Interlake

{{Short description|Defunct provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada}} {{About|the Manitoba provincial electoral district|the region in British Columbia|Interlakes|the sailing dinghy|Interlake (dinghy)|the school|Interlake High School}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2014}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox Canada electoral district | name = Interlake | province = Manitoba | image = InterlakeElectoral2011.jpg |prov-status = defunct | prov-rep = Derek Johnson | prov-rep-party = PC |demo-census-date = |demo-pop = | prov-created = 1979 |prov-election-last = 2016 |demo-electors = |prov-election-first = 1981 |demo-cd = |demo-csd = }}

'''Interlake''' was a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was included in the constituency of St. George. As its name implies, Interlake was located between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba, in the mid-northern section of the province.

Interlake was bordered to the east by Lake Winnipeg, to the south by Lakeside and Gimli, to the north by Swan River, and to the west by Lake Manitoba. Communities in the riding include Arborg, Riverton, Ashern, and Fraserwood. The Black and Deer Islands are also located in the riding.

Prior to the 2019 Manitoba general election, Interlake was abolished and its area was redistributed to the new riding of Interlake-Gimli.

In 1996, the riding's population was 18,653. In 1999, the average family income was $32,570, and the unemployment rate was 10.60%. Twenty-two per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income. Almost 25% of the riding's residents have less than a Grade 9 education.

Agriculture accounts for 22% of Interlake's industry, followed by government services at 13%.

Interlake had been represented continuously by members of the New Democratic Party since its creation. That ended with the 2016 election. In 1995, local members of the Progressive Conservative Party attempted to rig the voting results by promoting a candidate from Independent Native Voice, a minor party. The plan was unsuccessful and caused a major provincial scandal when its details were revealed to the public in 1998–99.

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name ! Party ! Took office ! Left office |- bgcolor=#FFE1C4 | Bill Uruski | NDP | 1981 | 1990 |- bgcolor=#FFE1C4 | Clif Evans | NDP | 1990 | 1999 |- bgcolor=#FFE1C4 | Tom Nevakshonoff | NDP | 1999 | 2016 |- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Derek Johnson | Prog. Cons. | 2016 | 2019 (riding abolished) |}

==Electoral results==

=== 1981 === {{CANelec/top|MB|1981|Interlake|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Bill Uruski|4,599|64.30}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Neil Dueck|2,181|30.49}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Bob Lundale|372|5.20}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,152|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected|34|–}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|10,585|67.89}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}} {{end}}

=== 1986 === {{CANelec/top|MB|1986|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Bill Uruski|4,634|61.30|-3.00}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Joe Schwartz|2,181|28.85|-1.64}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Bob Lundale|455|6.02|0.82}} {{CANelec|MB|CoR|Dieter Wenzel|289|3.82|–}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,559|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected|18|–}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,466|66.08|-1.81}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}} {{end}}

=== 1988 === {{CANelec/top|MB|1988|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Bill Uruski|3,057|39.99|-21.31}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Ed Dandeneau|2,810|36.76|7.91}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Clyde Sigurdson|1,777|23.25|17.23}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,644|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected|13|–}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,329|67.59|1.51}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}} {{end}}

=== 1990 === {{CANelec/top|MB|1990|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Clif Evans|2,941|40.54|0.55}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Ed Trachuk|2,533|34.91|-1.85}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Duncan Edward Geisler|1,781|24.55|1.30}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,255|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected|16|–}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,562|62.89|-4.70}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}} {{end}}

=== 1995 === {{CANelec/top|MB|1995|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Clif Evans|3,791|51.17|10.64}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Ed Trachuk|2,562|34.58|-0.33}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Duncan Edward Geisler|766|10.34|-14.21}} {{CANelec|MB|Independent|Darryl Sutherland|289|3.90|–}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,408|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected|28|–}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|11,602|64.09|1.21}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}} {{end}}

=== 1999 === {{1999 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

=== 2003 === {{CANelec/top|MB|2003|Interlake|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Tom Nevakshonoff|3,858|63.76|15.17|$19,548.96}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Betty Green|1,796|29.68|-11.91|$8,870.79}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Leslie Jacobson|397|6.56|-3.26|$4,774.14}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,051|–|–}} {{CANelec/total|Rejected|22|–}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|12,170|49.90|-13.09}} {{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=2003|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/2003_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}} {{end}}

=== 2007 === {{2007 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

=== 2011 === {{2011 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

=== 2016 === {{2016 Manitoba general election/Interlake}}

==Previous boundaries== thumb|none|200px|The 1998–2011 boundaries for Interlake highlighted in red.

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba Category:Physiographic provinces Category:Interlake Region, Manitoba