Lac du Bonnet (electoral district)

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Lac du Bonnet
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
Manitoba 2018 Lac du Bonnet.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Wayne Ewasko
Progressive Conservative
District created1957
First contested 1958
Last contested 2019
Demographics
Population (2016)23,005
Electors (2019)15,477
Area (km²)11,337
Pop. density (per km²)2

Lac du Bonnet (French : Lac-du-Bonnet) is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is a relatively large constituency, located to the northeast of the city of Winnipeg.

Contents

Lac du Bonnet is bordered to the west by Red River North and Dawson Trail, to the south by La Verendrye, to the north by Keewatinook and to the east by the Ontario border. Communities in the riding include Lac Du Bonnet, Pinawa, Beausejour, Whitemouth, Tyndall, Hadashville, Ste. Rita, and Powerview-Pine Falls. [1]

The riding is currently regarded as a Progressive Conservative/New Democratic Party marginal. The Tories have held the seat since 1988, though they retained it by only a narrow majority in 2003.

Demographics

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,035. In 1999, the average family income was $45,693, and the unemployment rate was 9.00%. There are a number of diverse economic communities in the riding, including farming, forestry and nuclear research. The service sector accounted for 12% of the riding's industry in 1999, followed by 10% in health and social services.

Lac Du Bonnet is an ethnically diverse riding. Eighteen per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, along with 9% German and 6% Ukrainian. Six per cent of the riding's residents are francophone.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Rupertsland, St. Clements, and Springfield
22nd 1958–1959   A.A. Trapp Liberal-Progressive
23rd 1959–1962   Oscar Bjornson Progressive Conservative
24th 1962–1966
25th 1966–1969
26th 1969–1973   Sam Uskiw New Democratic
27th 1973–1977
28th 1977–1981
29th 1981–1986
30th 1986–1988 Clarence Baker
31st 1988–1990   Darren Praznik Progressive Conservative
32nd 1990–1995
33rd 1995–1999
34th 1999–2002
2002–2003 Gerald Hawranik
35th 2003–2007
36th 2007–2011
37th 2011–2016 Wayne Ewasko
38th 2016–2019
39th 2019-

Election results

1958

1958 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Progressive A. A. Trapp 1,52640.76
Progressive Conservative Glen Stewart1,35036.06
Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Olensky56915.20
Social Credit Lawrence Schlamp2997.99
Total valid votes3,744
Rejected35
Eligible voters / Turnout5,69666.34
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

1959 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Oscar Bjornson 1,35733.98-2.07
Liberal–Progressive John Ateah1,27231.86-8.90
Co-operative Commonwealth Donald H. MacLean1,01825.4910.30
Independent Stanley Copp 3468.67
Total valid votes3,993
Rejected8
Eligible voters / Turnout5,62271.174.82
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

1962 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Oscar Bjornson 1,74045.2311.25
Liberal John Ateah1,26432.861.00
New Democratic John William Bracken84321.91-3.58
Total valid votes3,847
Rejected9
Eligible voters / Turnout5,69867.67-3.49
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

1966 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Oscar Bjornson 1,34231.73-13.50
Liberal James L. Desilets1,26229.84-3.02
New Democratic Walter Zarecki1,15127.225.30
Social Credit Ruben R. Thomas47411.21
Total valid votes4,229
Rejected14
Eligible voters / Turnout6,39866.32-1.36
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969

1969 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Sam Uskiw 4,06066.2038.98
Progressive Conservative Fred Klym 1,26720.66-11.07
Liberal Al Tymko80613.14-16.70
Total valid votes6,133
Rejected27
Eligible voters / Turnout8,94868.842.52
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1973

1973 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Sam Uskiw 5,46170.884.68
Liberal Jo Anne Hillier2,24429.1215.98
Total valid votes7,705
Rejected40
Eligible voters / Turnout9,88578.359.51
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1977

