Summary: A riding located between Manitoba’s two most prominent lakes, Conservative MP James Bezan looks for his fifth term in this electoral district.
Boundaries: All of the Interlake region up to Little Saskatchewan and Lake St. Martin.
Last Election: Conservative MP James Bezan defeated NDP candidate Sean Palsson by 38.7 per cent, his largest margin of victory in four elections.
History: The Interlake region has elected candidates from the Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party since 1997, but prior to that had elected Liberals, NDP and Progressive Conservative candidates.
Demographics: The median age is 45.4, the highest in Manitoba. 17.5 per cent of people are Aboriginal, the fifth highest number in the province.
Candidates
Conservative: James Bezan, MP since 2004
NDP: Deborah Chief, former chief of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
Liberal: Joanne Levy, independent television and film executive, former CBC journalist
Green: Wayne James, farmer
Libertarian: Donald Grant