Photo: Intermedichbo · CC BY-SA 4.0Riding Mountain, which takes in Dauphin, is held by Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada)
For local government, Dauphin is a city. Who leads Dauphin’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Manitoba. Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Dauphin isn’t placed in a riding here. 7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Dauphin, a city 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 councilCity
- 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 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. After the 28 October 2026 election, Dauphin council next goes to the polls on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act sets the day: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on 3 October 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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
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. First elected in 2019, Dan Mazier is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career.
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
Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa returned Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
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.
In 2021, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa went to Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) on 59%; Arthur Holroyd (New Democratic Party) finished 17,040 votes behind. The 2019 result had favoured Dan Mazier as well, at 64%. At 61%, fewer of Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (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
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
Questions about how Dauphin is run
Who is the MP for Dauphin?
Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Riding Mountain, the riding Dauphin is in.
Which party won Dauphin in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada), in Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa; Dan Mazier represents Riding Mountain today.
Who is the MLA for Dauphin?
Dauphin’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 Dauphin?
The head of Dauphin’s council isn’t named here; as a city, it publishes its council itself.
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).