The Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa federal riding’s child poverty rate is higher than the national average.

The riding has a child poverty rate of 33.8 per cent. That translates to 6,910 children aged 0-17.

That is well above the national average of 17.4 per cent.

Overall the riding of Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa is ranked 9th in the country.

In a report published by Campaign 2000, a group dedicated to ending poverty in Canada, it showed our riding isn’t the highest.

The riding representing Churchill and area has the highest child poverty rate in the country with a rate of 64.2 percent.