Photo: The original uploader was Northwest at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0Sifton sends Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Brandon—Souris
From Manitoba come 14 MPs, 7 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada. Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Sifton isn’t placed in a riding here. In the census’s list of municipalities, Sifton is a rural municipality. Who leads Sifton’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Manitoba.
Three governments, and who does what
Sifton, 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 Sifton in Division No. 6, 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 Sifton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sifton 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 Sifton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sifton council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Sifton council was elected on 28 October 2026, and the next vote is on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act sets the day: 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. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
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 was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Mapped onto today’s Brandon—Souris, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 59%; in 2025 Grant Jackson kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Brandon—Souris as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
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). Larry Maguire already held it after the 2019 election, won with 63%. 62% of electors in Brandon—Souris voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
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 Sifton 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
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- 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.
- 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Sifton is run
Who is the MP for Sifton?
Grant Jackson of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Brandon—Souris, which includes Sifton.
Which party won Sifton 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 Sifton?
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Sifton in one.
Who heads the council in Sifton?
Sifton, a rural municipality, 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).