1977 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Sam Uskiw 5,03753.89-16.99
Progressive Conservative John Vaags3,79540.60
Liberal Robert "Bob" Dyne5155.51-23.61
Total valid votes9,347
Rejected12
Eligible voters / Turnout11,73179.781.43
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1981

1981 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Sam Uskiw 4,68262.508.61
Progressive Conservative Berton Trainor2,80937.50-3.10
Total valid votes7,491
Rejected40
Eligible voters / Turnout10,70870.33-9.45
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986

1986 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Clarence Baker 3,90346.12-16.38
Progressive Conservative Darren Praznik 3,60142.555.05
Liberal Jerry Fontaine 95911.33
Total valid votes8,463
Rejected17
Eligible voters / Turnout11,46973.943.61
New Democratic hold Swing
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988

1988 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Darren Praznik 3,77341.48-1.07
New Democratic Clarence Baker 2,91132.01-14.11
Liberal Peter Raymond2,41126.5115.18
Total valid votes9,095
Rejected13
Eligible voters / Turnout11,75777.473.53
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990

1990 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Darren Praznik 5,16253.7012.21
New Democratic Leonard Kolton3,14232.680.68
Liberal Frank Thibedeau1,30913.62-12.89
Total valid votes9,613
Rejected27
Eligible voters / Turnout13,19473.06-4.41
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995

1995 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Darren Praznik 5,98657.073.38
New Democratic Marguerite Ogilvie3,46333.020.33
Liberal Bill Flett1,0399.91-3.71
Total valid votes10,488
Rejected34
Eligible voters / Turnout13,84675.992.93
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999

1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Darren Praznik 4,83550.78-6.29$26,804.49
New Democratic Michael Hameluck4,68649.2216.20$29,666.00
Total valid votes9,521
Rejected64
Eligible voters / turnout14,44366.36-9.63
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2002 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, March 12, 2002
Resignation of Darren Praznik
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Hawranik 3,39841.04-9.74
New Democratic Michael "Mike" Hameluck3,23439.06-10.15
Liberal George William Harbottle1,64719.89
Total valid votes8,279
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
Source(s)
Source:

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Hawranik 4,38051.2610.21
New Democratic Michael Hameluck3,87545.356.29
Liberal Cheryl Appleyard2903.39-16.50
Total valid votes8,545
Rejected27
Eligible voters / Turnout14,16460.52
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Gerald Hawranik 4,86659.017.75$24,695.70
New Democratic Patrick O'Connor2,77333.63-11.72$11,782.23
Liberal Christopher Gmiterek6077.363.97$340.29
Total valid votes8,246
Rejected27
Eligible voters / turnout14,13858.52-2.00
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2011

2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 4,35054.30-4.71$20,568.00
New Democratic Elana Spence3,08738.534.91$13,574.10
Green Dan Green2903.62$1,517.95
Liberal Charlett Millen2843.55-3.82$2,966.68
Total valid votes8,011
Rejected24
Eligible voters / turnout13,84458.04-0.48
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

2016

2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 5,66677.4823.18$25,069.13
New Democratic Wendy Sol1,64722.52-16.01$2,955.31
Total valid votes7,313
Rejected227
Eligible voters / turnout13,72954.92-3.12
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

2019

2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 6,17765.91-11.57$23,226.73
New Democratic Sidney Klassen1,81419.36-3.17$1,256.85
Liberal Terry Hayward1,38114.74$4,507.33
Total valid votes9,372
Rejected106
Eligible voters / turnout15,47761.246.32
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023

2023 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 5,67058.51-7.40$27,306.37
New Democratic Kathy Majowski3,44735.57+16.22$10,975.34
Green Blair Mahaffy5735.91$759.06
Total valid votes/expense limit9,69099.13$62,732.00
Total rejected and declined ballots850.87
Turnout9,77560.85-0.39
Eligible voters16,064
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.81
Source(s)

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 electoral boundaries for Lac du Bonnet LacduBonnet98.png
The 1998–2011 electoral boundaries for Lac du Bonnet

See also

References

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