Photo: Umbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.0Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman gave James Bezan a 18,704-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 88% of ridings
St. Clements 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). Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, St. Clements isn’t placed in a riding here. St. Clements is a rural municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for St. Clements, as no open list of councils exists in Manitoba.
What stands out in how St. Clements 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 St. Clements has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman voted in greater numbers than 66% of the 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
St. Clements, 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.
St. Clements has no upper-tier council: Division No. 13, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for St. Clements, from the most recent elections.
- 1St. Clements councilRural municipality
- 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 St. Clements votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| St. Clements council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. The last general elections came on 3 October 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. After the 28 October 2026 election, St. Clements 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.
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.
Of the 14 MPs from Manitoba, 7 are with the Conservative Party of Canada, James Bezan among them.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is James Bezan’s 8th, counting from a first win in 2004. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 57%, and James Bezan 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
James Bezan kept Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Counts for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Back in 2019, James Bezan took the riding on 63%. The 2021 count in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman put James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 57%, with Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party) 18,704 votes back.
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 St. Clements 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how St. Clements is run
Who is the MP for St. Clements?
James Bezan of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, which includes St. Clements.
Which party won St. Clements 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 St. Clements?
Find the riding for St. Clements on the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in St. Clements?
St. Clements, 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).