# Interlake

Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was included in the constituency of St. George. As its name implies, Interlake was located between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba, in the mid-northern section of the province.
Interlake was bordered to the east by Lake Winnipeg, to the south by Lakeside and Gimli, to the north by Swan River, and to the west by Lake Manitoba. Communities in the riding include Arborg, Riverton, Ashern, Fraserwood. The Black and Deer Islands are also located in the riding.
Prior to the 2019 Manitoba general election, Interlake was abolished and its area was redistributed to the new riding of Interlake-Gimli.
In 1996, the riding's population was 18,653. In 1999, the average family income was $32,570, and the unemployment rate was 10.60%. Twenty-two per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. Almost 25% of the riding's residents have less than a Grade 9 education.
Agriculture accounts for 22% of Interlake's industry, followed by government services at 13%.
Interlake had been represented continuously by members of the New Democratic Party since its creation. That ended with the 2016 election. In 1995, local members of the Progressive Conservative Party attempted to rig the voting results by promoting a candidate from Independent Native Voice, a minor party. The plan was unsuccessful, but caused a major provincial scandal when its details were revealed to the public in 1998-99.

## List of provincial representatives

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| Bill Uruski | NDP | 1981 | 1990 |
| Clif Evans | NDP | 1990 | 1999 |
| Tom Nevakshonoff | NDP | 1999 | 2016 |
| Derek Johnson | Prog. Cons. | 2016 | 2019 (riding abolished) |

## Electoral results
### 1981

1981 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Bill Uruski | 4,599 | 64.30 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Neil Dueck | 2,181 | 30.49 |
| | Liberal | Bob Lundale | 372 | 5.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,152 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 34 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,585 | 67.89 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Bill Uruski | 4,634 | 61.30 | -3.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joe Schwartz | 2,181 | 28.85 | -1.64 |
| | Liberal | Bob Lundale | 455 | 6.02 | 0.82 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Dieter Wenzel | 289 | 3.82 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,559 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 18 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,466 | 66.08 | -1.81 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Bill Uruski | 3,057 | 39.99 | -21.31 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ed Dandeneau | 2,810 | 36.76 | 7.91 |
| | Liberal | Clyde Sigurdson | 1,777 | 23.25 | 17.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,644 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 13 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,329 | 67.59 | 1.51 |
| 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. |||||||

### 1990

1990 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Clif Evans | 2,941 | 40.54 | 0.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ed Trachuk | 2,533 | 34.91 | -1.85 |
| | Liberal | Duncan Edward Geisler | 1,781 | 24.55 | 1.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,255 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 16 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,562 | 62.89 | -4.70 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Clif Evans | 3,791 | 51.17 | 10.64 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ed Trachuk | 2,562 | 34.58 | -0.33 |
| | Liberal | Duncan Edward Geisler | 766 | 10.34 | -14.21 |
| | Independent | Darryl Sutherland | 289 | 3.90 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,408 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 28 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,602 | 64.09 | 1.21 |
| 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 |
| | New Democratic | Tom Nevakshonoff | 3,809 | 48.59 | -2.58 | $22,797.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Green | 3,260 | 41.59 | 7.00 | $28,978.73 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Swan | 770 | 9.82 | -0.52 | $7,010.62 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,839 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 66 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 12,550 | 62.99 | -1.10 |
| 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 | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Tom Nevakshonoff | 3,858 | 63.76 | 15.17 | $19,548.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Betty Green | 1,796 | 29.68 | -11.91 | $8,870.79 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Jacobson | 397 | 6.56 | -3.26 | $4,774.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,051 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 22 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,170 | 49.90 | -13.09 |
| 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 |
| | New Democratic | Tom Nevakshonoff | 4,047 | 59.51 | -4.25 | $19,408.47 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Garry Wasylowski | 2,445 | 35.95 | 6.27 | $24,946.26 |
| | Liberal | Franklin Swark | 309 | 4.54 | -2.02 | $340.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,801 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 25 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 12,074 | 56.53 | 6.63 |
| 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. |||||||

### 2011

vte2011 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Tom Nevakshonoff | 3,374 | 50.46 | -9.04 | $30,369.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Lupky | 2,903 | 43.42 | 7.47 | $26,066.30 |
| | Independent | John Zasitko | 215 | 3.22 | – | $3,199.84 |
| | Liberal | Albert Ratt | 194 | 2.90 | -1.64 | $2,837.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,686 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 30 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 12,586 | 53.36 | -3.17 |
| 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. |||||||

### 2016

vte2016 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Derek Johnson | 3,685 | 51.32 | 7.90 | $27,224.05 |
| | Liberal | Jamal Abas | 2,068 | 28.80 | 25.90 | $8,951.25 |
| | New Democratic | Tom Nevakshonoff | 1,428 | 19.89 | -30.58 | $19,403.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,181 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 58 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,868 | 61.00 | 7.64 |
| 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. |||||||