Swan River (electoral district)

Swan River is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1903, in what was then the northwestern corner of the province. Manitoba's borders expanded significantly in 1912, and Swan River is now located in the centre of the province, close to its western border with Saskatchewan. The division has seen several redistributions.

Swan River

Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA	Rick Wowchuk Progressive Conservative
District created	1903
First contested	1903
Last contested	2019

The riding is bordered to the north by The Pas, to the south by Dauphin-Roblin, to the east by Lake Winnipeg and to the west by the province of Saskatchewan. Lake Winnipegosis runs through the riding.

The community of Swan River is located in the riding's southwest corner. Other communities in the riding include Birch River, Ethelbert, Minitonas, Camperville and Winnipegosis.

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,639. In 1999, the average family income was $35,209, and the unemployment rate was 10.70%. Twenty-eight per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low income, and over 25% of the population has less than a Grade Nine education (the third-highest rate in the province).

Thirty-six per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, and 10% are Ukrainian. Agriculture accounts for 22% of Swan River's economy, followed by the health and service sector at 12%.

Swan River's political identity has undergone a significant change in recent years. It was represented by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba continuously for all but one term from 1932 to 1988, and was generally regarded as safe for the party during this period. The current MLA is Rick Wowchuk, who was elected in 2016, returning the seat to the Tories for the first time since 1990.

List of provincial representatives

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
8th	1903–1907		James Robson	Conservative
9th	1907–1910
10th	1910–1914		Daniel D. McDonald	Liberal
11th	1914–1915		William Sims	Liberal
12th	1915–1920
13th	1920–1922		Robert Emmond	Farmer
14th	1922–1927			Progressive
15th	1927–1932		Andrew McCleary	Progressive
16th	1932–1936		George Renouf	Progressive Conservative
17th	1936–1941
18th	1941–1945
19th	1945–1949
20th	1949–1953
21st	1953–1958
22nd	1958–1959		Albert Corbett	Progressive Conservative
23rd	1959–1962
24th	1962–1966		James Bilton	Progressive Conservative
25th	1966–1969
26th	1969–1973
27th	1973–1977
28th	1977–1981		Douglas Gourlay	Progressive Conservative
29th	1981–1986
30th	1986–1988		Len Harapiak	New Democratic Party
31st	1988–1990		Parker Burrell	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1990–1993		Rosann Wowchuk	New Democratic Party
33rd	1995–1999
34th	1999–2003
35th	2003–2007
36th	2007-2011
37th	2011–2016		Ron Kostyshyn	New Democratic Party
38th	2016–2019		Rick Wowchuk	Progressive Conservative
39th	2019-

Electoral results

2019 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Wowchuk	5,529	69.0%	+12.8
	New Democratic	Shelley Wiggins	2,064	25.8%	-7.3
	Liberal	David Teffaine	417	5.2%	-1.4
Total valid votes			8,010	100.0
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

2016 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Wowchuk	4,081	56.2	+15.82	$27,515.00
	New Democratic	Ron Kostyshyn	2,408	33.1	-23.05	$32,595.02
	Liberal	Shayne Lynxleg	483	6.6	+3.14	$131.25
	Green	Dan Soprovich	296	4.1		$2,061.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit			7,268	100.0		$39,956.00
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba[1][2]

2011 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Ron Kostyshyn	4,280	56.15	$34,323.01
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Powell	3,078	40.38	$21,167.11
	Liberal	Reynold Cook	264	3.46	$284.81
Total valid votes			7,622	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			46	0.60
Turnout			7,668	59.66
Electors on the lists			12,853

2007 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rosann Wowchuk	4,522	58.18	-4.82	$32,305.27
	Progressive Conservative	Maxine Plesiuk	2,915	37.51	+7.72	$25,705.00
	Liberal	Niomi Spence-Pranteau	306	3.93	-3.28	$340.30
Total valid votes			7,743	99.63
Rejected and declined ballots			29
Turnout			7,772	65.12
Electors on the lists			11,919
Source: Elections Manitoba[3]

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2003 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rosann Wowchuk	4,701	63.00		$31,387.05
	Progressive Conservative	Jason Shaw	2,223	29.79		$9,138.20
	Liberal	Russell McKay	538	7.21		$4,967.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit				100.0		$
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Manitoba[5][6]

1999 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rosann Wowchuk	4,931	54.84		$28,531.00
	Progressive Conservative	Maxine Plesiuk	3,482	38.72		$28,983.00
	Manitoba	Wayne Klekta	558	6.21		$1,723.80
Total valid votes			8,971	99.77
Rejected and declined ballots			21
Turnout			8,992	70.94
Electors on the lists			12,676

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Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for the Swan River highlighted in red

References

1. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
2. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
3. "Election Returns: 39th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
4. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_swan-river_summary_results.html - 2007 results
5. "Election Returns: 38th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
6. http://www.elections.mb.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_swan-river_summary_results.html
7. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=49 - 1999 Results