Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0More of Kildonan—St. Paul voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 66%, ahead of 70%
As part of Winnipeg, Riverbend is governed by the city’s council, not one of its own. Riverbend is in Kildonan—St. Paul, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Raquel Dancho of the Conservative Party of Canada. Riverbend’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.
What stands out in how Riverbend is governed
A close federal race
The 2021 winner in Kildonan—St. Paul finished 12.4 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), a closer race than 66% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Riverbend has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Kildonan—St. Paul out-voted 70% of the country’s 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
Riverbend is governed by Winnipeg, with Manitoba and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
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 Winnipeg’s council; Division No. 11 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Riverbend, from the most recent elections.
- 1Winnipeg councilCity
- 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 Riverbend 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 | – |
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 Legislative Assembly of Manitoba was last elected on 3 October 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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.
In Manitoba, 7 of 14 ridings are held by the Conservative Party of Canada, the party Raquel Dancho sits with.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Raquel Dancho’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Mapped onto today’s Kildonan—St. Paul, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 42%; in 2025 Raquel Dancho 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
In 2021, Kildonan—St. Paul re-elected Raquel Dancho of the Conservative Party of Canada
Kildonan—St. Paul as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Raquel Dancho was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 45%. Raquel Dancho (Conservative Party of Canada) took Kildonan—St. Paul in 2021 with 42% of the vote, 5,441 votes ahead of Mary-Jane Bennett (Liberal Party of Canada).
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 Riverbend 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. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how Riverbend is run
Who is the MP for Riverbend?
For Riverbend, it’s Raquel Dancho (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Kildonan—St. Paul.
Which party won Riverbend 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 Riverbend?
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Riverbend has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Winnipeg?
The head of Riverbend’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).