The Pas (electoral district)

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The Pas
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba electoral district
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1912
First contested1912
Last contested2015
Demographics
Census division(s) Division No. 21, Division No. 22
Census subdivision(s) Cross Lake 19, Division No. 21, Unorganized, Division No. 22, Unorganized, Kelsey, Moose Lake 31A, Norway House 17, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21, The Pas

The Pas was a provincial electoral district in north-central Manitoba, Canada. It was created in 1912 following the expansion of the province's northern border, and existed until its dissolution in 2018. It was named for the rural town of The Pas.

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Until the 1960s, elections in The Pas were deferred until a few weeks after the rest of the province for logistical reasons. It was not unheard of for politicians from the south of the province to run in The Pas after being chosen as cabinet ministers by newly elected provincial governments; Edward Brown and John Bracken were both elected in this manner.

Located in the north of the province, The Pas was bordered by the riding of Rupertsland to the east and south, Thompson and Flin Flon to the north, Swan River and Lake Winnipeg to the south, and the province of Saskatchewan to the west. In addition to the Town of The Pas, it also included Easterville and Norway House.

The Pas was represented by candidates of the New Democratic Party from 1969 onward (and for all but 11 years since 1943), and for much of that time was considered safe for the party. Its last three MLAs—Oscar Lathlin, Frank Whitehead, and Oscar's daughter Amanda Lathlin—were all Indigenous. Whitehead had previously won a by-election on March 24, 2009, following Oscar Lathlin's death. He held it until his resignation in 2014, and Amanda Lathlin won the ensuing by-election.

Following the 2018 redistribution, the riding was abolished, and its area was re-distributed into The Pas-Kameesak, Flin Flon and Keewatinook ridings. Amanda Lathlin transferred to The Pas-Kameesak.

Demographics

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,449. In 1999, the average family income was $42,878, and the unemployment rate was 17.80%. Health and social services account for 14% of the riding's economy, with retail trade accounting for another 14%.

Sixty-seven per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, the second-highest rate in the province.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

NamePartyTook officeLeft office
Robert Orok Conservative 19121915
Edward Brown Liberal 19151922
John Bracken Progressive 19221932
Liberal-Progressive 19321943
Beresford Richards Co-operative Commonwealth 19431945
Independent CCF19451945
Co-operative Commonwealth 19451949
Independent CCF19491949
Francis Bud Jobin Liberal-Progressive 19491958
John Carroll Progressive Conservative 19581969
Ron McBryde New Democrat 19691977
Harry Harapiak New Democrat 19771990
Oscar Lathlin New Democrat 19902008
Frank Whitehead New Democrat 20092014
Amanda Lathlin New Democrat 20152019

Electoral results

1912 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robert Orok 0.00
Total valid votes
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
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.

1914

1914 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Orok 0.00
Total valid votes
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,9190.00
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.

1915

1915 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Brown 0.00
Total valid votes
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout7360.000.00
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.

1920

1920 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Brown 56081.63
Labour Allan Norgrove12618.37
Total valid votes686
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,00668.1968.19
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.

1922

1922 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers John Bracken 47267.53
Independent Herman Finger 11816.88
Independent Peter Cecil Robertson7110.16
Independent R. H. MacNeill385.44
Total valid votes699
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,35551.59-16.60
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.

1927

1927 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John Bracken 58256.18
Liberal Stephan Stephansson45443.82
Total valid votes1,036
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout1,37575.3523.76
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.

1932

1932 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive John Bracken 1,91560.62
Labour N. S. McDonald1,07133.90
Independent ConservativeHarold Frederick Maulson1735.48
Total valid votes3,159
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout4,82565.47-9.87
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.

1936

1936 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive John Bracken 2,96860.30-0.32
Conservative George Baskerville Mainwaring1,95439.70
Total valid votes4,922
Rejected121
Eligible voters / Turnout6,91072.987.51
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.

1941

1941 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive John Bracken 0.00-60.30
Total valid votes
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / Turnout8,8190.00-72.98
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.

1943 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, August 17, 1943
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Beresford Richards 3,50461.15
UnknownR. M. McIsaac1,27022.16
Liberal–Progressive Orson F. Wright5269.18
Progressive Conservative George Baskerville Mainwaring4307.50
Total valid votes5,730
RejectedN/A
Eligible voters / TurnoutN/A
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.

1945

1945 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Beresford Richards 2,84050.72-10.43
Independent Robert Franklin Milton2,75949.28
Total valid votes5,599
Rejected68
Eligible voters / Turnout7,85672.14
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.

1949

1949 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive Francis Lawrence Jobin 4,31164.85
Independent Beresford Richards 1,52122.88
Co-operative Commonwealth Gordon Murray Ferg81612.27-38.45
Total valid votes6,648
Rejected92
Eligible voters / Turnout11,03361.09-11.05
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.

1953

1953 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive Francis Lawrence Jobin 4,87560.42-4.43
Social Credit William Henry Calvert1,66820.67
Co-operative Commonwealth Walter Arthur Thompson1,52618.916.64
Total valid votes8,069
Rejected177
Eligible voters / Turnout13,42561.420.33
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.

