Spence sends Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party) to the Commons from Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg’s council runs Spence, one of the city’s neighbourhoods. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Spence in a riding. Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7.
Three governments, and who does what
Spence 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.
Winnipeg has no upper-tier council: Division No. 11, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Spence, from the most recent elections.
- 1Winnipeg councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsWinnipeg 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 Spence 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 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. The council elected on 28 October 2026 serves until 23 October 2030, when Winnipeg council is chosen again. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act fixes that date: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 3 October 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba; federally, on 28 April 2025.
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
Leah Gazan represents Winnipeg 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 Centre · New Democratic Party · first elected 2019
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 Leah Gazan’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Mapped onto today’s Winnipeg Centre, the 2021 vote gives the New Democratic Party 50%; in 2025 Leah Gazan 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, Winnipeg Centre re-elected Leah Gazan of the New Democratic Party
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Winnipeg Centre; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Winnipeg Centre elected Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party) in 2021: 50% of the vote, a lead of 6,516 over Paul Ong (Liberal Party of Canada). Leah Gazan already held it after the 2019 election, won with 41%. In 2021, 52% of electors cast a ballot in Winnipeg Centre, under the national 63%.
All 7 candidates in Winnipeg Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Gazan | New Democratic Party | 14,962 | 50.3% |
| Paul Ong | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,446 | 28.4% |
| Sabrina Brenot | Conservative Party of Canada | 3,818 | 12.8% |
| Bhavni Bhakoo | People's Party of Canada | 1,229 | 4.1% |
| Andrew Brown | Green Party of Canada | 708 | 2.4% |
| Jamie Buhler | Libertarian Party of Canada | 373 | 1.3% |
| Debra Wall | Animal Protection Party of Canada | 213 | 0.7% |
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 Spence 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
Questions about how Spence is run
Who is the MP for Spence?
For Spence, it’s Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party), who holds Winnipeg Centre.
Which party won Spence in the 2021 federal election?
The New Democratic Party: Leah Gazan won Winnipeg Centre in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Spence?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Spence.
Who heads the council in Winnipeg?
The head of Spence’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).