Photo: s.yume from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Portage—Lisgar, the riding that includes Winkler
Locally, Winkler is run as a city. No open list of councils exists in Manitoba, so no mayor of Winkler is named here. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Winkler in a riding. The Conservative Party of Canada has 7 of the 14 MPs elected in Manitoba.
Three governments, and who does what
Winkler, a city 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.
There is no county government over Winkler; Division No. 3 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Winkler, from the most recent elections.
- 1Winkler councilCity
- 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 Winkler votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Winkler 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 Legislative Assembly of Manitoba was last elected on 3 October 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Winkler council on 28 October 2026 and will again 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.
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
Branden Leslie was first elected in 2023; the current Parliament is Branden Leslie’s 2nd. 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
Results in Portage—Lisgar as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Portage—Lisgar reached 66% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Back in 2019, Candice Bergen took the riding on 71%. Portage—Lisgar elected Candice Bergen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 53% of the vote, a lead of 14,029 over Solomon Wiebe (People's Party of Canada).
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 Winkler 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
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how Winkler is run
Who is the MP for Winkler?
For Winkler, it’s Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Portage—Lisgar.
Which party won Winkler in the 2021 federal election?
Candice Bergen won Portage—Lisgar for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Portage—Lisgar, held by Branden Leslie.
Who is the MLA for Winkler?
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Winkler has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Winkler?
The head of Winkler’s council isn’t named here; as a city, 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).