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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
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| 214/214 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Candice Hoeppner | 26,904 | 75.99 |
Elected |
| NDP | Mohamed Alli | 3,478 | 9.82 |
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| LIB | M.J. Willard | 2,221 | 6.27 |
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| GRN | Matthew Friesen | 1,996 | 5.64 |
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| CHP | Jerome Dondo | 805 | 2.27 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This is a rural riding in southern Manitoba, west of Winnipeg. It runs from the U.S. border in the south to Lake Manitoba in the northeast corner. It includes Portage la Prairie, Winkler, Morden and Carman as well as Long Plain and Swan Lake reserves. The eastern part of Spruce Woods Provincial Park is in the west of the riding.
Portage-Lisgar was created in 1996 from 72 per cent of Lisgar-Marquette, 42 per cent of Portage-Interlake and 0.4 per cent of Brandon-Souris. In 2004, it kept 89 per cent of its former territory and added 10 per cent of Provencher in the east and one per cent of Selkirk-Interlake.
Population: 85,653 (2006 census; an increase of 2.7% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Conservative Candice Hoeppner beat Liberal Ted Klassen by more than 17,000 votes in the riding previously held by Conservative Brian Pallister. In 2006, Pallister beat Liberal Gary McLean by more than 21,000 votes. Pallister was elected as a Conservative in 2004 with 65 per cent of the vote.
In 2000, Pallister ran under the Canadian Alliance banner and defeated Liberal Gerry Gebler by 11,185 votes. Jake Hoeppner, running as an Independent, came fourth. Hoeppner had prior success in the Lisgar-Marquette riding in 1993 when he was elected as a Reformer. As Progressive Conservative in 1997, Hoeppner defeated Pallister in Lisgar-Marquette by 1,449 votes. Hoeppner was kicked out of the Reform party in 1999 after he criticized its leader, Preston Manning, leaving Hoeppner to run as an Independent in the 2004 election.
The Progressive Conservatives dominated the riding from 1979 through to 1993 when PC Charlie Mayer served as MP for Portage-Marquette and Lisgar-Marquette. Mayer severed in several cabinet posts, including minister of state responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board, minister of western economic diversification, minister of agriculture and minister for small communities and rural areas.
Progressive Conservative George Muir held the old Lisgar riding from 1957 until he died in 1970. PC Jack Murta won the 1970 bylection there and was re-elected five times, serving until 1988.
Portage-Lisgar:
- 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 32.96% (27,810) |
| French | 12.06% (10,180) |
| Aboriginal | 9.43% (7,960) |
| American | 0.62% (520) |
| Canadian | 24.73% (20,865) |
| Caribbean | 0.17% (145) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.60% (1,350) |
| Western European | 45.18% (38,125) |
| Northern European | 4.75% (4,005) |
| Eastern European | 21.23% (17,910) |
| S European | 1.14% (960) |
| Other European | 0.27% (225) |
| Scandinavian | 4.64% (3,915) |
| Baltic | 0.17% (140) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.36% (300) |
| African | 0.19% (160) |
| Arab | 0.04% (30) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.07% (60) |
| South Asia | 0.09% (80) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.57% (485) |
| Oceania | 0.04% (30) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 84,380 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 68% (56,960) |
| French | 4% (3,720) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (25) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (35) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 1% (440) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (10) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (10) |
| Portuguese | 0% (30) |
| Romanian | 0% (20) |
| Spanish | 0% (95) |
| Danish | 0% (30) |
| Dutch | 1% (545) |
| Flemish | 0% (210) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 24% (19,975) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (25) |
| Czech | 0% (45) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (55) |
| Russian | 0% (340) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (410) |
| Latvian | 0% (20) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (10) |
| Greek | 0% (25) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (10) |
| Arabic | 0% (35) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (10) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (15) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (20) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (10) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (35) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (60) |
| Mandarin | 0% (15) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (10) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (10) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (55) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 83,500 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.94 |
| Mining | 0.21 |
| Utilities | 1.65 |
| Construction | 3.13 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.18 |
| Retail | 11.92 |
| Transport | 4.89 |
| Info Culture | 2.66 |
| Finance Insurance | 6.09 |
| Real Estate | 1.58 |
| ProSciTech | 6.93 |
| Management | 0.14 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.09 |
| Education | 11.16 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 12.49 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.83 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.13 |
| Public Admin | 7.66 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 48,570 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 3.6%
5.5% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.49%
14.10%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.03%
26.93%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $63,694
$72,240 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 10%
13% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 21.38%
28.15% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Mohamed Alli Jerome Dondo | |
 | Party: Christian Heritage Party of Canada Contact Information: 204-526-7488 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Six |
| Profession: | Certified General Accountant |
Candice Hoeppner | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: |
| Age: | 46 |
| Birthplace: | Morden, Man |
| Marital Status: | Married to David Hoeppner |
| Children: | Three - Lukas, Delaney and Parker |
| Profession: | Consultant |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in Portage-Lisgar in 2008 |
Matthew Friesen | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | One |
| Profession: | Tradesperson |
M.J. Willard | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Profession: | Doctor |
| Education: | University of Missouri - Bachelor's degree in wildlife conservation, 1970; Master's in education as a reading specialist. Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University, in Tuskegee, Ala.) - B.Ag.; Master's in physiology and pharmacology; doctor of veterinary medicine. Attended medical school and completed a residency in pathology in 2002. |
| Political Career: | PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Brandon West in 2007 FEDERAL: Defeated in Brandon-Souris in 2008 |
Mohamed Alli | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Birthplace: | Guyana |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Sales |
| Education: | Degree in labour studies and political science from the University of Manitoba |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Portage-Lisgar in 2008 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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