1.07 $2,661.43
People's Robin Lussier 691 1.68 none listed
Christian Heritage Rebecca Hein 280 0.68 none listed
Independent Vanessa Hamilton 219 0.53 $0.00
Independent Robert Eastcott 107 0.26 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,206 99.46
Total rejected ballots 224 0.54
Turnout 41,430 65.35
Eligible voters 63,401
Conservative hold Swing +2.70
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Larry Maguire 20,666 50.27 -13.55 $199,886.51
Liberal Jodi Wyman 15,338 37.31 +31.57 $49,711.29
New Democratic Melissa Joy Wastasecoot 2,576 6.27 -18.37 $5,845.76
Green David Neufeld 2,526 6.15 -0.40 $15,550.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,106 100.00   $212,589.96
Total rejected ballots 150 0.36
Turnout 41,256 68.27
Eligible voters 60,427
Conservative hold Swing -22.56
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 21,253 63.83
  New Democratic 8,202 24.63
  Green 1,913 5.75
  Liberal 1,912 5.74
  Others 18 0.05
Canadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Larry Maguire 12,205 44.16 −19.57 $ 89,503.81
Liberal Rolf Dinsdale 11,816 42.75 +37.39 76,203.47
New Democratic Cory Szczepanski 1,996 7.22 −17.96 22,981.64
Green David Neufeld 1,349 4.88 −0.85 7,502.04
Libertarian Frank Godon 271 0.98 –   2,404.04
Total valid votes/expense limit 27,637 100.0   –   $ 94,534.60
Total rejected ballots 106 0.38 −0.01
Turnout 27,743 44.81 −12.83
Eligible voters 61,910    
Conservative hold Swing −28.48
By-election due to the resignation of Merv Tweed.
Source(s)
"November 25, 2013 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.}
"November 25, 2013 By-election – Financial Reports". Retrieved October 29, 2014.


2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Merv Tweed 22,386 63.73 +6.67 $42,483
New Democratic Jean Luc Bouché 8,845 25.18 +7.52 $11,846
Green Dave Barnes 2,012 5.73 -10.06 $10,620
Liberal Wes Penner 1,882 5.36 -2.92 $15,300
Total valid votes/expense limit 35,125 100.0     $ 88,412.19
Total rejected ballots 139 0.39 +0.07
Turnout 35,264 57.54 +1.58
Eligible voters 61,289
Conservative hold Swing -0.42
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Merv Tweed 19,558 57.06 +2.63 $40,902
New Democratic Jean Luc Bouché 6,055 17.67 -2.57 $16,762
Green Dave Barnes 5,410 15.78 +11.20 $39,823
Liberal Martha Jo Willard 2,836 8.27 -9.73 $12,178
Christian Heritage Jerome Dondo 292 0.85 +0.07 $728
Communist Lisa Gallagher 124 0.36 +0.04 $622
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,275 100.0     $ 85,829
Total rejected ballots 112 0.33 -0.04
Turnout 34,387 55.96 -4.36
Eligible voters 61,449
Conservative hold Swing +2.60
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative (x)Merv Tweed 20,247 54.43 +2.70 $51,606
New Democratic Bob Senff 7,528 20.24 +1.09 $7,255
Liberal Murray Downing 6,696 18.00 -6.21 $20,605
Green Brad Bird 1,707 4.59 +1.00 $15.50
Independent Mike Volek 611 1.64 $4,238
Christian Heritage Colin Atkins 290 0.78 -0.22 $1,380
Communist Lisa Gallagher 120 0.32 -0.01 $295
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,119 100.0     –  
Total rejected ballots 138 0.37 -0.18
Turnout 37,337 60.32 +4.07
Eligible voters 61,903
Conservative hold Swing +0.81
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Merv Tweed 18,209 51.72 -17.64 $54,647
Liberal Murray Downing 8,522 24.21 +6.83 $26,903
New Democratic Mike Abbey 6,740 19.15 +7.05 $13,512
Green David Kattenburg 1,264 3.59 $1,322
Christian Heritage Colin Atkins 351 1.00 $683
Communist Lisa Gallagher 118 0.34 $665
Total valid votes 35,204 100.0     –  
Total rejected ballots 194 0.55
Turnout 35,398 56.24 -8.96
Eligible voters 62,938
Conservative notional hold Swing +12.23


2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rick Borotsik 13,707 37.41 +1.82 $43,992.66
Alliance Gary Nestibo 11,678 31.87 −0.13 $59,234.19
Liberal Dick Scott 6,544 17.86 +0.13 $42,860.78
New Democratic Errol Black 4,518 12.33 −1.09 $13,475.28
Communist Lisa Gallagher 102 0.28 $383.70
Christian Heritage Colin Atkins 94 0.26 −0.36 $1,000.00
Total valid votes 36,643 100.00
Total rejected ballots 116
Turnout 36,759 67.04 +0.16
Electors on the lists 54,829
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

