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Brandon’s Members of Parliament
(1882 to present)

Name	Occupation	Party	Years Served
Hugh Sutherland	Lumberman	Liberal	1883-87
J.A. Christie	Unknown	Liberal	1887-91
Hon. Thomas Daly	Lawyer	Liberal-Cons.	1891-96
Dalton McCarthy	Lawyer	Independent	1896
Hon. Sir Clifford Sifton	Lawyer	Liberal	1896-1911
Hon. Sir James Aikins	Lawyer	Conservative	1911-15
Howard Whidden	Clergyman	Unionist	1918-21
Hon. Robert Forke	Farmer	Progressive Liberal-Cons.	1922-26 1926-29
Hon. Thomas Crerar	Farmer	Liberal	1930
David Beaubier	Farmer	Conservative	1930-38
James Matthews	Insurance Agent	Liberal	1938-50
Hon. Walter Dinsdale	Teacher	P.C.	1951-82
Lee Clark	Professor	P.C.	1983-93
Glenn McKinnon	School Principal	Liberal	1993-97
Rick Borotsik	Mayor of Brandon	P.C.	1997 to 2004
Merv Tweed	Provincial MLA	Conservative	2004 to present

SELKIRK (1882-1892)*

*When the City of Brandon was founded in 1882, it was part of the federal riding of Selkirk. Brandon remained within Selkirk until 1892 when it received its own riding.

S.C. 1882, c.3

The electoral district of Selkirk shall consist of the municipalities of Rhineland, North Dufferin, South Dufferin, Lorne, Louise, Argyle, Derby, Brandon, Turtle Mountain, Dennis and Souris.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
5	1882.06.20	SUTHERLAND, Hugh	lumberman	1,487	Lib
		MULVEY, Stewart		1,064	Unknown

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
6	1887.02.22	CHRISTIE, J.A.		2,787	Lib
		DALY, Thomas Mayne	lawyer	2,608	Lib.-Cons.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
7	1891.03.05	DALY, T.M.	lawyer	3,660	Lib.-Cons.
		MARTIN, Joseph	miller	3,225	Lib

By-Election: On Mr. Daly being appointed Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
	1892.11.02	DALY, Thomas Mayne	lawyer	accl.	Lib.-Cons.

BRANDON (1892-1952)

S.C. 1892, c.11

The electoral district of Brandon, which shall comprise the rural municipalities of Morton, Winchester, Arthur, Pipestone, Wallace, Woodworth, Sifton, Daly, Whitehead, Glenwood, Elton, Cornwallis and Oakland, the village of Virden, and the city of Brandon.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
8	1896.06.23	MCCARTHY, D'Alton	lawyer	3,073	Ind.
		MCDONALD, W.A.		2,738	Cons.
		POSTLETHWAITE, W.		1,102	Progressive

By-Election: Mr. McCarthy elected to sit for Simcoe North, 25-8-1896

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
	1896.11.27	SIFTON, Hon. Clifford	lawyer	accl.	Lib

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
9	1900.11.07	SIFTON, Hon. Clifford	lawyer	5,011	Lib
		MCDONALD, Hon. Hugh John		4,342	Cons.

S.C. 1903, c.60

The electoral district of Brandon, bounded as follows:- Commencing at the intersection of the western boundary of the province of Manitoba by the north boundary of the sixth township; thence easterly along the north boundary of the sixth townships to the meridian between the sixteenth and seventeenth ranges west of the principal meridian; thence northerly along the said meridian between the sixteenth and seventeenth ranges to the north boundary of the twelfth township; thence westerly along the north boundary of the twelfth townships to the said western boundary of the province of Manitoba; thence southerly along the said western boundary of the province of Manitoba to the point of commencement.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
10	1904.11.03	SIFTON, Clifford	lawyer	3,625	Lib
		RICHARDSON, R.L.		2,804	Ind.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
11	1908.10.26	SIFTON, Clifford	lawyer	3,567	Lib
		DALY, Hon. Thomas Mayne		3,498	Cons.
		WALLACE, Benjamin D'Arcy		100	Ind.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
12	1911.09.21	AIKINS, James Albert Manning	lawyer	4,436	Cons.
		HILL, Alfred Edward		3,570	Lib

S.C. 1914, c.51

The electoral district of Brandon, bounded as follows:- intersection of the west boundary of the province of Manitoba with the north boundary of the sixth townships; thence easterly along said north boundary of the sixth townships to the meridian between the sixteenth and seventeenth ranges, west of the principal meridian; thence northerly along the said meridian between the sixteenth and seventeenth ranges west of the principal meridian to the north boundary of the twelfth townships; thence westerly along said north boundary of the twelfth townships to the said west boundary of the province of Manitoba; thence southerly along said west boundary of the province of Manitoba to the point of commencement.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
13	1917.12.17	WHIDDEN, Howard Primrose	clergyperson	11,465	Government
		PATERSON, Hugh Savigny		1,329	Opposition

