Portage—Interlake was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Lisgar, Portage—Marquette and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.

Portage—Interlake consisted of an area south of Lake Winnipeg.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Portage—Lisgar and Selkirk—Interlake ridings.

Electoral history

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1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 13,307
Liberal R. Harvey Harland 10,381
New Democratic Gerry Follows 6,372
Reform Alan Beachell 4,054
Libertarian Dennis Rice 229
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PORTAGE--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1987 - 1996), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 14,506 40.68 $48,438
Reform Don Sawatsky 9,801 27.48 $40,040
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 7,036 19.73 $67,866
New Democratic Connie Gretsinger 3,029 8.49 $6,976
National Mel Christian 935 2.62 $2,756
Natural Law Gary Schwartz 179 0.50 $0
Libertarian Dennis Rice 92 0.26 $275
Canada Party Hans C. Kjear 83 0.23 $0
Total valid votes 35,661 100.00
Total rejected ballots 119
Turnout 35,780 69.10
Electors on the lists 51,779
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

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