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


1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rick Borotsik 13,216 35.59 +13.18 $51,629
Reform Ed Agnew 11,883 32.00 +1.63 $52,341
Liberal Glen McKinnon 6,583 17.73 -15.27 $33,249
New Democratic Jennifer Howard 4,983 13.42 +1.56 $12,213
Independent Geoff Gorf Borden 244 0.66 $19
Christian Heritage Colin Atkins 229 0.62 -0.3 $34
Total valid votes 37,138 100.00
Total rejected ballots 135
Turnout 37,273 66.88
Electors on the lists 55,735
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Glen McKinnon 12,130 33.00 +2.3 $34,664
Reform Edward Agnew 11,163 30.37 +26.17 $32,210
Progressive Conservative Larry Maguire 8,236 22.41 -24.39 $52,740
New Democratic Ross C. Martin 4,359 11.86 -1.9 $13,827
Christian Heritage Abe Neufeld 339 0.92 -2.68 $2,184
National Eldon Obach 336 0.91 +0.91 $5,524
Natural Law Robert Roberts 112 0.30 $0
Canada Party George H. Armstrong 82 0.22 $0
Total valid votes 36,757 100.00
Total rejected ballots 128
Turnout 36,885 68.74
Electors on lists 53,659
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lee Clark 17,372 46.8 -5.4
Liberal David Campbell 11,404 30.7 +16.1
New Democratic Dave Serle 5,018 13.5 -2.1
Reform Henry Carroll 1,578 4.2
Christian Heritage Abe Neufeld 1,324 3.6
Confederation of Regions Richard Rattai 333 0.9 -16.6
Independent Tabitha Y. Singha 108 0.3
Total valid votes 37,137 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lee Clark 18,813 52.2 -10.0
Confederation of Regions Dennis Heeney 6,322 17.5
New Democratic Jake Janzen 5,631 15.6 -4.9
Liberal David Campbell 5,278 14.6 -2.7
Total valid votes 36,044 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 24 May 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
On Mr. Dinsdale's death, 20 November 1982
Progressive Conservative Lee Clark 19,330 62.2 +15.3
New Democratic Bill Moore 6,381 20.5 -4.2
Liberal Joe Mullally 5,369 17.3 -10.9
Total valid votes 31,080 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 16,098 46.9 -5.8
Liberal Joe Mullally 9,661 28.1 +6.3
New Democratic David Serle 8,509 24.8 +0.1
Marxist–Leninist Marnie Frain 76 0.2
Total valid votes 34,344 100.0


1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Walter Dinsdale 19,108 52.67
New Democratic David Serle 8,949 24.67
Liberal Vaughn Ramsay 7,918 21.83
Social Credit John W. Gross 302 0.83
Total valid votes 36,277 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 75
Turnout 36,352 74.48
Electors on the lists 48,808
1974 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 16,624 57.8 -2.8
Liberal John W. McRae 5,988 20.8 +0.6
New Democratic Cam Connor 5,616 19.5 +0.9
Social Credit John W. Gross 540 1.9
Total valid votes 28,768 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 17,923 60.6 +8.8
Liberal Gary Belecki 5,968 20.2 -14.1
New Democratic Kenneth John Singleton 5,501 18.6 +4.7
Independent William Lea 190 0.6
Total valid votes 29,582 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 15,060 51.8 -2.7
Liberal James R. Bates 9,963 34.3 +7.9
New Democratic Harold Van Mulligen 4,031 13.9 +3.7
Total valid votes 29,054 100.0
1965 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 15,554 54.6 -5.9
Liberal Harry George 7,522 26.4 +3.0
New Democratic Harold E. Weitman 2,913 10.2 +5.2
Social Credit A.W. Bassingthwaighte 2,518 8.8 -2.2
Total valid votes 28,507 100.0
1962 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 17,813 60.1 -13.9
Liberal John Cameron Brown 6,143 20.7 +3.1
Social Credit Reginald Pearen 4,229 14.3 +11.1
New Democratic Leslie Victor Robson 1,438 4.9 -0.3
Total valid votes 29,623 100.0
1958 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 22,185 74.0 +12.4
Liberal Kendric Hambly Williams 5,303 17.7 -3.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Hans Fries 1,552 5.2 +1.1
Social Credit Walter Robert Jones 946 3.2 -17.5
Total valid votes 29,986 100.0
1957 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 17,389 61.6 +3.5
Liberal Joseph Francis O'Sullivan 5,831 20.7 -14.6
Social Credit Walter Duncan Taylor 3,866 13.7
Co-operative Commonwealth Hans Fries 1,145 4.1 -1.3
Total valid votes 28,231 100.0
1953 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris‎
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Walter Gilbert Dinsdale 13,915 58.0
Liberal James Albert Creighton 8,456 35.3
Co-operative Commonwealth Baden-Powell Hathaway 1,277 5.3
Labor–Progressive Dorothy Jessie Johnson 323 1.3
Total valid votes 23,971 100.0

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "NHS Profile, Brandon - Souris, Manitoba, 2011". Statistics Canada. May 8, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brandon—Souris, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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