Brandon—Souris is a federal
electoral district in
Manitoba
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada since 1953.
Demographics
:''According to the
Canada 2011 Census''
Ethnic groups: 83.4% White, 9.8% Aboriginal, 2.3% Latin American, 1.7% Chinese
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
Portage—Lisgar to the east, the
Canada–United States border
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to the south, and the Province of
Saskatchewan
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to the west.
It includes the communities of
Brandon,
Cornwallis
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,
Virden,
Killarney
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,
Souris and
North Cypress
The Rural Municipality of North Cypress is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provi ...
.
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
Reform
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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
Conservatives
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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
Portage—Lisgar during the
2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
^ Conservative change is from combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative. Percent change based on redistributed results.
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
References
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Brandon–Souris in Elections Canada's 308 Electoral Districts DatabaseBrandon–Souris in Elections Canada's 301 Electoral Districts Database
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Notes
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Manitoba federal electoral districts
Politics of Brandon, Manitoba