Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainDan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Dauphin in Ottawa as MP for Riding Mountain
From Manitoba come 14 MPs, 7 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada. Dauphin’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used. In the census’s list of municipalities, Dauphin is a rural municipality. This page names no head of council for Dauphin, as no open list of councils exists in Manitoba.
Three governments, and who does what
Dauphin, 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.
Dauphin has no upper-tier council: Division No. 17, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Dauphin, from the most recent elections.
- 1Dauphin councilRural municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsRiding Mountain
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 Dauphin votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Dauphin council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 3 October 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba; federally, on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Dauphin council on 28 October 2026 and will again on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act fixes that date: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
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
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Dan Mazier represents Riding Mountain in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Riding Mountain · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada7
- Liberal Party of Canada6
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Dan Mazier’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Mapped onto today’s Riding Mountain, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 59%; in 2025 Dan Mazier kept the seat in the same hands.
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
In 2021, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa re-elected Dan Mazier of the Conservative Party of Canada
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Dauphin sat in Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa; the 2025 election put it in Riding Mountain.
The 2019 result had favoured Dan Mazier as well, at 64%. Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa elected Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 59% of the vote, a lead of 17,040 over Arthur Holroyd (New Democratic Party). In 2021, 61% of electors cast a ballot in Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, under the national 63%.
All 6 candidates in Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Mazier | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,718 | 59.0% |
| Arthur Holroyd | New Democratic Party | 5,678 | 14.7% |
| Kevin Carlson | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,892 | 12.7% |
| Donnan McKenna | People's Party of Canada | 4,052 | 10.5% |
| Shirley Lambrecht | Green Party of Canada | 835 | 2.2% |
| Lori Falloon-Austin | Maverick Party | 339 | 0.9% |
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 Dauphin 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
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
Questions about how Dauphin is run
Who is the MP for Dauphin?
Riding Mountain’s MP, Dan Mazier of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Dauphin.
Which party won Dauphin in the 2021 federal election?
Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) took Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Riding Mountain.
Who is the MLA for Dauphin?
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Dauphin in one.
Who heads the council in Dauphin?
Dauphin, a rural municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).