Carman was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1999, with territory from Lakeside, Morris, and the now-defunct riding of Gladstone.
Carman was located in the southern region of Manitoba. It was bordered to the north by Portage la Prairie, to the west by Turtle Mountain, to the east by Morris, and to the south by Pembina and Emerson.
The riding was mostly rural. It included the communities of Carman, Somerset, Treherne, St. Claude, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Miami and Elm Creek. Carman also included the Long Plain Reserve, the Dakota Reserve, the Swan Lake Reserve and the Spruce Woods Provincial Park.
The riding's population in 1996 was 18,867. In 1999, the average family income was $43,401, and the unemployment rate was 3.00%. Agriculture accounts for 38% of all industry in the riding, followed by health and social services at 9%. Sixteen per cent of Carman's residents are francophone, the fourth-highest total in the province. Twelve per cent of the population is German, and a further 7% are aboriginal.
Carman was last held by Progressive Conservative MLA Blaine Pedersen, who was elected as a Progressive Conservative.
For the 2011 election, Carman was dissolved into Portage la Prairie and the newly created riding of Midland.
List of provincial representatives
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Rocan | PC | 1999 | 2007 |
| Independent | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Blaine Pedersen | PC | 2007 | 2011 |
Electoral results
| 2007 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Pedersen | 3,845 | 57.96 | +6.10 | $10,079.39 | |||
| New Democratic | Sharon Sadowy | 1,440 | 21.71 | +0.44 | $2,970.97 | |||
| Liberal | Don Oldcorn | 1,293 | 19.49 | −7.38 | $5,572.63 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,578 | 99.16 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 56 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,634 | 53.19 | −0.95 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,471 | |||||||
| 2003 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Rocan | 3,523 | 51.86 | +3.05 | $21,274.32 | |||
| Liberal | Don Oldcorn | 1,825 | 26.87 | −3.37 | $11,694.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Harrison | 1,445 | 21.27 | +1.22 | $3,019.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,793 | 99.62 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 26 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,819 | 54.14 | −6.33 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,595 | |||||||
| 1999 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Rocan | 3,698 | 48.81 | $30,085.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Le Neal | 2,291 | 30.24 | – | $10,422.27 | |||
| New Democratic | Diane Beresford | 1,519 | 20.05 | $645.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,508 | 99.10 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 68 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,576 | 60.47 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,528 | |||||||
References
- "Carman — Official Results — 2007 Provincial Election". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2010. - 2007 results
- "Carman — Official Results — 2003 Provincial Election". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
- "Summary of Results - 1999 General Election". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2010. - 1999 Results
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