Turtle Mountain (electoral district)
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Turtle Mountain is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created with the westward expansion of the province's borders in 1881, eliminated by redistribution in 1968, and re-established in 1979, formally returned to the electoral map with the provincial election of 1981.
Turtle Mountain is located in the southwestern region of the province. It is bordered to the north by Ste. Rose, to the west by Minnedosa and Arthur-Virden, to the east by Pembina, Carman and Portage La Prairie, and south to the American state of North Dakota.
The riding is primarily rural. Communities in the riding include Killarney, Carberry, Glenboro, Pilot Mound and MacGregor.
The riding's population in 1996 was 18,569. As of 1999, the average family income was $43,265, and the unemployment rate was 3.50%. Agriculture accounts for 37% of all industry in the riding, followed by health and social service work at 9%. Thirteen per cent of the riding's residents are German.
Turtle Mountain has been represented by the Progressive Conservative Party for most of its history, and is considered safe for that party. The current MLA is Cliff Cullen, who was elected in a 2004 by-election.
In the next election, the riding will be dissolved into the new ridings of Agassiz, Midland, and Spruce Woods.
[edit] List of provincial representatives
| Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Alexander | Cons | 1881 | 1883 |
| Finlay Young | Lib | 1883 | 1888 |
| John Hettle | Lib | 1888 | 1897 |
| James Johnson | Independent Conservative | 1897 | 1903 |
| Cons | 1903 | 1915 | |
| George William McDonald | Lib | 1915 | 1922 |
| Richard Willis | Cons | 1922 | 1929 |
| Alexander Welch | Cons/PC | 1929 | 1945 |
| Errick Willis | PC | 1945 | 1959 |
| Edward Dow | Lib-Prog | 1959 | 1961 |
| Lib | 1961 | 1962 | |
| Peter J. McDonald | PC | 1962 | 1966 |
| Edward Dow | Lib | 1966 | 1969 |
| Brian Ransom | PC | 1981 | 1986 |
| Denis Rocan | PC | 1986 | 1990 |
| Bob Rose | PC | 1990 | 1995 |
| Merv Tweed | PC | 1995 | 2004 |
| Cliff Cullen | PC | 2004 | present |
[edit] Electoral results
| 2007 Manitoba provincial election : Turtle Mountain edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Cullen | 4,318 | 65.67 | +2.66 | $15,425.52 | |
| New Democrats | Faron Douglas | 1,476 | 22.45 | +3.65 | $3,785.64 | |
| Liberal | Allen Hunter | 739 | 11.24 | -7.56 | $3,458.77 | |
| Total valid votes | 6,533 | 99.36 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 42 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,575 | 54.39 | +7.29 | |||
| Registered voters | 12,089 | |||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, July 2, 2004 : Turtle Mountain edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Cullen | 3,632 | 63.01 | $11,273.31 | ||
| Liberal | Bev Leadbeter | 1,084 | 18.81 | $2,256.63 | ||
| New Democrats | Betty Storie | 1,048 | 18.18 | $12,037.72 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,764 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,778 | 47.10 | ||||
| Registered voters | 12,267 | |||||
June, 2003[2]:
- (x)Mervin Tweed (PC) 3956
- Lonnie Patterson (NDP) 1893
- Bev Leadbeater (L) 743
| 1999 Manitoba provincial election : Turtle Mountain edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mervin Tweed | 4,037 | 55.79 | $22,666.64 | ||
| New Democrats | Janet Brady | 1,902 | 26.29 | $3,995.00 | ||
| Liberal | Lorne Hanks | 1,247 | 17.23 | $3,988.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,186 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,236 | 58.81 | ||||
| Registered voters | 12,305 | |||||
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