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
14	1921.12.06	FORKE, Robert	farmer	9,596	Progressive
		IVENS, Charles Edmund	farmer	4,067	Cons.
		COX, Frederick Charles	printer and publisher	404	Lib

S.C. 1924, c.63

BRANDON consisting of townships seven (7) to twelve (12) inclusive in ranges eighteen (18) to twenty-nine (29) inclusive west of the first principal meridian.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
15	1925.10.29	FORKE, Robert	farmer	6,411	Progressive
		BEAUBIER, David Wilson	retired farmer	5,428	Cons.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
16	1926.09.14	FORKE, Robert	farmer	8,267	Lib-Progressive
		BEAUBIER, David Wilson	retired farmer	7,101	Cons.

By-Election: On Mr. Forke's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5-10-1926

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
	1926.11.02	FORKE, Hon. Robert	farmer	accl.	Lib-Progressive

By-Election: On Mr. Forke's appointment to the Senate, 30-12-1929

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
	1930.02.05	CRERAR, Hon. Thomas Alexander	farmer	accl.	Lib

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
17	1930.07.28	BEAUBIER, David Wilson	farmer	8,512	Cons.
		CRERAR, Hon. Thomas Alexander	Minister of Railways and Canals	6,457	Lib
		BRIGDEN, Beatrice Alice	educationalist	1,331	Labour

S.C. 1933, c.54

BRANDON consisting of townships seven (7) to twelve (12) inclusive in ranges eighteen (18) to twenty-nine (29) inclusive west of the first principal meridian.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
18	1935.10.14	BEAUBIER, David Wilson	farmer	6,575	Cons.
		MATTHEWS, James Ewen	manager	6,368	Lib
		WOOD, James Henry farmer	farmer	3,396	CCF
		LEECH, Cecil Evadne	publisher	556	Reconstruction Party

By-Election: On Mr. Beaubier's death,1-9-1938

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
	1938.11.14	MATTHEWS, James Ewen	insurance agent	6,583	Lib
		BEAUBIER, George	traveller	5,600	Cons.
		WOOD, James Henry	farmer	3,577	CCF

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
19	1940.03.26	MATTHEWS, James Ewen	life underwriter	8,908	Lib
		THOMPSON, John William McLeod	barrister	6,168	National Gov’t
		WOOD, James Henry	farmer	2,609	CCF

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
20	1945.06.11	MATTHEWS, James Ewen	retired	6,870	Lib
		YOUNG, Frederick Henry	decorator	5,621	P.C.
		BROWN, Alexander MacDonald	druggist	5,294	CCF
		SMITH, Albert Edward	secretary	497	Labour Progressive

S.C. 1947, c.71

BRANDON consisting of townships seven (7) to twelve (12) inclusive to ranges fifteen (15) to twenty-nine (29) inclusive west of the first principal meridian, including the city of Brandon.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
21	1949.06.27	MATTHEWS, James Ewen	retired	11,263	Lib
		BRACKEN, John	farmer	7,150	P.C.
		JACKSON, Dwight Lyman	physician	1,964	Ind.

By-Election: On Mr. Matthews's death, 24-11-1950

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
	1951.06.25	DINSDALE, Walter	teacher	11,124	P.C.
		MACEWAN, J.W. Grant	agriculturist	8,371	Lib

The electoral district was abolished in 1952.

BRANDON-SOURIS (1952 to present)

S.C. 1952, c.48

BRANDON-SOURIS consisting of townships one (1) to ten (10) inclusive in ranges sixteen (16) to eighteen (18) inclusive west of the principal meridian lying south of the left bank of Assiniboine River; townships one (1) to ten (10) inclusive in ranges nineteen (19) to twenty-nine (29) inclusive west of said Principal Meridian.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
22	1953.08.10	DINSDALE, Walter Gilbert	teacher	13,915	P.C.
		CREIGHTON, James Albert	general insurance salesman	8,456	Lib
		HATHAWAY, Baden-Powell	farmer	1,277	CCF
		JOHNSON, Dorothy Jessie	housewife	323	Liberal Labour Party

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
23	1957.06.10	DINSDALE, Walter Gilbert	teacher	17,389	P.C.
		O'SULLIVAN, Joseph Francis	lawyer	5,831	Lib
		TAYLOR, Walter Duncan	implement salesman	3,866	Soc.-Cred.
		FRIES, Hans	chef	1,145	CCF

