# Interlake

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{{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](/source/Derek_Johnson_(politician))
| 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](/source/Electoral_district_(Canada)) of [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba), Canada. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the [1981 provincial election](/source/1981_Manitoba_general_election). Previously, much of the [Interlake region](/source/Interlake_region) was included in the constituency of [St. George](/source/St._George_(Manitoba_riding)).  As its name implies, Interlake was located between [Lake Winnipeg](/source/Lake_Winnipeg) and [Lake Manitoba](/source/Lake_Manitoba), in the mid-northern section of the province.

Interlake was bordered to the east by Lake Winnipeg, to the south by [Lakeside](/source/Lakeside_(Manitoba_riding)) and [Gimli](/source/Gimli_(Manitoba_riding)), to the north by [Swan River](/source/Swan_River_(electoral_district)), and to the west by Lake Manitoba. Communities in the riding include [Arborg](/source/Arborg%2C_Manitoba), [Riverton](/source/Riverton%2C_Manitoba), [Ashern](/source/Ashern%2C_Manitoba), and [Fraserwood](/source/Fraserwood). The Black and Deer Islands are also located in the riding.

Prior to the [2019 Manitoba general election](/source/2019_Manitoba_general_election), Interlake was abolished and its area was redistributed to the new riding of [Interlake-Gimli](/source/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](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Manitoba) since its creation. That ended with the 2016 election. In 1995, local members of the [Progressive Conservative Party](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Manitoba) attempted to rig the voting results by promoting a candidate from [Independent Native Voice](/source/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](/source/Bill_Uruski)
| [NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Manitoba)
| 1981
| 1990
|- bgcolor=#FFE1C4
| [Clif Evans](/source/Clif_Evans)
| [NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Manitoba)
| 1990
| 1999
|- bgcolor=#FFE1C4
| [Tom Nevakshonoff](/source/Tom_Nevakshonoff)
| [NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Manitoba)
| 1999
| 2016
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| [Derek Johnson](/source/Derek_Johnson_(politician))
| [Prog. Cons.](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Manitoba)
| 2016
| 2019 (riding abolished)
|}

==Electoral results==

=== 1981 ===
{{CANelec/top|MB|1981|Interlake|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[Bill Uruski](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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.

== See also ==
* [List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts](/source/List_of_Manitoba_provincial_electoral_districts)
* [Canadian provincial electoral districts](/source/Canadian_provincial_electoral_districts)

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

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