Dawson Trail (electoral district)

This article is about the Manitoba electoral district. For the historic Dawson Trail, see Dawson Road.
Dawson Trail
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 		 
Bob Lagassé
Progressive Conservative
District created2008
First contested2011
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)23,230
Electors (2019)14,386
Area (km²)1,698
Pop. density (per km²)13.7
Census division(s)Division 2
Census subdivision(s)Ritchot, Ste. Anne, Taché

Dawson Trail (French: Chemin-Dawson) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008, out of parts of Morris and La Verendrye.

Communities in the riding include Ste. Anne, Lorette, Landmark, Grande Pointe, Giroux, Hazelridge, Anola and Sapton. St. Adolphe and Ile des Chênes were previously located in the riding until redistribution in 2018.[1]

The riding's population in 2006 was 19,530.

List of provincial representatives

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from La Verendrye and Morris
40th 2011-2016 Ron Lemieux New Democratic
41st 2016–2019 Bob Lagassé Progressive Conservative
42nd 2019–2023
43rd 2023–present

Election results

2011

2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Ron Lemieux 4,291 52.55 $27,025.87
Progressive Conservative Laurent "Larry" Tetrault 3,554 43.52 $31,739.93
Liberal Sandra Hoskins 321 3.93 $930.06
Total valid votes 8,166 –
Rejected 48 –
Eligible voters / turnout 14,118 58.18
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.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

2016

2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Bob Lagassé 4,330 52.96 9.44 $28,988.69
New Democratic Roxane Dupuis 1,678 20.52 -32.02 $28,310.57
Liberal Terry Hayward 1,652 20.21 16.27 $12,386.01
Manitoba David Sutherland 516 6.31 – $2,489.77
Total valid votes 8,176 – –
Rejected 138 –
Eligible voters / turnout 14,561 57.10 -1.08
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.

2019

2019 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Bob Lagassé 4,555 55.41 2.45 $10,313.59
Liberal Robert Rivard 1,880 22.87 2.67 $6,688.18
New Democratic Echo Asher 1,785 21.72 1.19 $2,019.24
Total valid votes 8,220 – –
Rejected 101 –
Eligible voters / turnout 14,386 57.84 0.74
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

2023

2023 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Bob Lagassé 4,592 50.70 -4.71 $20,743.64
New Democratic Chris Wiebe 4,049 44.71 +22.99 $15,476.68
Green Marcel Broesky 416 4.59 – $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 9,057 99.24 – $62,568.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 69 0.76 –
Turnout 9,126 56.86 -0.98
Eligible voters 16,049
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -13.85
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba[2][3][4]

49°41′13″N 96°39′07″W / 49.687°N 96.652°W / 49.687; -96.652

References

  1. ^ "What to know about the Dawson Trail riding for Manitoba's 2023 election". CBC News. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.