Photo: Greg N · CC BY-SA 3.0A 18,704-vote win for James Bezan made Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman safer in 2021 than 88% of ridings
No provincial riding is named for Coldwell, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked. James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Coldwell. For local government, Coldwell is a rural municipality. No open list of councils exists in Manitoba, so no mayor of Coldwell is named here.
What stands out in how Coldwell is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 37.7 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, more than in 88% of the 338 ridings. How Coldwell has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman out-voted 66% of the country’s ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Coldwell, a rural municipality in Manitoba, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
gov.mb.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
No county or regional government sits above Coldwell’s council; Division No. 18 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Coldwell, from the most recent elections.
- 1Coldwell councilRural municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsSelkirk—Interlake—Eastman
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Coldwell votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Coldwell council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 3 October 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Coldwell council was elected on 28 October 2026, and the next vote is on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act sets the day: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
gov.mb.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
James Bezan represents Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2004
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada7
- Liberal Party of Canada6
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
James Bezan’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 7 of the 14 seats from Manitoba.
The MP’s record
James Bezan was first elected in 2004; the current Parliament is James Bezan’s 8th. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 57%; James Bezan held it for the party in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman returned James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
James Bezan was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 63%. James Bezan won the 2021 race in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 57% and beating Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party) by 18,704 votes.
All 5 candidates in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bezan | Conservative Party of Canada | 28,308 | 57.1% |
| Margaret Smith | New Democratic Party | 9,604 | 19.4% |
| Detlev Regelsky | Liberal Party of Canada | 6,567 | 13.2% |
| Ian Kathwaroon | People's Party of Canada | 3,800 | 7.7% |
| Wayne James | Green Party of Canada | 1,328 | 2.7% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Coldwell is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsmanitoba.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
Questions about how Coldwell is run
Who is the MP for Coldwell?
For Coldwell, it’s James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman.
Which party won Coldwell in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman still.
Who is the MLA for Coldwell?
Coldwell’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Coldwell?
Coldwell is a rural municipality; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).