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The Pas
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1912
First contested1912
Last contested2015
Demographics
Census division(s)Division No. 21, Division No. 22
Census subdivision(s)Cross Lake 19, Division No. 21, Unorganized, Division No. 22, Unorganized, Kelsey, Moose Lake 31A, Norway House 17, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21, The Pas

The Pas was a provincial electoral division in north-central Manitoba, Canada. It was created in 1912 following the expansion of the province's northern border, and existed until its dissolution in 2018. It was named for the rural town of The Pas.

Until the 1960s, elections in The Pas were deferred until a few weeks after the rest of the province for logistical reasons. It was not unheard of for politicians from the south of the province to run in The Pas after being chosen as cabinet ministers by newly elected provincial governments; Edward Brown and John Bracken were both elected in this manner.

Located in the north of the province, The Pas was bordered by the riding of Rupertsland to the east and south, Thompson and Flin Flon to the north, Swan River and Lake Winnipeg to the south, and the province of Saskatchewan to the west. In addition to the Town of The Pas, it also included Easterville and Norway House.

The Pas was represented by candidates of the New Democratic Party from 1969 onward (and for all but 11 years since 1943), and for much of that time was considered safe for the party. Its last three MLAs—Oscar Lathlin, Frank Whitehead, and Oscar's daughter Amanda Lathlin—were all Indigenous. Whitehead had previously won a by-election on March 24, 2009, following Oscar Lathlin's death. He held it until his resignation in 2014, and Amanda Lathlin won the ensuing by-election.

Following the 2018 redistribution, the riding was abolished, and its area was re-distributed into The Pas-Kameesak, Flin Flon and Keewatinook ridings. Amanda Lathlin transferred to The Pas-Kameesak.

Demographics

The riding's population in 1996 was 19,449. In 1999, the average family income was $42,878, and the unemployment rate was 17.80%. Health and social services account for 14% of the riding's economy, with retail trade accounting for another 14%.

Sixty-seven per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, the second-highest rate in the province.

List of provincial representatives

Name Party Took office Left office
Robert Orok Conservative 1912 1915
Edward Brown Liberal 1915 1922
John Bracken Progressive 1922 1932
Liberal-Progressive 1932 1943
Beresford Richards Co-operative Commonwealth 1943 1945
Independent CCF 1945 1945
Co-operative Commonwealth 1945 1949
Independent CCF 1949 1949
Francis Bud Jobin Liberal-Progressive 1949 1958
John Carroll Progressive Conservative 1958 1969
Ron McBryde New Democrat 1969 1977
Harry Harapiak New Democrat 1977 1990
Oscar Lathlin New Democrat 1990 2008
Frank Whitehead New Democrat 2009 2014
Amanda Lathlin New Democrat 2015 2019

Electoral results

1912 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1912
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Robert Orok 0.00
Total valid votes –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1914

1914 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Orok 0.00 –
Total valid votes – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,919 0.00 –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1915

1915 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Brown 0.00 –
Total valid votes – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 736 0.00 0.00
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1920

1920 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Brown 560 81.63 –
Labour Allan Norgrove 126 18.37 –
Total valid votes 686 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,006 68.19 68.19
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1922

1922 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers John Bracken 472 67.53 –
Independent Herman Finger 118 16.88 –
Independent Peter Cecil Robertson 71 10.16 –
Independent R. H. MacNeill 38 5.44 –
Total valid votes 699 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,355 51.59 -16.60
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1927

1927 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Bracken 582 56.18 –
Liberal Stephan Stephansson 454 43.82 –
Total valid votes 1,036 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 1,375 75.35 23.76
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1932

1932 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive John Bracken 1,915 60.62 –
Labour N. S. McDonald 1,071 33.90 –
Independent Conservative Harold Frederick Maulson 173 5.48 –
Total valid votes 3,159 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 4,825 65.47 -9.87
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1936

