# Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa

Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa is a federal electoral district in Manitoba. It encompasses a portion of Manitoba previously included in the electoral districts of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, Brandon—Souris and Portage—Lisgar.
Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held on 19 October 2015.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Riding Mountain at the first election held after approximately April 2024. It will lose the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation plus the part of the Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth that it exclaves, and the CFB Shilo area to Brandon—Souris and will gain the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne and the area around Long Plain 6 from Portage—Lisgar.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 56,230 | 65.5% | 57,725 | 69.63% | 61,800 | 73.62% |
| Indigenous | 24,265 | 28.26% | 21,980 | 26.51% | 20,705 | 24.66% |
| Southeast Asian | 3,785 | 4.41% | 2,240 | 2.7% | 580 | 0.69% |
| South Asian | 460 | 0.54% | 250 | 0.3% | 250 | 0.3% |
| African | 365 | 0.43% | 210 | 0.25% | 140 | 0.17% |
| East Asian | 330 | 0.38% | 325 | 0.39% | 260 | 0.31% |
| Latin American | 230 | 0.27% | 85 | 0.1% | 130 | 0.15% |
| Middle Eastern | 60 | 0.07% | 40 | 0.05% | 50 | 0.06% |
| Other/multiracial | 130 | 0.15% | 85 | 0.1% | 40 | 0.05% |
| Total responses | 85,850 | 95.92% | 82,905 | 94.72% | 83,950 | 96.08% |
| Total population | 89,503 | 100% | 87,527 | 100% | 87,374 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 83.5% English, 5.3% German, 3.7% Ukrainian, 2.3% Ojibway, 2.1% French Religions: 72.0% Christian (24.4% Catholic, 20.5% United Church, 5.1% Anglican, 3.2% Lutheran, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.9% Baptist, 1.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Presbyterian, 12.3% Other), 1.9% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 25.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $23,271
Average income (2010): $30,399

## Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ address | Neighbourhood |
| Maverick Party | Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa Maverick Party EDA | Daniel Bouchard, | | Dauphin, Manitoba |
| Green | | Katharine Storey | Rural Route 1 | Grandview |
| Conservative Party of Canada | Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Conservative Association | Norman Sims | 76 Main Street South | Minnedosa |
| Liberal Party of Canada | Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Federal Liberal Association | Crawford Halliday | | Dauphin |
| New Democratic Party | | David Rehaluk | 24 Kerr Avenue | Dauphin |

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Riding created from Brandon—Souris Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette and Portage—Lisgar |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Robert Sopuck | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Dan Mazier | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Dan Mazier | Conservative |

## Election results
### Riding Mountain, 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 23,165 | 59.19 |
| New Democratic | 5,680 | 14.51 |
| Liberal | 4,987 | 12.74 |
| People's | 4,128 | 10.55 |
| Green | 826 | 2.11 |
| Others | 351 | 0.90 |

### Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dan Mazier | 22,718 | 59.0 | -5.2 | $38,088.60 |
| | New Democratic | Arthur Holroyd | 5,678 | 14.7 | +0.6 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Carlson | 4,892 | 12.7 | -0.5 | $12,490.55 |
| | People's | Donnan McKenna | 4,052 | 10.5 | +8.7 | $13,188.78 |
| | Green | Shirley Lambrecht | 835 | 2.2 | -3.3 | $0.00 |
| | Maverick | Lori Falloon-Austin | 339 | 0.9 | N/A | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,514 | 99.4 | – | $129,256.28 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 226 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,740 | 62.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 62,242 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.9 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dan Mazier | 26,103 | 64.2 | +17.86 | $47,835.45 |
| | New Democratic | Laverne Lewycky | 5,724 | 14.1 | +1.85 | none listed |
| | Liberal | Cathy Scofield-Singh | 5,344 | 13.2 | -16.31 | $10,110.34 |
| | Green | Kate Storey | 2,214 | 5.5 | +1.67 | none listed |
| | People's | Frank Godon | 711 | 1.8 | – | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Jenni Johnson | 470 | 1.2 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,566 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 279 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,845 | 66.2 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 61,722 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.01 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Robert Sopuck | 19,276 | 46.34 | -18.18 | $96,511.06 |
| | Liberal | Ray Piché | 12,276 | 29.51 | +23.18 | $30,343.94 |
| | New Democratic | Laverne Lewycky | 5,097 | 12.25 | -12.56 | $18,323.29 |
| | Independent | Inky Mark | 3,397 | 8.07 | – | $7,495.11 |
| | Green | Kate Storey | 1,592 | 3.83 | -0.44 | $8,600.31 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,598 | 100.00 | | $247,596.77 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 160 | 0.38 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,758 | 66.09 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,187 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -20.68 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 22,213 | 64.52 |
| New Democratic | 8,541 | 24.81 |
| Liberal | 2,179 | 6.33 |
| Green | 1,468 | 4.26 |
| Others | 27 | 0.08 |