Interlake
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
District created 1979
Interlake was a provincial electoral district of Manitoba , Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election . Previously, much of the Interlake region was included in the constituency of St. George . As its name implies, Interlake was located between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba , in the mid-northern section of the province.
Interlake was bordered to the east by Lake Winnipeg, to the south by Lakeside and Gimli , to the north by Swan River , and to the west by Lake Manitoba. Communities in the riding include Arborg , Riverton , Ashern , and Fraserwood . The Black and Deer Islands are also located in the riding.
Prior to the 2019 Manitoba general election , Interlake was abolished and its area was redistributed to the new riding of Interlake-Gimli .
In 1996, the riding's population was 18,653. In 1999, the average family income was $32,570, and the unemployment rate was 10.60%. Twenty-two per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. Almost 25% of the riding's residents have less than a Grade 9 education.
Agriculture accounts for 22% of Interlake's industry, followed by government services at 13%.
Interlake had been represented continuously by members of the New Democratic Party since its creation. That ended with the 2016 election. In 1995, local members of the Progressive Conservative Party attempted to rig the voting results by promoting a candidate from Independent Native Voice , a minor party. The plan was unsuccessful and caused a major provincial scandal when its details were revealed to the public in 1998–99.
Members of the Legislative Assembly Name Party Took office Left office Bill Uruski NDP 1981 1990 Clif Evans NDP 1990 1999 Tom Nevakshonoff NDP 1999 2016 Derek Johnson Prog. Cons. 2016 2019 (riding abolished)
Electoral results 1981 1981 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % New Democratic Bill Uruski 4,599 64.30 Progressive Conservative Neil Dueck 2,181 30.49 Liberal Bob Lundale 372 5.20 Total valid votes 7,152 – Rejected 34 – Eligible voters / Turnout 10,585 67.89 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1986 1986 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Bill Uruski 4,634 61.30 -3.00 Progressive Conservative Joe Schwartz 2,181 28.85 -1.64 Liberal Bob Lundale 455 6.02 0.82 Confederation of Regions Dieter Wenzel 289 3.82 – Total valid votes 7,559 – – Rejected 18 – Eligible voters / Turnout 11,466 66.08 -1.81 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1988 1988 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Bill Uruski 3,057 39.99 -21.31 Progressive Conservative Ed Dandeneau 2,810 36.76 7.91 Liberal Clyde Sigurdson 1,777 23.25 17.23 Total valid votes 7,644 – – Rejected 13 – Eligible voters / Turnout 11,329 67.59 1.51 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1990 1990 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Clif Evans 2,941 40.54 0.55 Progressive Conservative Ed Trachuk 2,533 34.91 -1.85 Liberal Duncan Edward Geisler 1,781 24.55 1.30 Total valid votes 7,255 – – Rejected 16 – Eligible voters / Turnout 11,562 62.89 -4.70 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1995 1995 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Clif Evans 3,791 51.17 10.64 Progressive Conservative Ed Trachuk 2,562 34.58 -0.33 Liberal Duncan Edward Geisler 766 10.34 -14.21 Independent Darryl Sutherland 289 3.90 – Total valid votes 7,408 – – Rejected 28 – Eligible voters / Turnout 11,602 64.09 1.21 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1999 vte1999 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Tom Nevakshonoff 3,809 48.59 -2.58 $22,797.00 Progressive Conservative Betty Green 3,260 41.59 7.00 $28,978.73 Liberal Margaret Swan 770 9.82 -0.52 $7,010.62 Total valid votes 7,839 – – Rejected 66 – Eligible voters / turnout 12,550 62.99 -1.10 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2003 2003 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Tom Nevakshonoff 3,858 63.76 15.17 $19,548.96 Progressive Conservative Betty Green 1,796 29.68 -11.91 $8,870.79 Liberal Leslie Jacobson 397 6.56 -3.26 $4,774.14 Total valid votes 6,051 – – Rejected 22 – Eligible voters / Turnout 12,170 49.90 -13.09 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2007 vte2007 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Tom Nevakshonoff 4,047 59.51 -4.25 $19,408.47 Progressive Conservative Garry Wasylowski 2,445 35.95 6.27 $24,946.26 Liberal Franklin Swark 309 4.54 -2.02 $340.30 Total valid votes 6,801 – – Rejected 25 – Eligible voters / turnout 12,074 56.53 6.63 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2011 vte2011 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Tom Nevakshonoff 3,374 50.46 -9.04 $30,369.21 Progressive Conservative Steve Lupky 2,903 43.42 7.47 $26,066.30 Independent John Zasitko 215 3.22 – $3,199.84 Liberal Albert Ratt 194 2.90 -1.64 $2,837.87 Total valid votes 6,686 – – Rejected 30 – Eligible voters / turnout 12,586 53.36 -3.17 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2016 vte2016 Manitoba general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Progressive Conservative Derek Johnson 3,685 51.32 7.90 $27,224.05 Liberal Jamal Abas 2,068 28.80 25.90 $8,951.25 New Democratic Tom Nevakshonoff 1,428 19.89 -30.58 $19,403.09 Total valid votes 7,181 – – Rejected 58 – Eligible voters / turnout 11,868 61.00 7.64 Source(s)Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. . Elections Manitoba . 2016.
Previous boundaries The 1998–2011 boundaries for Interlake highlighted in red. See also 51°25′34″N 97°59′53″W/51.426°N 97.998°W/ 51.426; -97.998
