# Ste. Rose (electoral district)

Ste. Rose was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1914, and existed until 2011.
Ste. Rose was located in the southwestern section of the province. It was bordered to the north by Swan River, to the west by Russell, Dauphin-Roblin and Minnedosa, to the south by Turtle Mountain and to the east by Lake Manitoba.
Communities in the riding included Gladstone, Neepawa, McCreary, Ste. Rose, Ste. Rose du Lac and Westbourne.
The riding's population in 1996 was 19,038. In 1999, the average family income was $36,883, and the unemployment rate was 7.60%. Much of the riding was farmland and agriculture accounted for 29% of its industry, followed by health and social services at 11%. Twenty-six per cent of Ste. Rose's population was aboriginal, and 8% were German. There was once a significant francophone population in this region, and 4% of the riding's residents listed themselves as francophone. Over 25% of the population had less than a Grade Nine education, one of the highest rates in the province.
From the 1930s to the 1970s, Ste. Rose was a safe seat for the Manitoba Liberal Party (formerly known as the Liberal-Progressive Party). The New Democratic Party held the seat from 1971 to 1986, at which time it was won by Glen Cummings of the Progressive Conservative Party. He held the seat until 2007 when he retired. The riding was won by Progressive Conservative Party candidate Stu Briese.
Following the 2008 electoral redistribution, Ste. Rose was dissolved into the riding of Interlake and the new ridings of Dauphin, and Agassiz. This change took effect for the 2011 election.

## List of provincial representatives

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Joseph Hamelin | Cons | 1914 | 1920(?) |
| | Independent/Conservative | 1920(?) | 1927 |
| Maurice Dane MacCarthy | Prog | 1927 | 1932 |
| | Lib-Prog | 1932 | 1953 |
| Gildas Molgat | Lib-Prog | 1953 | 1961 |
| | Lib | 1961 | 1970 |
| Aime Adam | NDP | 1971 | 1986 |
| Glen Cummings | PC | 1986 | 2007 |
| Stu Briese | PC | 2007 | 2011 |

## Electoral results
### 1914

1914 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hamelin | 596 | 52.65 |
| | Liberal | John A. Campbell | 536 | 47.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,132 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 1,338 | 84.60 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1915

1915 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hamelin | 443 | 39.45 | -13.20 |
| | Liberal | Zatque H. Rheaume | 414 | 36.87 | -10.48 |
| | Independent | Albert McLeod | 266 | 23.69 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,123 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 1,499 | 74.92 | -9.69 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hamelin | 878 | 41.59 | 2.14 |
| | Liberal | D. J. Hill | 745 | 35.29 | -1.57 |
| | Liberal | T. H. Rheaume | 488 | 23.12 | -13.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,111 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 3,508 | 60.18 | -14.74 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joseph Hamelin | 1,362 | 51.71 | – |
| | United Farmers | Thomas McDonald | 1,272 | 48.29 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,634 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,410 | 59.73 | -0.45 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1927

1927 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Maurice Dane MacCarthy | 1,161 | 46.83 | – |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hamelin | 960 | 38.73 | – |
| | Liberal | Arthur Hurst | 358 | 14.44 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,479 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,122 | 60.14 | 0.41 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1932

1932 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Maurice Dane MacCarthy | 1,959 | 61.95 | – |
| | Conservative | Robert Doucette | 1,203 | 38.05 | -0.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,162 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,289 | 73.72 | 13.58 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Maurice Dane MacCarthy | 1,592 | 45.75 | -16.21 |
| | Conservative | Earlston Stuart Everall | 1,097 | 31.52 | -6.52 |
| | Independent Labour | J. S. Zaplitny | 791 | 22.73 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,480 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 37 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,994 | 70.42 | -3.30 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1941

1941 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Maurice Dane MacCarthy | 1,624 | 53.26 | 7.52 |
| | Social Credit | Paul Prince | 1,425 | 46.74 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,049 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 26 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,228 | 58.82 | -11.61 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Maurice Dane MacCarthy | 1,907 | 69.85 | 16.59 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Jake Heesaker | 823 | 30.15 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,730 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 40 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,191 | 53.36 | -5.46 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Maurice Dane MacCarthy | | 0.00 | -69.85 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,953 | 0.00 | -53.36 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Gildas Molgat | 1,561 | 50.88 | – |
| | Independent Liberal | James Albert Fletcher | 1,166 | 38.01 | – |
| | Social Credit | Antoine Pineau | 341 | 11.11 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,068 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 76 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,932 | 63.75 | 63.75 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Gildas Molgat | 2,400 | 57.43 | 6.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alvin Getz | 1,010 | 24.17 | – |
| | Social Credit | Alphonse Bouchard | 415 | 9.93 | -1.18 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Leon W. Hoefer | 354 | 8.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,179 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 36 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 6,086 | 69.26 | 5.51 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1959

