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The PasCurrent MLA:Oscar Lathlin (NDP) Lathlin is the minister of aboriginal and northern affairs, and the minister charged with the administration of the Communities Economic Development Fund Act. Candidates:
Riding Profile:This riding has existed since the 1914 election and has been NDP since 1969. This is a central Manitoba riding. The western boundary is the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border; Lake Winnipeg forms part of the southern boundary. This riding includes Easterville and Norway House. The population in 2001 was 19,220. The average family income was $45,069 with an unemployment rate of 19.5 per cent, the second-highest unemployment rate in the province in 2001. The leading industries were health and social services (15.3%) and educational services (13.6%). |
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PC:| 2003 | NDP Oscar Lathlin defeated LIB Mark Sweeny by 2,268 votes. |
| 1999 | NDP Lathlin defeated PC Ron Evans by 215 votes. |
| 1995 | NDP Lathlin defeated PC Alfred McDonald by 1,115 votes. |
| 1990 | NDP Lathlin defeated PC McDonald by 143 votes. |
| 1988 | NDP Harry Harapiak defeated PC Bruce Unfried by 1,637 votes. |
| 1986 | NDP Harapiak defeated PC Ernest Polsom by 2,963 votes. |
| 1981 | NDP Harapiak defeated PC Percy Pielak by 2,993 votes. |
| 1969 | NDP Ron McBryde defeated, by 195 votes, PC John Carroll, who had held the riding since 1958. McBryde was re-elected in 1973 and 1977. |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | 36 | 0 | 36 | 48% |
| PC | 19 | 0 | 19 | 37.89% |
| LIB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.39% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.38% |
- Updated: Nov 30, 2007, 10:50 CST
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