Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0James Bezan won Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman by 18,704 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 88% of Canada’s ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Lac du Bonnet is Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, and James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. No provincial riding is named for Lac du Bonnet, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked. In the census’s list of municipalities, Lac du Bonnet is a rural municipality. In Manitoba, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Lac du Bonnet’s mayor isn’t named.
What stands out in how Lac du Bonnet is governed
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman finished 37.7 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a wider lead than in 88% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Lac du Bonnet 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
Lac du Bonnet, 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.
Lac du Bonnet has no upper-tier council: Division No. 1, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Lac du Bonnet, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lac du Bonnet 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 Lac du Bonnet votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lac du Bonnet council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The council elected on 28 October 2026 serves until 23 October 2030, when Lac du Bonnet council is chosen again. It is the fourth Wednesday in October every four years, as the The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act provides. The last general elections came on 3 October 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. 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
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.
Of the 14 MPs from Manitoba, 7 are with the Conservative Party of Canada, James Bezan among them.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is James Bezan’s 8th, counting from a first win in 2004. 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
Counts for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Back in 2019, James Bezan took the riding on 63%. In 2021, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman went to James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) on 57%; Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party) finished 18,704 votes behind.
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 Lac du Bonnet 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. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
Questions about how Lac du Bonnet is run
Who is the MP for Lac du Bonnet?
Lac du Bonnet is in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, represented by James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Lac du Bonnet 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 Lac du Bonnet?
Find the riding for Lac du Bonnet on the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Lac du Bonnet?
Ask the municipality itself: Lac du Bonnet, a rural municipality, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).