Lac du Bonnet (electoral district)

Lac du Bonnet
Manitoba electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
MLA
 
 
 
Wayne Ewasko
Progressive Conservative
District created1957
First contested1958
Last contested2019
Demographics
Population (2016)23,005
Electors (2019)15,477
Area (km²)11,337
Pop. density (per km²)2

Lac du Bonnet (French: Lac-du-Bonnet) is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is a relatively large constituency, located to the northeast of Winnipeg.

Lac du Bonnet is bordered to the west by Red River North and Dawson Trail, to the south by La Verendrye, to the north by Keewatinook and to the east by the Ontario border. Communities in the riding include Lac Du Bonnet, Pinawa, Beausejour (known as the birthplace of Edward Schreyer), Whitemouth, Tyndall, Hadashville, Ste. Rita, and Powerview-Pine Falls.[1]

The riding is currently regarded as a Progressive Conservative/New Democratic Party marginal. The Tories have held the seat since 1988, though they retained it by only a narrow majority in 2003.

  1. ^ "What to know about the Lac du Bonnet riding for Manitoba's 2023 election". CBC News. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.