# Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette (formerly known as Dauphin and Dauphin—Swan River) was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 2015. Its population in 2011 was 74,800. The riding became known as Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa for the 2015 federal election.

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 83% English, 2.03% French, 14.97% Other
    According to the 2006 Canadian census
Racial groups: 75.02% White, 24.21% Aboriginal
Average income: $16,388
Religions (2001): 47.30% Protestant, 32.18% Catholic, 14.45% Non religious, 3.27% Christian Orthodox, 1.99% Other Christian

## Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ address | Neighbourhood |
| Green | Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Federal Green Party Association | Katharine Storey | Rural Route 1 | Grandview |
| Conservative Party of Canada | Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Conservative Association | Norman Sims | 76 Main Street South | Minnedosa |
| Liberal Party of Canada | Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Federal Liberal Association | Lorna Liddle | PO Box 2568 | Neepawa |
| New Democratic Party | Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Federal NDP Riding Association | David Rehaluk | 24 Kerr Avenue | Dauphin |

## Geography

The riding was located in between southern and central Manitoba, west of Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba.

## History

The electoral district was created as "Dauphin" riding in 1903 from Macdonald, Marquette and Saskatchewan (Provisional District) ridings.
In 1983, it was renamed "Dauphin–Swan River".
In 2004, it was renamed "Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette".

### Members of Parliament

The riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Dauphin Riding created from Macdonald, Marquette and Saskatchewan provisional district |||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Theodore Arthur Burrows | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Glenlyon Campbell | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Robert Cruise | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Robert Cruise | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | William John Ward | Progressive |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | William John Ward | Progressive |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | William John Ward | Liberal–Progressive |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | James Langstaff Bowman | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | William John Ward | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | William John Ward | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Fred Zaplitny | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | William John Ward | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Fred Zaplitny | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Fred Zaplitny | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Elmer Forbes | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Elmer Forbes | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Elmer Forbes | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Elmer Forbes | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Gordon Ritchie | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Gordon Ritchie | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Gordon Ritchie | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Gordon Ritchie | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Laverne Lewycky | New Democratic |
| Dauphin—Swan River |||||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Brian White | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Brian White | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Marlene Cowling | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Inky Mark | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Inky Mark | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2002 | Inky Mark | Alliance |
| 37th | 2002–2004 | Inky Mark | Progressive Conservative |
| Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Inky Mark | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Inky Mark | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2010 | Inky Mark | Conservative |
| 40th | 2010–2011 | Robert Sopuck | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Robert Sopuck | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa |||||

### Last member of Parliament

The seat was last held by Robert Sopuck, a fisheries biologist. When the riding became known as Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, Sopuck handily won the election.

## Election results

Dauphin—Swan-River—Marquette was a conservative riding for much of the last half-century of its existence. It was held by the Liberals from 1993–1997, with that party's sweeping victory in the 1993 general election. The only other time that it was not represented by a centre-right party after 1958 was from 1980 to 1984, when it was held by the NDP.

### Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, 2004–present

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Robert Sopuck | 18,543 | 63.09 | +6.60 | – |
| | New Democratic | Cheryl Osborne | 7,657 | 26.05 | -0.40 | – |
| | Liberal | Wendy Menzies | 1,947 | 6.62 | -3.70 | – |
| | Green | Kate Storey | 1,243 | 4.23 | -1.39 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 29,390 | 100.00 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 92 | 0.31 | -0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,482 | 55.69 | +29.07 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,941 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.5 |

#### 2010 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, November 29, 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Robert Sopuck | 8,034 | 56.49 | -4.87 | – |
| | New Democratic | Denise Harder | 3,762 | 26.45 | +9.82 | – |
| | Liberal | Christopher Scott Sarna | 1,468 | 10.32 | -3.65 | – |
| | Green | Kate Storey | 799 | 5.62 | -0.89 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Jerome Dondo | 159 | 1.12 | -0.08 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 14,222 | 100.00 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.43 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,283 | 26.62 | -28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,660 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.13 |
| By-election due to the resignation of Inky Mark. |||||||
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Inky Mark | 18,132 | 61.36 | +2.28 | $42,460 |
| | New Democratic | Ron Strynadka | 4,914 | 16.63 | -1.67 | $5,103 |
| | Liberal | Wendy Menzies | 4,128 | 13.97 | -4.18 | $22,590 |
| | Green | Kate Storey | 1,923 | 6.51 | +2.84 | |
| | Christian Heritage | David Andres | 356 | 1.20 | +0.40 | |
| | People's Political Power | Charles Prefontaine | 96 | 0.32 | – | $1,294 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 29,549 | 100.00 | | $95,083 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 107 | 0.36 | -0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,656 | 55 | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.0 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Inky Mark | 20,084 | 59.08 | +5.13 | $42,115 |
| | New Democratic | Walter Kolisnyk | 6,221 | 18.30 | -3.67 | $21,849 |
| | Liberal | Don Dewar | 6,171 | 18.15 | -2.23 | $19,220 |
| | Green | Kathy Storey | 1,246 | 3.67 | +1.66 | $2,759 |
| | Christian Heritage | Iris Yawney | 273 | 0.80 | -0.88 | $920 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,995 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.45 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,149 | 62 | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.4 |

