Provencher (electoral district)
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Provencher is the name of a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada. Its population is 81,910. (2001)
Geography
The district is in the extreme southeastern part of Manitoba .
History
The electoral district was created in 1871 following Manitoba joining the Canadian Confederation in 1870.
List of Members:
- Pierre Delorme, Conservative (1871-1872)
- Sir George-Étienne Cartier, Liberal-Conservative (1872-1873)
- Louis Riel, Independent (1873-1875)
- Andrew Graham Ballen Bannatyne, Liberal (1875-1878)
- Joseph Dubuc, Conservative (1878-1879)
- Joseph Royal, Conservative (1879-1889)
- A.A.C. Larivière, Conservative (1889-1904)
- Joseph-Ernest Cyr, Liberal (1904-1908)
- John Patrick Molloy, Liberal (1908-1921)
- Arthur-Lucien Beaubien, Liberal (1921-1940)
- René N. Jutras, Liberal (1940-1957)
- Warner H. Jorgenson, Prog. Cons. (1957-1968)
- Mark G. Smerchanski, Liberal (1968-1972)
- Jake Epp, Prog. Cons. (1972-1993)
- David Iftody, Liberal (1993-2000)
- Vic Toews, Canadian Alliance (2000-present)