Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0James Bezan took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 by 18,704 votes, more than the margin in 88% of ridings
For federal votes, Lac du Bonnet belongs to Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Lac du Bonnet in a riding. Lac du Bonnet is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in Manitoba aren’t on any open list, so Lac du Bonnet’s council goes unnamed here.
What stands out in how Lac du Bonnet is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 37.7 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, more than in 88% of the 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 town 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 Lac du Bonnet’s council; Division No. 1 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Lac du Bonnet, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lac du Bonnet councilTown
- 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 | – |
After the 28 October 2026 election, Lac du Bonnet 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. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba was last elected on 3 October 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
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.
The Conservative Party of Canada holds 7 of 14 seats from Manitoba, including James Bezan’s.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 57%; in 2025 James Bezan kept the seat in the same hands. James Bezan has sat in the Commons since 2004, now for the 8th Parliament.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
63% had elected James Bezan there in 2019. Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman elected James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 57% of the vote, a lead of 18,704 over Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party).
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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Lac du Bonnet is run
Who is the MP for Lac du Bonnet?
For Lac du Bonnet, it’s James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman.
Which party won Lac du Bonnet in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: James Bezan won Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 and still holds it.
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 town, 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).