Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainGrant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Prairie Lakes in Ottawa as MP for Brandon—Souris
Statistics Canada lists Prairie Lakes as a rural municipality. Mayors and councillors in Manitoba aren’t on any open list, so Prairie Lakes’ council goes unnamed here. Prairie Lakes’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used. 7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Prairie Lakes, 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.
The census places Prairie Lakes in Division No. 5, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Prairie Lakes, from the most recent elections.
- 1Prairie Lakes councilRural municipality
- 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 Prairie Lakes votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie Lakes council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. After the 28 October 2026 election, Prairie Lakes 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. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on 3 October 2023.
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. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Brandon—Souris, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 59%; Grant Jackson held 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
Results in Brandon—Souris as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
14,895 votes separated Larry Maguire (Conservative Party of Canada) from Whitney Hodgins (New Democratic Party) in Brandon—Souris in 2021, when the winner took 60%. Back in 2019, Larry Maguire took the riding on 63%. At 62%, fewer of Brandon—Souris voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (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 Prairie Lakes 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
- 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
Questions about how Prairie Lakes is run
Who is the MP for Prairie Lakes?
For Prairie Lakes, it’s Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Brandon—Souris.
Which party won Prairie Lakes in the 2021 federal election?
Brandon—Souris went to Larry Maguire (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Grant Jackson has been the MP for Brandon—Souris.
Who is the MLA for Prairie Lakes?
Prairie Lakes’ riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Prairie Lakes?
The head of Prairie Lakes’ 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).