Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainGilbert Plains’ MP is Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada), for Riding Mountain
Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7. For local government, Gilbert Plains is a municipality. This page names no head of council for Gilbert Plains, as no open list of councils exists in Manitoba. No provincial riding is named for Gilbert Plains, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked.
Three governments, and who does what
Gilbert Plains, a 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.
There is no county government over Gilbert Plains; Division No. 17 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Gilbert Plains, from the most recent elections.
- 1Gilbert Plains councilMunicipality
- 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 Gilbert Plains votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Plains 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. After the 28 October 2026 election, Gilbert Plains council next goes to the polls on 23 October 2030. It is the fourth Wednesday in October every four years, as the The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act provides. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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
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. Dan Mazier was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Dan Mazier’s 3rd.
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, Gilbert Plains 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%. Dan Mazier won the 2021 race in Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 59% and beating Arthur Holroyd (New Democratic Party) by 17,040 votes. Turnout in Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa was 61% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
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 Gilbert Plains 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
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Gilbert Plains is run
Who is the MP for Gilbert Plains?
Dan Mazier of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Riding Mountain, which includes Gilbert Plains.
Which party won Gilbert Plains 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 Gilbert Plains?
This page can’t say which riding Gilbert Plains is in; the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Gilbert Plains?
The head of Gilbert Plains’ council isn’t named here; as a 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).