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. It is bordered to the north by Lake Manitoba, to the south by Carman, to the west by Turtle Mountain, and to the east by Lakeside and Morris. Portage la Prairie itself is in the central part of the riding. Other communities in the riding include Oakville, Newton, St. Marks, and Dakota Plains Wahpeton First Nation. The riding's population in 1996 was 18,785. In 1999, the average family income was $45,302, and the unemployment rate was 7%. The health and service sector accounts for 18% of the riding's industry, followed by agriculture at 13%. Thirteen per cent of Portage la Prairie's residents are aboriginal, while a further 6% are German. Portage la Prairie has been held since by the Progressive Conservative Party for most of its history, although the New Democratic Party has increased its standing in the riding in recent years. List of provincial representatives Electoral results 1870 general election 1874 general election 1878 general election 1879 general election 1883 general election 1883 by-election 1886 general election 1888 by-election 1888 general election 1891 by-election 1892 general election 1896 general election 1899 general election 1902 by-election 1903 general election 1907 general election 1908 by-election 1910 general election 1914 general election 1915 general election 1920 general election 1922 general election 1927 general election 1932 general election 1933 by-election 1936 general election 1941 general election 1943 by-election 1945 general election 1949 general election 1953 general election 1958 general election 1959 general election 1962 general election 1966 general election 1969 general election 1973 general election 1977 general election 1981 general election 1986 general election 1988 general election 1990 general election 1992 by-election 1995 general election 1997 by-election 1999 general election 2003 general election 2007 general election 2011 general election 2016 general election 2019 general election Previous boundaries References Manitoba provincial electoral districts Portage la Prairie 1870 establishments in Manitoba