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
24	1958.03.31	DINSDALE, Walter Gilbert	teacher	22,185	P.C.
		WILLIAMS, Kendric Hambly	farmer	5,303	Lib
		FRIES, Hans	chef	1,552	CCF
		JONES, Walter Robert	editor and publisher	946	Soc.-Cred.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
25	1962.06.18	DINSDALE, Walter Gilbert	teacher	17,813	P.C.
		BROWN, John Cameron	field supervisor	6,143	Lib
		PEAREN, Reginald	contractor	4,229	Soc.-Cred.
		ROBSON, Leslie Victor	farmer	1,438	N.D.P.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
26	1962.04.08	DINSDALE, Walter Gilbert	teacher	18,100	P.C.
		HAMILTON, A.C.	lawyer	7,011	Lib
		BASSINGTHWAIGHTE, A.W.	sales manager	3,305	Soc.-Cred.
		FORREST, Kathleen	housewife	1,514	N.D.P.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
27	1965.11.08	DINSDALE, Walter Gilbert	teacher	15,554	P.C.
		GEORGE, Harry	lawyer	7,522	Lib
		WEITMAN, Harold E.	assistant supervisor	2,913	N.D.P.
		BASSINGTHWAIGHTE, A.W.	manager, salesman	2,518	Soc.-Cred.

Representation Order, 16-6-1966

BRANDON-SOURIS consisting of townships one (1) to twelve (12) inclusive in ranges twenty-three (23) to twenty-nine (29) inclusive; townships one (1) to ten (10) inclusive in ranges nineteen (19) to twenty-two (22) inclusive; townships seven (7) and eight (8) in range eighteen (18); all that portion of township nine (9) in said range eighteen (18) lying southwest of the Assiniboine River; the west half of township ten (10) in said range eighteen (18); all that portion of the east half of said township ten (10) in said range eighteen (18); lying southwest of the said river; township seven (7) in range seventeen (17) and all those portions of townships eight (8) and nine (9) in said range seventeen (17) lying southwest of the said river; all the aforesaid lands being west of the principal meridian.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
28	1968.06.25	DINSDALE, Walter	teacher	15,060	P.C.
		BATES, James R.	industrial commissioner	9,963	Lib
		VAN MULLIGEN, Harold	student	4,031	N.D.P.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
29	1972.10.30	DINSDALE, Walter	teacher	17,923	P.C.
		BELECKI, Gary	lawyer	5,968	Lib
		SINGLETON, Kenneth John	farmer	5,501	N.D.P.
		LEA, William	retired disability pensioner	190	Ind.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
30	1974.07.08	DINSDALE, Walter	teacher	16,624	P.C.
		MCRAE, John W.	farmer	5,988	Lib
		CONNOR, Cam	director of counselling	5,616	N.D.P.
		GROSS, John W.	school teacher	540	Soc.-Cred.

Representation Order, 14-7-1976

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
31	1979.05.22	DINSDALE, Walter	teacher	19,108	P.C.
		SERLE, David	postal clerk	7,918	N.D.P.
		RAMSAY, Vaughn	farmer	7,918	Lib
		GROSS, John W.	school teacher	302	Soc.-Cred.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
32	1980.02.18	DINSDALE, Walter	teacher	16,098	P.C.
		MULLALLY, Joe	lawyer	9,661	Lib
		SERLE, David	postal clerk	8,509	N.D.P.
		FRAIN, Marnie	factory worker	76	Marxist-Leninist Party

By-Election: On Mr. Dinsdale's death, 20-11-1982

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
	1983.05.24	CLARK, Lee	teacher	19,330	P.C.
		MOORE, Bill	company president	6,381	N.D.P.
		MULLALLY, Joe	lawyer	5,369	Lib

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
33	1984.09.04	CLARK, Lee	teacher	18,813	P.C.
		HEENEY, Dennis	farmer	6,322	Confederation of Regions Western Party
		JANZEN, Jake	lawyer	5,631	N.D.P.
		CAMPBELL, David	lawyer	5,278	Lib

