Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Melita sends Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Brandon—Souris
Across Manitoba, 7 of the 14 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. Locally, Melita is run as a town. This page names no head of council for Melita, as no open list of councils exists in Manitoba. Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Melita isn’t placed in a riding here.
Three governments, and who does what
Melita, 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 Melita’s council; Division No. 5 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Melita, from the most recent elections.
- 1Melita councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsBrandon—Souris
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 Melita votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Melita council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on 3 October 2023. After the 28 October 2026 election, Melita council next goes to the polls on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act fixes that date: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years.
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
Grant Jackson represents Brandon—Souris in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Brandon—Souris · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada7
- Liberal Party of Canada6
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Grant Jackson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Brandon—Souris would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 59%, and Grant Jackson kept it for them 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
In 2021, Brandon—Souris re-elected Larry Maguire of the Conservative Party of Canada
Counts for Brandon—Souris within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Larry Maguire (Conservative Party of Canada) took Brandon—Souris in 2021 with 60% of the vote, 14,895 votes ahead of Whitney Hodgins (New Democratic Party). In 2019, Larry Maguire had won the same riding with 63%. Brandon—Souris turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 4 candidates in Brandon—Souris, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Maguire | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,733 | 59.6% |
| Whitney Hodgins | New Democratic Party | 7,838 | 20.5% |
| Linda Branconnier | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,608 | 12.1% |
| Tylor Baer | People's Party of Canada | 2,981 | 7.8% |
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 Melita 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. 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.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- 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.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
Questions about how Melita is run
Who is the MP for Melita?
Melita is in Brandon—Souris, represented by Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Melita in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Larry Maguire (Conservative Party of Canada), in Brandon—Souris; Brandon—Souris has elected Grant Jackson since.
Who is the MLA for Melita?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Melita.
Who heads the council in Melita?
Melita, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).