1958

1958 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Carroll 2,32557.78
Liberal–Progressive Wilfred E. Cudmore89822.32-38.10
Co-operative Commonwealth Howard Pawley 80119.910.99
Total valid votes4,024
Rejected40
Eligible voters / Turnout5,93268.517.09
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 John Carroll 2,34556.49-1.29
Liberal–Progressive Mervin Hill1,02724.742.42
Co-operative Commonwealth Peter Shewchuk77918.77-1.14
Total valid votes4,151
Rejected28
Eligible voters / Turnout5,95070.241.73
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 John Carroll 2,48456.31-0.18
Liberal Adam Deminick1,49733.94
New Democratic Rachel Shewchuk4309.75
Total valid votes4,411
Rejected44
Eligible voters / Turnout6,39869.63-0.60
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 John Carroll 2,27852.55-3.76
Liberal Calvin D. Gibson1,76940.816.87
New Democratic Glen F. Allen2886.64-3.10
Total valid votes4,335
Rejected16
Eligible voters / Turnout6,31868.87-0.76
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 Ron McBryde 1,55640.1033.46
Progressive Conservative John Carroll 1,36135.08-17.47
Liberal Calvert D. Gibson96324.82-15.99
Total valid votes3,880
Rejected29
Eligible voters / Turnout5,91466.10-2.77
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 Ron McBryde 3,67366.2326.12
Independent George Takashima1,87333.77
Total valid votes5,546
Rejected56
Eligible voters / Turnout8,08869.263.17
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 Ron McBryde 3,47156.44-9.79
Progressive Conservative Percy Pielak1,96531.95
Liberal Edwin Jebb71411.61
Total valid votes6,150
Rejected21
Eligible voters / Turnout8,90969.270.00
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 Harry Harapiak 4,23670.0413.60
Progressive Conservative Percy Pielak1,30321.54-10.41
Liberal Laverne Jaeb5098.42-3.19
Total valid votes6,048
Rejected49
Eligible voters / Turnout8,25273.894.62
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 Harry Harapiak 4,05168.34-1.70
Progressive Conservative Ernest Polsom1,08818.35-3.19
Liberal Scott Gray78913.314.89
Total valid votes5,928
Rejected17
Eligible voters / Turnout8,72068.18-5.71
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%±%
New Democratic Harry Harapiak 3,22151.69-16.64
Progressive Conservative Bruce Unfried1,58425.427.07
Liberal Scott Gray1,42622.899.58
Total valid votes6,231
Rejected17
Eligible voters / Turnout8,55073.084.90
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%±%
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,39044.36-7.33
Progressive Conservative Alfred McDonald3,24742.4917.07
Liberal David Merasty1,00513.15-9.73
Total valid votes7,642
Rejected21
Eligible voters / Turnout11,65165.77-7.30
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%±%
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,61651.707.34
Progressive Conservative Alfred MacDonald2,50135.76-6.73
Liberal Clem Jones87712.54-0.61
Total valid votes6,994
Rejected27
Eligible voters / Turnout12,05658.24-7.53
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.

1999

1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 2,95246.85-4.85
Progressive Conservative Ron Evans2,73743.447.68
Liberal Don Sandberg6129.71-2.83
Total valid votes6,301
Rejected101
Eligible voters / turnout12,37751.72-6.51
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.

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,10465.6118.76$18,254.02
Liberal Mark Sweeny83617.677.96$6,302.87
Progressive Conservative Richard Goudry79116.72-26.72$4,258.53
Total valid votes4,731
Rejected19
Eligible voters / turnout11,73940.46-11.26
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
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,26268.863.25$22,521.26
Progressive Conservative George Muswaggon1,01621.454.73$7,505.06
Liberal James Houston4599.69-7.98$224.51
Total valid votes4,737
Rejected39
Eligible voters / turnout13,04036.63-3.84
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.

2009 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009
Death of Oscar Lathlin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Frank Whitehead 2,94975.116.2525,898.41
Progressive Conservative Edna Nabess72218.39-3.0631,676.75
Liberal Maurice Berens2556.50-3.199,255.99
Total valid votes3,926
Rejected23
Eligible voters / turnout13,33429.44
New Democratic hold Swing +4.66

2011

2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Frank Whitehead 2,99573.61-1.51$20,683.92
Progressive Conservative Alfred McDonald95923.575.18$ 5,562.86
Liberal Girma Tessema1152.83-3.67$ 0.00
Total valid votes4,069
Rejected22
Eligible voters / turnout13,45930.40
New Democratic hold Swing −3.34
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.

2015 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, April 21, 2015
Resignation of Frank Whitehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Amanda Lathlin 1,55756.76-16.84$26,202.75
Progressive Conservative Jacob Nasekapow81729.786.22$31,878.68
Liberal Inez Vystrcil-Spence36913.4510.63$2,941.26
Total valid votes2,743
Rejected10
Eligible voters / turnout13,11120.92
New Democratic hold Swing -11.53
Source(s)

2016

2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Amanda Lathlin 1,97643.49-13.28$26,898.08
Progressive Conservative Doug Lauvstad1,76538.849.06$14,083.14
Liberal Tyler Duncan58612.90-0.56$2,326.92
Green Patrick Wood2174.78$33.78
Total valid votes4,544
Rejected25
Eligible voters / turnout14,88330.70
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.

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for The Pas highlighted in red. ThePas98.png
The 1998–2011 boundaries for The Pas highlighted in red.

See also

References

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