First contested 1953 District webpage profile, map Elector 59,459 | District created 1952 Last contested 2015 | |
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MP Larry MaguireConservative Census divisions Division No. 5, Manitoba | ||
Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953.
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Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 CensusEthnic groups: 83.4% White, 9.8% Aboriginal, 2.3% Latin American, 1.7% Chinese
Languages: 85.8% English, 4.3% German, 2.3% Spanish, 1.7% French, 1.4% Chinese
Religions: 67.4% Christian (23.3% United Church, 16.6% Catholic, 12.5% "Other Christian", 6.1% Anglican, 2.1% Presbyterian, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.6% Baptist), 30.5% None.
Median income: $30,394 (2010)
Average income: $36,827 (2010)
Geography
The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba. It is bordered by the electoral district of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette to the north, the electoral district of Portage—Lisgar to the east, the Canada–United States border to the south, and the Province of Saskatchewan to the west.
It includes the communities of Brandon, Cornwallis, Virden, Killarney, Souris and North Cypress.
History
The electoral district was created in 1952 from the former districts of Brandon and Souris.
This riding lost territory to Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa and gained territory from Portage—Lisgar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
^ Conservative change is from combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative. Percent change based on redistributed results.