Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBranden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Portage—Lisgar, the riding that includes Thompson
Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7. Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Thompson isn’t placed in a riding here. For local government, Thompson is a rural municipality. In Manitoba, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Thompson’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Thompson, 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 Thompson in Division No. 3, 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 Thompson, from the most recent elections.
- 1Thompson councilRural municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsPortage—Lisgar
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 Thompson votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. The council elected on 28 October 2026 serves until 23 October 2030, when Thompson council is chosen again. 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
Branden Leslie represents Portage—Lisgar in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Portage—Lisgar · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2023
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada7
- Liberal Party of Canada6
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Branden Leslie’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2023. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Portage—Lisgar would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 52%, and Branden Leslie 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
Candice Bergen kept Portage—Lisgar for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Portage—Lisgar; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Candice Bergen already held it after the 2019 election, won with 71%. Candice Bergen (Conservative Party of Canada) took Portage—Lisgar in 2021 with 53% of the vote, 14,029 votes ahead of Solomon Wiebe (People's Party of Canada). Portage—Lisgar turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 5 candidates in Portage—Lisgar, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candice Bergen | Conservative Party of Canada | 23,819 | 52.5% |
| Solomon Wiebe | People's Party of Canada | 9,790 | 21.6% |
| Ken Friesen | New Democratic Party | 6,068 | 13.4% |
| Andrew Carrier | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,967 | 11.0% |
| Jerome Dondo | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 712 | 1.6% |
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 Thompson 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. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- 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.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
Questions about how Thompson is run
Who is the MP for Thompson?
Portage—Lisgar’s MP, Branden Leslie of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Thompson.
Which party won Thompson in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Candice Bergen (Conservative Party of Canada), in Portage—Lisgar; Portage—Lisgar has elected Branden Leslie since.
Who is the MLA for Thompson?
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Thompson in one.
Who heads the council in Thompson?
The head of Thompson’s 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).