Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.0James Bezan took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 by 18,704 votes, more than the margin in 88% of ridings
In the census’s list of municipalities, Selkirk is a city. Mayors and councillors in Manitoba aren’t on any open list, so Selkirk’s council goes unnamed here. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Selkirk in a riding. Selkirk sends one MP to Ottawa from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada).
What stands out in how Selkirk is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman led the runner-up (New Democratic Party) by 37.7 points, a wider gap than in 88% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Selkirk has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman beat 66% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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
Selkirk, a city 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 Selkirk’s council; Division No. 13 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Selkirk, from the most recent elections.
- 1Selkirk councilCity
- 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 Selkirk votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Selkirk council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. After the 28 October 2026 election, Selkirk council next goes to the polls on 23 October 2030. That date comes from the The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act, which sets the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on 3 October 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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.
James Bezan is one of 7 Conservative Party of Canada MPs among the 14 from Manitoba.
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
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 with 57% of the vote, 18,704 votes ahead of Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party). James Bezan already held it after the 2019 election, won with 63%.
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 Selkirk 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. 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Selkirk is run
Who is the MP for Selkirk?
James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, the riding Selkirk is in.
Which party won Selkirk in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman still.
Who is the MLA for Selkirk?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Selkirk.
Who heads the council in Selkirk?
Selkirk is a city; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).