Photo: VirdenPioneers · CC BY-SA 4.0Brandon—Souris, which takes in Virden, is held by Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada)
From Manitoba come 14 MPs, 7 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada. Locally, Virden is run as a town. No open list of councils exists in Manitoba, so no mayor of Virden is named here. Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Virden isn’t placed in a riding here.
Three governments, and who does what
Virden, a town 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 Virden’s council; Division No. 6 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Virden, from the most recent elections.
- 1Virden councilTown
- 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 Virden votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Virden council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. Voters last chose Virden council on 28 October 2026 and will again on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act sets the day: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. 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
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
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Brandon—Souris would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 59%, and Grant Jackson kept it for them in 2025. Grant Jackson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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
Brandon—Souris returned Larry Maguire (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Brandon—Souris; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
14,895 votes separated Larry Maguire (Conservative Party of Canada) from Whitney Hodgins (New Democratic Party) in Brandon—Souris in 2021, when the winner took 60%. Larry Maguire already held it after the 2019 election, won with 63%. At 62%, fewer of Brandon—Souris voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
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 Virden 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. 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.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- 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.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Virden is run
Who is the MP for Virden?
Virden is in Brandon—Souris, represented by Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Virden 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 Virden?
This page can’t say which riding Virden is in; the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Virden?
Virden is a town; 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).