Representation Order, 13-7-1987

BRANDON-SOURIS consisting of the territory described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the west boundary of Manitoba with the north limit of Tp 12; thence easterly along said north limit of Tp 12 to the east limit of R23W1; thence southerly along said east limit of R23W1 to the north limit of Tp 10; thence easterly along said north limit of Tp 10 to the west limit of the City of Brandon; thence northerly, easterly and southerly along the west, north and east limits of aid city to the north limit of Tp 10; thence easterly along said north limit of Tp 10 to the east limit of R16W1; thence southerly along said east limit of R16W1 to the north limit of Tp7; then westerly along said north limit of Tp 7 to the east limit of R17W1; thence southerly along said east limit of R17W1 to the north limit of Tp 6; thence westerly along said north limit of Tp 6 to the east limit of R19W1; thence southerly along aid east limit of R19W1 to the north limit of Tp 3; thence easterly along said north limit of Tp 3 to the east limit of R17W1; thence northerly along said east limit of R17W1 to the north limit of Tp 4; thence easterly along said north limit of Tp 4 to the southwest shore of Pelican Lake; thence southeasterly along said shore of Pelican Lake to the east limit of section 6 Tp 4 R15W1; thence southerly and westerly along the east and south limits of said section 6 to the east limit of R16W1; thence southerly along said east limit of R16W1 to the south boundary of Manitoba; thence westerly and northerly along the south and west boundaries of Manitoba to the point of commencement.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
34	1988.11.21	CLARK, Lee	teacher	17,372	P.C.
		CAMPBELL, David	lawyer	11,404	Lib
		SERLE, Dave	postal clerk	5,018	N.D.P.
		CARROLL, Henry	lawyer	1,578	Reform
		NEUFELD, Abe	pastor	1,324	Christian Heritage Party
		RATTAI, Richard	farmer	333	Confederation of Regions Western Party
		SINGHA, Tabitha Y.	student	108	Ind.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
35	1993.10.25	MCKINNON, Glen	retired school principal	12,130	Lib
		AGNEW, Edward George	dentist	11,125	Reform
		MAGUIRE, Larry	farmer	8,234	P.C.
		MARTIN, Ross C.	technical assistant	4,336	N.D.P.
		NEUFELD, Abe	minister of the gospel	340	Christian Heritage Party
		OBACH, Eldon	farm equipment sales	333	National Party
		ROBERTS, Robert	businessman	110	Natural Law Party
		ARMSTRONG, George H.	journalist	83	Canada Party

Representation Order, 08-01-1996

BRANDON-SOURIS consisting of that part of the Province of Manitoba described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the south boundary of the Province of Manitoba with the east boundary of R 16 W 1; thence north along the east boundary of R 16 W 1 to the south limit of the Rural Municipality of Strathcona; thence easterly, southeasterly and northerly along the southerly and easterly limits of said rural municipality to the north boundary of Tp 6; thence east along the north boundary of Tp 6 to the east boundary of R 13 W 1; thence north along the east boundary of R 13 W 1 to the southeast corner of the Rural Municipality of North Cypress; thence westerly and northerly along the southerly and westerly limits of the Rural Municipality of North Cypress to the south boundary of Tp 13; thence west along the south boundary of Tp 13 to the west boundary of the Province of Manitoba; thence south and east along the west and south boundaries of said province to the point of commencement.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
36	1997.06.02	BOROTSIK, Rick	mayor, city of Brandon	13,216	P.C.
		AGNEW, Ed	dentist	11,883	Reform
		MCKINNON, Glen	parliamentarian	6,583	Lib
		HOWARD, Jennifer	administrative co-ordinator	4,983	N.D.P.
		BORDEN, Geoff Gorf	student	244	Ind.
		ATKINS, Colin George	retired	229	Christian Heritage Party

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
37	2000.11.27	BOROTSIK, Rick	parliamentarian	13,707	P.C.
		NESTIBO, Gary	farmer	11,678	C.A.
		SCOTT, Dick	police chief	6,544	Lib
		BLACK, Errol	university professor	4,513	N.D.P.
		GALLAGHER, Lisa	student	102	Communist Party
		ATKINS, Colin G.	retired	94	No Affiliation

Representation Order, 25-08-2003

BRANDON-SOURIS consisting of that part of the Province of Manitoba described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the west boundary of the Province of Manitoba with the north boundary of Tp 12; thence east along the north boundary of Tp 12 to the east boundary of R 13 W 1, being the easterly boundary of the Rural Municipality of North Cypress; thence generally southerly along the easterly limits of the rural municipalities of North Cypress, South Cypress, Argyle and Roblin to the south boundary of the Province of Manitoba; thence west and north along the south and west boundaries of said province to the point of commencement.

Parl	Date	Candidate	Occupation	Vote	Party	Elected
38	2004.06.28	TWEED, Mervin	provincial legislator	18,209	Con
		DOWNING, Murray	farmer	8,522	Lib
		ABBEY, Mike	provincial civil servant	6,740	Lib
		KATTENBURG, David	journalist	1,264	N.D.P.
		GALLAGHER, Lisa	student	351	Communist Party
		ATKINS, Colin G.	retired	118	Christian Heritage Party

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