Photo: Dig deeper · CC BY-SA 4.0Turnout in Kildonan—St. Paul reached 66% in 2021, above 70% of ridings
West St. Paul is a rural municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in Manitoba, so no mayor of West St. Paul is named here. West St. Paul sends one MP to Ottawa from Kildonan—St. Paul, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Raquel Dancho (Conservative Party of Canada). Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, West St. Paul isn’t placed in a riding here.
What stands out in how West St. Paul is governed
A close federal race
With 12.4 points between the winner and the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), Kildonan—St. Paul beat 66% of the 338 ridings for closeness in 2021. How West St. Paul has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Kildonan—St. Paul voted in greater numbers than 70% 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
West St. Paul, 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.
West St. Paul 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 West St. Paul, from the most recent elections.
- 1West St. Paul councilRural municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsKildonan—St. Paul
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 West St. Paul votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| West St. Paul council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba was last elected on 3 October 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose West St. Paul council on 28 October 2026 and will again 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
Raquel Dancho represents Kildonan—St. Paul in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Kildonan—St. Paul · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada7
- Liberal Party of Canada6
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Raquel Dancho is one of 7 Conservative Party of Canada MPs among the 14 from Manitoba.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2019, Raquel Dancho is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Kildonan—St. Paul would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 42%, and Raquel Dancho 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
Kildonan—St. Paul returned Raquel Dancho (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Kildonan—St. Paul as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2019 result had favoured Raquel Dancho as well, at 45%. Raquel Dancho won the 2021 race in Kildonan—St. Paul for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 42% and beating Mary-Jane Bennett (Liberal Party of Canada) by 5,441 votes.
All 4 candidates in Kildonan—St. Paul, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raquel Dancho | Conservative Party of Canada | 18,375 | 41.8% |
| Mary-Jane Bennett | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,934 | 29.4% |
| Emily Clark | New Democratic Party | 10,313 | 23.5% |
| Sean Howe | People's Party of Canada | 2,325 | 5.3% |
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 West St. Paul 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. 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.
- 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how West St. Paul is run
Who is the MP for West St. Paul?
Kildonan—St. Paul’s MP, Raquel Dancho of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents West St. Paul.
Which party won West St. Paul in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Raquel Dancho (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Kildonan—St. Paul still.
Who is the MLA for West St. Paul?
West St. Paul’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in West St. Paul?
The head of West St. Paul’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).