Ben Carr (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Winnipeg South Centre, the riding that includes Mathers
Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Mathers isn’t placed in a riding here. Mathers has no council of its own: it is a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, run by the city council. The Conservative Party of Canada has 7 of the 14 MPs elected in Manitoba.
Three governments, and who does what
Mathers is governed by Winnipeg, with Manitoba and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
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ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Winnipeg in Division No. 11, 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 Mathers, from the most recent elections.
- 1Winnipeg councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsWinnipeg South Centre
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 Mathers votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg council | 28 October 2026 | 23 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 3 October 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba was last elected on 3 October 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Winnipeg council was elected on 28 October 2026, and the next vote is on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act fixes that date: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
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
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Ben Carr represents Winnipeg South Centre in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Winnipeg South Centre · Liberal 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 Ben Carr’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2023. Mapped onto today’s Winnipeg South Centre, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 45%; in 2025 Ben Carr kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Winnipeg South Centre returned Jim Carr (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Winnipeg South Centre within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Turnout in Winnipeg South Centre reached 70% in 2021, against 63% nationally. In 2021, Winnipeg South Centre went to Jim Carr (Liberal Party of Canada) on 46%; Joyce Bateman (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 8,648 votes behind. Back in 2019, Jim Carr took the riding on 45%.
All 6 candidates in Winnipeg South Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Carr | Liberal Party of Canada | 22,214 | 45.6% |
| Joyce Bateman | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,566 | 27.8% |
| Julia Riddell | New Democratic Party | 10,064 | 20.6% |
| Chase Wells | People's Party of Canada | 1,352 | 2.8% |
| Douglas Hemmerling | Green Party of Canada | 1,341 | 2.8% |
| Cam Scott | Communist Party of Canada | 234 | 0.5% |
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 Mathers is run
Check or update the federal list.
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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. 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.
Questions about how Mathers is run
Who is the MP for Mathers?
Winnipeg South Centre’s MP, Ben Carr of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Mathers.
Which party won Mathers in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Jim Carr (Liberal Party of Canada), in Winnipeg South Centre; Winnipeg South Centre has elected Ben Carr since.
Who is the MLA for Mathers?
Mathers’ 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 Winnipeg?
Mathers is a city; 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).