Carman is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Manitoba

Manitoba

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. It was created by redistribution in 1999, with territory from Lakeside, Morris, and the now-defunct riding of Gladstone

Gladstone (electoral district)

Gladstone is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1879 in what was then the province's western tip, with the expansion of the province's western boundary, and eliminated by redistribution in 1881. It was re-established in 1903 and was not...

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Carman is located in the southern region of Manitoba. It is 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 is mostly rural. It includes the communities of Carman

Carman, Manitoba

Carman is a small Agricultural town of about 2,900 people that lies in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba. Carman is located at the junction of Highways 3 and 13, just 40 minutes southwest of Winnipeg . It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Dufferin...

, Somerset

Somerset, Manitoba

Somerset is a village in south-central Manitoba, Canada. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Lorne. The village had a 2006 census population of 432 inhabitants, a decline of 5.88% from 459 during the 2001 census.-External links:*...

, Treherne

Treherne, Manitoba

Treherne is a town in southern Manitoba, Canada. It is located halfway between Winnipeg and Brandon on Provincial Highway 2. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of South Norfolk...

, St. Claude, Notre Dame de Lourdes

Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba

Notre Dame de Lourdes is a predominantly Franco-Manitoban village in Manitoba, Canada. It is located in Central Plains Region, 100km south-west of Winnipeg. It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Lorne and the Rural Municipality of South Norfolk...

, Miami

Miami, Manitoba

Miami is a community in southern Manitoba, Canada which was formed in 1885. It supports a K-12 school and has a curling rink and a skating rink. It lies 100 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Thompson. Miami also has a well trained fire department...

 and Elm Creek

Elm Creek, Manitoba

Elm Creek is a small community, about 50 km west of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and about 35 km southeast of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Grey. It is home to the second largest fire hydrant in the world which was unveiled on Canada Day, 2001...

. Carman also includes the Long Plain Reserve

Long Plain First Nation

The Long Plain First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation located in the Central Plains region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the southwest of Portage la Prairie along the Assiniboine River. It lies between the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie and the Rural Municipality of South...

, the Dakota Reserve, the Swan lake Reserve and the Spruce Woods Provincial Park

Spruce Woods Provincial Park

Spruce Woods Provincial Park is located in south-central Manitoba, Canada. This park has large sand dunes and the Assiniboine River passes through it.-History:The park was established in 1970...

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The riding's population in 1996 was 18,867. As of 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

Germany

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, and a further 7% are aboriginal.

Carman is currently held by Progressive Conservative MLA Blaine Pedersen

Blaine Pedersen

Blaine Pedersen is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Carman. Pederson is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.-Electoral results:...

, who was elected as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

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In the next election Carman will be dissolved into Portage La Prairie

Portage La Prairie (provincial electoral district)

Portage La Prairie is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It has existed since the province's creation in 1870.Portage La Prairie is located in southern Manitoba...

 and the newly created riding of Midland

Midland (electoral district)

Midland is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008 and was created out of parts of Pembina.Communities in the riding include.-List of provincial representatives: Name Party...

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List of provincial representatives

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Denis Rocan Denis Rocan Denis Rocan is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 2007, and served as speaker of the assembly from 1988 to 1995...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1999	2007
	Independent	2007	2007
Blaine Pedersen Blaine Pedersen Blaine Pedersen is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Carman. Pederson is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.-Electoral results:...	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	2007	2011

Electoral results