Photo: Vince pahkala · CC BY-SA 3.0A 18,704-vote win for James Bezan made Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman safer in 2021 than 88% of ridings
Locally, St. Laurent is run as a rural municipality. This page names no head of council for St. Laurent, as no open list of councils exists in Manitoba. Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, St. Laurent isn’t placed in a riding here. St. Laurent 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 St. Laurent is governed
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman finished 37.7 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a wider lead than in 88% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How St. Laurent 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. Laurent, 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 St. Laurent in Division No. 18, 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 St. Laurent, from the most recent elections.
- 1St. Laurent 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. Laurent votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| St. Laurent 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. St. Laurent council was elected on 28 October 2026, and the next vote is on 23 October 2030. It is the fourth Wednesday in October every four years, as the The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act provides. The last general elections came on 3 October 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
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 sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which holds 7 of the 14 seats from Manitoba.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2004, James Bezan is serving the 8th term of a Commons career. 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
In 2021, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman re-elected James Bezan of the Conservative Party of Canada
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman elected James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 57% of the vote, a lead of 18,704 over Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party). James Bezan was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 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 St. Laurent 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how St. Laurent is run
Who is the MP for St. Laurent?
St. Laurent is in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, represented by James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won St. Laurent 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 St. Laurent?
Find the riding for St. Laurent on the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in St. Laurent?
St. Laurent is a rural municipality; 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).