The Pas-Kameesak () is a provincial electoral district in

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, Canada. The riding was created by the 2018 provincial redistribution after the former riding of

The Pas The Pas ( , ) is a town in Manitoba, Canada, at the confluence of the Pasquia River and the Saskatchewan River and surrounded by the unorganized Northern Region of the province. It is approximately northwest of the provincial capital, Winn ...

gained significant portions of the Swan River and the former riding of

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. It came into effect at the

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.What to know about The Pas-Kameesak riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
" ''CBC News''. September 2, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-14. The riding includes the Town of The Pas, as well as Opaskwayak Cree Nation,

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, Easterville, Pinaymootang First Nation,

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, Lake St. Martin First Nation, and Little Saskatchewan First Nation. The riding is named for the Town of The Pas, the largest community in the riding, and the

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word ''kameesak'', meaning 'big', a reference to

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List of provincial representatives

Election results

2023

2019

Subdivisions

The Pas-Kameesak includes the following communities/subdivisions: * Chemawawin 2 & 3 * Dauphin River First Nation * Division 18, Unorganized * Division 19, Unorganized * Division No. 21, Unorganized * Fisher *

Fisher River Cree Nation Fisher River () is a Cree First Nations reserve located approximately 193 km north of Manitoba's capital city, Winnipeg. The Fisher River Cree Nation is composed of two reserves; Fisher River 44 and Fisher River 44A. The reserve population is ...

* Grahamdale *

* Kelsey *

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* Lake St. Martin First Nation * Little Saskatchewan First Nation *

Misipawistik Cree Nation Misipawistik Cree Nation (MCN; formerly Grand Rapids First Nation, Cree: ᒥᓯ ᐹᐏᐢᑎᐠ misi-pâwistik, ''meaning: at the big rapids'') is a Cree community in northern Manitoba. ''Misipawistik'' in the local Cree language means 'Rushing Ra ...

* Moose Lake 31A * Opaskwayak Cree Nation *

* Pinaymootang First Nation *

References

{{MB-ED Manitoba provincial electoral districts The Pas Northern Region, Manitoba Interlake Region, Manitoba