1959 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Gildas Molgat | 2,390 | 55.34 | -2.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Fletcher | 1,576 | 36.49 | 12.32 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Leon W. Hoefer | 353 | 8.17 | -0.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,319 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 25 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 6,067 | 71.60 | 2.34 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1962

1962 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gildas Molgat | 2,648 | 62.13 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Albert Fletcher | 1,467 | 34.42 | -2.07 |
| | New Democratic | Leon W. Hoefer | 147 | 3.45 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,262 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 31 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 6,008 | 71.45 | -0.15 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gildas Molgat | 2,410 | 60.89 | -1.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael "Mike" Posmituck | 1,187 | 29.99 | -4.43 |
| | Social Credit | David L. G. Dunning | 275 | 6.95 | – |
| | New Democratic | Harry Shafransky | 86 | 2.17 | -1.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,958 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 19 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,730 | 69.41 | -2.05 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1969

1969 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gildas Molgat | 2,247 | 49.80 | -11.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Heinz Marohn | 1,198 | 26.55 | -3.44 |
| | New Democratic | Leon Hoefer | 754 | 16.71 | 14.54 |
| | Social Credit | Norma Oswald | 313 | 6.94 | -0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,512 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 29 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 7,379 | 61.54 | -7.87 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1971 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1971 Resignation of Gildas Molgat :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Aimé Adam | 2,785 | 41.60 | 24.89 |
| | Liberal | Fred Werbiski | 2,118 | 31.64 | -18.16 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Boerchers | 1,792 | 26.77 | 0.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,695 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | N/A | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | N/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. |||||||

### 1973

1973 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Aimé Adam | 2,627 | 44.59 | 3.00 |
| | Liberal | Dwight Hopfner | 1,748 | 29.67 | -1.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alf O'Loughlin | 1,516 | 25.73 | -1.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,891 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 44 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 7,931 | 74.83 | – |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Aimé Adam | 2,611 | 46.13 | 1.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Arthur Erickson | 1,830 | 32.33 | 6.60 |
| | Liberal | John Fleming | 1,219 | 21.54 | -8.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,660 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 9 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 8,218 | 68.98 | -5.85 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Aimé Adam | 4,031 | 50.09 | 3.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ivan Traill | 3,823 | 47.50 | 15.17 |
| | Progressive | Valerie Wilson | 194 | 2.41 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,048 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 23 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,036 | 73.13 | 4.15 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Cummings | 3,735 | 45.77 | -1.74 |
| | New Democratic | Garry Anderson | 3,020 | 37.01 | -13.08 |
| | Liberal | Rafi Mohammed | 952 | 11.67 | – |
| | Confederation of Regions | Dave Mutch | 454 | 5.56 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,161 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 18 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,258 | 72.65 | -0.48 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Cummings | 3,723 | 46.15 | 0.38 |
| | Liberal | Brent Johnson | 2,631 | 32.61 | 20.95 |
| | New Democratic | Gerald Follows | 1,464 | 18.15 | -18.86 |
| | Confederation of Regions | David Mutch | 249 | 3.09 | -2.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,067 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 10 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,375 | 71.01 | -1.64 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Cummings | 3,646 | 51.58 | 5.43 |
| | Liberal | Ivan Traill | 1,882 | 26.63 | -5.99 |
| | New Democratic | Sam Voisey | 1,540 | 21.79 | 3.64 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,068 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 15 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,497 | 61.61 | -9.40 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Cummings | 3,762 | 51.99 | 0.41 |
| | New Democratic | John Morrisseau | 2,341 | 32.35 | 10.56 |
| | Liberal | David Martin | 1,133 | 15.66 | -10.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,236 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 25 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,532 | 62.96 | 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. |||||||

### 1999

vte1999 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Cummings | 3,871 | 49.92 | -2.07 | $25,226.25 |
| | New Democratic | Louise Wilson | 3,293 | 42.46 | 10.11 | $20,154.00 |
| | Liberal | Fred Juskowiak | 591 | 7.62 | -8.04 | $9,389.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,755 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 38 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 12,580 | 61.95 | -1.02 |
| 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Cummings | 3,709 | 56.64 | 6.73 |
| | New Democratic | John Harapiak | 2,301 | 35.14 | -7.32 |
| | Liberal | Wendy Menzies | 538 | 8.22 | 0.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,548 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 18 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,454 | 52.72 | -9.23 |
| 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

vte2007 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stu Briese | 3,599 | 59.14 | 2.49 | $18,703.39 |
| | New Democratic | Denise Harder | 2,022 | 33.22 | -1.92 | $5,421.04 |
| | Liberal | Janelle Mailhot | 465 | 7.64 | -0.58 | $606.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,086 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 26 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 12,054 | 50.71 | -2.02 |
| 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. |||||||