Photo: Rob Swystun from Winnipeg, Canada · CC BY 2.0A 18,704-vote win for James Bezan made Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman safer in 2021 than 88% of ridings
James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Winnipeg Beach. Winnipeg Beach’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used. Winnipeg Beach is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. In Manitoba, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Winnipeg Beach’s mayor isn’t named.
What stands out in how Winnipeg Beach is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 37.7 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, more than in 88% of the 338 ridings. How Winnipeg Beach has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Fewer electors stayed home in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman than in 66% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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
Winnipeg Beach, 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.
Winnipeg Beach has no upper-tier council: Division No. 18, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Winnipeg Beach, from the most recent elections.
- 1Winnipeg Beach councilTown
- 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 Winnipeg Beach votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Beach council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The council elected on 28 October 2026 serves until 23 October 2030, when Winnipeg Beach council is chosen again. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act sets the day: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on 3 October 2023. 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.
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.
The Conservative Party of Canada holds 7 of 14 seats from Manitoba, including James Bezan’s.
The MP’s record
James Bezan has sat in the Commons since 2004, now for the 8th Parliament. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 57%, and James Bezan 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
James Bezan kept Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
18,704 votes separated James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) from Margaret Smith (New Democratic Party) in Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021, when the winner took 57%. The 2019 result had favoured James Bezan as well, at 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 Winnipeg Beach 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
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Winnipeg Beach is run
Who is the MP for Winnipeg Beach?
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman’s MP, James Bezan of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Winnipeg Beach.
Which party won Winnipeg Beach in the 2021 federal election?
James Bezan (Conservative Party of Canada) took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Winnipeg Beach?
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Winnipeg Beach has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Winnipeg Beach?
The head of Winnipeg Beach’s council isn’t named here; as a town, 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).