### Dauphin—Swan River, 1983–2004

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Inky Mark | 18,025 | 53.95 | -5.57^ | $45,456 |
| | New Democratic | Walter Kolisnyk | 7,341 | 21.97 | +4.50 | $41,153 |
| | Liberal | Don Dewar | 6,809 | 20.38 | -0.94 | $31,775 |
| | Green | Lindy Clubb | 673 | 2.01 | – | $593 |
| | Christian Heritage | David Andres | 560 | 1.68 | – | $2,974 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,408 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 168 | 0.50 | +0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,576 | 58.6 | -4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.0 |
^ Change is from the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance votes in the 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Inky Mark | 15,855 | 47.66 | +12.17 | $30,460 |
| | Liberal | Jane Dawson | 7,091 | 21.32 | +0.57 | $32,160 |
| | New Democratic | Wayne Kines | 5,813 | 17.47 | -3.75 | $24,855 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Eliasson | 3,946 | 11.86 | -9.76 | $3,345 |
| | Canadian Action | Terry Drul | 372 | 1.12 | – | $3,068 |
| | Independent | Iris Yawney | 189 | 0.57 | – | $5,508 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,266 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 148 | 0.44 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,414 | 63.5 | -1.9 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +5.8 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to Reform Party vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Inky Mark | 12,668 | 35.49 | +5.96 | $32,650 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Boguski | 7,716 | 21.62 | +5.85 | $50,353 |
| | New Democratic | Betty Findlay | 7,575 | 21.22 | -0.97 | $48,818 |
| | Liberal | Marlene Cowling | 7,408 | 20.75 | -10.98 | $44,417 |
| | Independent | Tony Riley | 326 | 0.91 | +0.13 | $2,130 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,693 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 122 | 0.34 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,815 | 65.4 | – |
| | Reform gain from Liberal | Reform gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -8.5 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marlene Cowling | 10,600 | 31.73 | +12.10 |
| | Reform | Dale Brown | 9,865 | 29.53 | +26.13 |
| | New Democratic | Stan Struthers | 7,412 | 22.19 | -11.20 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Galloway | 5,267 | 15.77 | -25.60 |
| | Canada Party | Tony Riley | 260 | 0.78 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,404 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -18.85 | |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian White | 14,719 | 41.37 | -1.19 |
| | New Democratic | Eric Irwin | 11,881 | 33.39 | -2.93 |
| | Liberal | Alain Bouchard | 6,985 | 19.63 | +4.16 |
| | Reform | Peter J. Neufeld | 1,209 | 3.40 | |
| | Confederation of Regions | Joseph Hagyard | 394 | 1.11 | -4.54 |
| | Independent | Terry Drul | 393 | 1.10 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,581 | 100.00 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian White | 11,973 | 42.56 | +4.1 |
| | New Democratic | Laverne Lewycky | 10,219 | 36.32 | -8.5 |
| | Liberal | Doug Cowling | 4,352 | 15.47 | -1.3 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Douglas Switzer | 1,589 | 5.65 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,133 | 100.0 |