1936 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive John Bracken 2,968 60.30 -0.32
Conservative George Baskerville Mainwaring 1,954 39.70 –
Total valid votes 4,922 – –
Rejected 121 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,910 72.98 7.51
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1941

1941 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive John Bracken 0.00 -60.30
Total valid votes – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,819 0.00 -72.98
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1943 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, 1943
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Beresford Richards 3,504 61.15 –
Unknown R. M. McIsaac 1,270 22.16 –
Liberal–Progressive Orson F. Wright 526 9.18 –
Progressive Conservative George Baskerville Mainwaring 430 7.50 –
Total valid votes 5,730 – –
Rejected N/A –
Eligible voters / Turnout N/A – –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1945

1945 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Beresford Richards 2,840 50.72 -10.43
Independent Robert Franklin Milton 2,759 49.28 –
Total valid votes 5,599 – –
Rejected 68 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 7,856 72.14 –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1949

1949 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Francis Lawrence Jobin 4,311 64.85 –
Independent Beresford Richards 1,521 22.88 –
Co-operative Commonwealth Gordon Murray Ferg 816 12.27 -38.45
Total valid votes 6,648 – –
Rejected 92 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,033 61.09 -11.05
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1953

1953 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Progressive Francis Lawrence Jobin 4,875 60.42 -4.43
Social Credit William Henry Calvert 1,668 20.67 –
Co-operative Commonwealth Walter Arthur Thompson 1,526 18.91 6.64
Total valid votes 8,069 – –
Rejected 177 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,425 61.42 0.33
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1958

1958 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Carroll 2,325 57.78 –
Liberal–Progressive Wilfred E. Cudmore 898 22.32 -38.10
Co-operative Commonwealth Howard Pawley 801 19.91 0.99
Total valid votes 4,024 – –
Rejected 40 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,932 68.51 7.09
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

1959 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Carroll 2,345 56.49 -1.29
Liberal–Progressive Mervin Hill 1,027 24.74 2.42
Co-operative Commonwealth Peter Shewchuk 779 18.77 -1.14
Total valid votes 4,151 – –
Rejected 28 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,950 70.24 1.73
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

1962 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Carroll 2,484 56.31 -0.18
Liberal Adam Deminick 1,497 33.94 –
New Democratic Rachel Shewchuk 430 9.75 –
Total valid votes 4,411 – –
Rejected 44 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,398 69.63 -0.60
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

1966 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Carroll 2,278 52.55 -3.76
Liberal Calvin D. Gibson 1,769 40.81 6.87
New Democratic Glen F. Allen 288 6.64 -3.10
Total valid votes 4,335 – –
Rejected 16 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,318 68.87 -0.76
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1969

1969 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Ron McBryde 1,556 40.10 33.46
Progressive Conservative John Carroll 1,361 35.08 -17.47
Liberal Calvert D. Gibson 963 24.82 -15.99
Total valid votes 3,880 – –
Rejected 29 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,914 66.10 -2.77
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1973

1973 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Ron McBryde 3,673 66.23 26.12
Independent George Takashima 1,873 33.77 –
Total valid votes 5,546 – –
Rejected 56 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,088 69.26 3.17
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1977

1977 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Ron McBryde 3,471 56.44 -9.79
Progressive Conservative Percy Pielak 1,965 31.95 –
Liberal Edwin Jebb 714 11.61 –
Total valid votes 6,150 – –
Rejected 21 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,909 69.27 0.00
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1981

1981 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Harry Harapiak 4,236 70.04 13.60
Progressive Conservative Percy Pielak 1,303 21.54 -10.41
Liberal Laverne Jaeb 509 8.42 -3.19
Total valid votes 6,048 – –
Rejected 49 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,252 73.89 4.62
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1986

1986 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Harry Harapiak 4,051 68.34 -1.70
Progressive Conservative Ernest Polsom 1,088 18.35 -3.19
Liberal Scott Gray 789 13.31 4.89
Total valid votes 5,928 – –
Rejected 17 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,720 68.18 -5.71
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1988

