Lac du Bonnet (electoral district) explained

Lac du Bonnet
Province:Manitoba
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Created:1957
Prov-Election-First:1958
Prov-Election-Last:2019
Prov-Rep:Wayne Ewasko
Prov-Rep-Party:Progressive Conservative
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:23005
Demo-Electors:15477
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:11337

Lac du Bonnet (French: Lac-du-Bonnet) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is a relatively large constituency, located to the northeast of Winnipeg.

Lac du Bonnet is bordered to the west by Red River North and Dawson Trail, to the south by La Verendrye, to the north by Keewatinook and to the east by the Ontario border. Communities in the riding include Lac Du Bonnet, Pinawa, Beausejour (known as the birthplace of Edward Schreyer), Whitemouth, Tyndall, Hadashville, Ste. Rita, and Powerview-Pine Falls.[1]

The riding is currently regarded as a Progressive Conservative/New Democratic Party marginal. The Tories have held the seat since 1988, though they retained it by only a narrow majority in 2003.

Demographics

The riding's population in 1996 was 20,035. In 1999, the average family income was $45,693, and the unemployment rate was 9.00%. There are a number of diverse economic communities in the riding, including farming, forestry and nuclear research. The service sector accounted for 12% of the riding's industry in 1999, followed by 10% in health and social services.

Lac Du Bonnet is an ethnically diverse riding. Eighteen per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, along with 9% German and 6% Ukrainian. Six per cent of the riding's residents are francophone.

List of provincial representatives

This riding has elected the following MLAs:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
22nd1958–1959   A.A. TrappLiberal-Progressive
23rd1959–1962   Oscar BjornsonProgressive Conservative
24th1962–1966
25th1966–1969
26th1969–1973   Sam UskiwNew Democratic
27th1973–1977
28th1977–1981
29th1981–1986
30th1986–1988Clarence Baker
31st1988–1990   Darren PraznikProgressive Conservative
32nd1990–1995
33rd1995–1999
34th1999–2002
2002–2003Gerald Hawranik
35th2003–2007
36th2007–2011
37th2011–2016Wayne Ewasko
38th2016–2019
39th2019-

Election results

2023

References

50.889°N -95.866°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What to know about the Lac du Bonnet riding for Manitoba's 2023 election . . 1 September 2023 . 1 September 2023.