### Dauphin, 1904–1983

1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Laverne Lewycky | 12,960 | 44.8 | +3.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Orville Heschuk | 11,116 | 38.4 | -4.8 |
| | Liberal | Ron Hale | 4,849 | 16.8 | +1.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,925 | 100.0 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Ritchie | 12,239 | 43.2 | -3.5 |
| | New Democratic | Laverne Lewycky | 11,770 | 41.6 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Klimchuk | 4,311 | 15.2 | -6.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,320 | 100.0 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Ritchie | 11,439 | 46.7 | -7.7 |
| | New Democratic | Laverne Lewycky | 7,743 | 31.6 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hale | 5,300 | 21.6 | +3.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,482 | 100.0 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Ritchie | 12,584 | 54.4 | +17.2 |
| | New Democratic | Bernhard Dirauf | 6,234 | 27.0 | -1.8 |
| | Liberal | Ferdinand A. Guiboche | 4,305 | 18.6 | -10.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,123 | 100.0 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Ritchie | 8,701 | 37.2 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal | Raymond-J. Allard | 6,770 | 28.9 | +4.0 |
| | New Democratic | Evelyn Syme | 6,737 | 28.8 | +9.2 |
| | Social Credit | Dean Whiteway | 1,194 | 5.1 | -10.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,402 | 100.0 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elmer Forbes | 6,545 | 39.9 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal | Siggi Sigurdson | 4,082 | 24.9 | -6.6 |
| | New Democratic | John Zaplitny | 3,202 | 19.5 | +13.0 |
| | Social Credit | Lawrence A. Milner | 2,558 | 15.6 | -3.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,387 | 100.0 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elmer Forbes | 7,541 | 43.0 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Siggi T. Sigurdson | 5,526 | 31.5 | +5.9 |
| | Social Credit | Lawrence A. Milner | 3,334 | 19.0 | +9.8 |
| | New Democratic | Ray Taylor | 1,148 | 6.5 | -19.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,549 | 100.0 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elmer Forbes | 7,158 | 39.6 | -6.8 |
| | Liberal | Sigurdur Thorberg Sigurdson | 4,620 | 25.6 | +4.3 |
| | New Democratic | Fred Zaplitny | 4,619 | 25.6 | -6.7 |
| | Social Credit | Lawrence A. Milner | 1,665 | 9.2 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,062 | 100.0 |
Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elmer Forbes | 8,674 | 46.4 | +25.8 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Zaplitny | 6,023 | 32.2 | -7.6 |
| | Liberal | A. Thomas Warnock | 3,981 | 21.3 | +4.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,678 | 100.0 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Zaplitny | 6,706 | 39.9 | -3.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | W. Gordon Ritchie | 3,463 | 20.6 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Hallam Parker | 2,896 | 17.2 | -14.6 |
| | Social Credit | Sherman S. Hunt | 2,442 | 14.5 | +2.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | William John Ward | 1,304 | 7.8 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,811 | 100.0 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Zaplitny | 6,839 | 43.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Hallam Parker | 5,050 | 31.8 | -13.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | R. Elmer Forbes | 2,136 | 13.4 | -1.1 |
| | Social Credit | Sherman Stanley Hunt | 1,866 | 11.7 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,891 | 100.0 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William John Ward | 7,896 | 45.1 | +11.2 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Zaplitny | 7,089 | 40.4 | +2.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael F. Szewczyk | 2,541 | 14.5 | -13.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,526 | 100.0 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Zaplitny | 6,226 | 38.0 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | William John Ward | 5,550 | 33.9 | -1.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Craig Dowler | 4,599 | 28.1 | -6.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,375 | 100.0 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William John Ward | 5,953 | 35.0 | -11.5 |
| | National Government | James Langstaff Bowman | 5,900 | 34.7 | -2.2 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Ronald S. Moore | 5,142 | 30.3 | +13.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,995 | 100.0 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William John Ward | 7,091 | 46.6 | -0.9 |
| | Conservative | James Langstaff Bowman | 5,628 | 37.0 | -15.6 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Arthur D. McKellar | 2,508 | 16.5 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,227 | 100.0 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Langstaff Bowman | 7,083 | 52.5 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal–Progressive | William John Ward | 6,399 | 47.5 | -9.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,482 | 100.0 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | William John Ward | 7,260 | 56.9 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | James Langstaff Bowman | 5,502 | 43.1 | -5.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,762 | 100.0 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | William John Ward | 5,102 | 51.1 | -27.3 |
| | Conservative | James Langstaff Bowman | 4,883 | 48.9 | +27.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,985 | 100.0 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | William John Ward | 7,779 | 78.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Cruise | 2,138 | 21.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,917 | 100.0 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Robert Cruise | acclaimed |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Cruise | 3,674 | 55.7 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Glenlyon Archibald Campbell | 2,926 | 44.3 | -7.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,600 | 100.0 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Glenlyon Archibald Campbell | 3,206 | 51.8 |
| | Liberal | Theodore Arthur Burrows | 2,989 | 48.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,195 | 100.0 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Theodore Arthur Burrows | acclaimed |