Dauphin—Swan River
 Manitoba electoral district
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Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette in relation to other Manitoba federal electoral districts
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 74,800 |
| Electors (2011) | 53,549 |
| Area (km²) | 46,493.79 |
| Census divisions | 8, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 |
| Census subdivisions | Dauphin, Swan River, Neepawa, Sandy Bay, Minnedosa |
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 Canadian House of Commons 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.
Languages: 83% English, 2.03% French, 14.97% Other
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 are the local branches of the national political parties:
The riding was located in between southern and central Manitoba, west of Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba.
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".
The riding elected the following Members 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.
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.
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