Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainJames Bezan won Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman by 18,704 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 88% of Canada’s ridings
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 Fisher. Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Fisher isn’t placed in a riding here. Fisher is a rural municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Who leads Fisher’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Manitoba.
What stands out in how Fisher is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman led the runner-up (New Democratic Party) by 37.7 points, a wider gap than in 88% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Fisher 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
Fisher, 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 Fisher’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 Fisher, from the most recent elections.
- 1Fisher 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 Fisher votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Fisher council on 28 October 2026 and will again on 23 October 2030. That date comes from the The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act, which sets the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on 3 October 2023. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar 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
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 is one of 7 Conservative Party of Canada MPs among the 14 from Manitoba.
The MP’s record
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. First elected in 2004, James Bezan is serving the 8th 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
In 2021, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman re-elected James Bezan of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2021 count in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman put James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 57%, with Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party) 18,704 votes back. Back in 2019, James Bezan took the riding on 63%.
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 Fisher 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
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Fisher is run
Who is the MP for Fisher?
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman’s MP, James Bezan of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Fisher.
Which party won Fisher in the 2021 federal election?
James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Fisher?
Find the riding for Fisher on the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Fisher?
The head of Fisher’s council isn’t named here; as a rural municipality, 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).