Winnipeg Centre, which takes in St. Matthews, is held by Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party)
No provincial riding is named for St. Matthews, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked. St. Matthews is a Winnipeg neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters. The Conservative Party of Canada has 7 of the 14 MPs elected in Manitoba.
Three governments, and who does what
St. Matthews 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.
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 St. Matthews, 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 St. Matthews 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 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 3 October 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba; federally, on 28 April 2025. After the 28 October 2026 election, Winnipeg council next goes to the polls on 23 October 2030. The The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act sets the day: the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
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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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
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Winnipeg Centre puts the New Democratic Party first at 50%; Leah Gazan held it for the party in 2025. Leah Gazan has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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 Centre returned Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party) in 2021
Results in Winnipeg Centre as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Winnipeg Centre was 52% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 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). In 2019, Leah Gazan had won the same riding with 41%.
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 St. Matthews 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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 St. Matthews is run
Who is the MP for St. Matthews?
For St. Matthews, it’s Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party), who holds Winnipeg Centre.
Which party won St. Matthews in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party), who represents Winnipeg Centre still.
Who is the MLA for St. Matthews?
St. Matthews’ 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?
Ask the municipality itself: St. Matthews, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).