1988 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Harry Harapiak 3,221 51.69 -16.64
Progressive Conservative Bruce Unfried 1,584 25.42 7.07
Liberal Scott Gray 1,426 22.89 9.58
Total valid votes 6,231 – –
Rejected 17 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 8,550 73.08 4.90
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1990

1990 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,390 44.36 -7.33
Progressive Conservative Alfred McDonald 3,247 42.49 17.07
Liberal David Merasty 1,005 13.15 -9.73
Total valid votes 7,642 – –
Rejected 21 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 11,651 65.77 -7.30
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1995

1995 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,616 51.70 7.34
Progressive Conservative Alfred MacDonald 2,501 35.76 -6.73
Liberal Clem Jones 877 12.54 -0.61
Total valid votes 6,994 – –
Rejected 27 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 12,056 58.24 -7.53
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1999

1999 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 2,952 46.85 -4.85
Progressive Conservative Ron Evans 2,737 43.44 7.68
Liberal Don Sandberg 612 9.71 -2.83
Total valid votes 6,301 – –
Rejected 101 –
Eligible voters / turnout 12,377 51.72 -6.51
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2003

2003 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,104 65.61 18.76 $18,254.02
Liberal Mark Sweeny 836 17.67 7.96 $6,302.87
Progressive Conservative Richard Goudry 791 16.72 -26.72 $4,258.53
Total valid votes 4,731 – –
Rejected 19 –
Eligible voters / turnout 11,739 40.46 -11.26
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2007

2007 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Oscar Lathlin 3,262 68.86 3.25 $22,521.26
Progressive Conservative George Muswaggon 1,016 21.45 4.73 $7,505.06
Liberal James Houston 459 9.69 -7.98 $224.51
Total valid votes 4,737 – –
Rejected 39 –
Eligible voters / turnout 13,040 36.63 -3.84
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2009 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Frank Whitehead 2,949 75.11 6.25 25,898.41
Progressive Conservative Edna Nabess 722 18.39 -3.06 31,676.75
Liberal Maurice Berens 255 6.50 -3.19 9,255.99
Total valid votes 3,926 – –
Rejected 23 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,334 29.44 –
New Democratic hold Swing +4.66
Source(s)
Source: "2009 The Pas Byelection Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba.

2011

2011 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Frank Whitehead 2,995 73.61 -1.51 $20,683.92
Progressive Conservative Alfred McDonald 959 23.57 5.18 $ 5,562.86
Liberal Girma Tessema 115 2.83 -3.67 $ 0.00
Total valid votes 4,069 – –
Rejected 22 –
Eligible voters / turnout 13,459 30.40 –
New Democratic hold Swing −3.34
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

2015 by-election

Manitoba provincial by-election, April 21, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Amanda Lathlin 1,557 56.76 -16.84 $26,202.75
Progressive Conservative Jacob Nasekapow 817 29.78 6.22 $31,878.68
Liberal Inez Vystrcil-Spence 369 13.45 10.63 $2,941.26
Total valid votes 2,743 – –
Rejected 10 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,111 20.92 –
New Democratic hold Swing -11.53
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba[1][2]

2016

2016 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Amanda Lathlin 1,976 43.49 -13.28 $26,898.08
Progressive Conservative Doug Lauvstad 1,765 38.84 9.06 $14,083.14
Liberal Tyler Duncan 586 12.90 -0.56 $2,326.92
Green Patrick Wood 217 4.78 – $33.78
Total valid votes 4,544 – –
Rejected 25 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 14,883 30.70 –
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

Previous boundaries

The 1998-2011 boundaries for The Pas highlighted in red

References

  1. ^ "Candidates: The Pas By-election". Elections Manitoba. 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "2015 The Pas Byelection Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba.

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