Photo: Bob Linsdell · CC BY 3.0At 68%, 2021 turnout in Winnipeg South beat 85% of the country’s ridings
For local government, Winnipeg is a city. In Manitoba, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Winnipeg’s mayor isn’t named. Winnipeg sends one MP to Ottawa from Winnipeg South, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Terry Duguid (Liberal Party of Canada). No provincial riding is named for Winnipeg, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked.
What stands out in how Winnipeg is governed
Split between ridings
Federal boundaries divide Winnipeg, with 14% of residents in Winnipeg South and 86% outside it, mainly in Elmwood—Transcona. Member of Parliament ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Winnipeg South beat 85% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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, a city 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.
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 Winnipeg, from the most recent elections.
- 1Winnipeg councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsWinnipeg South · 14%
- 4House of CommonsElmwood—Transcona · 13%
- 5House of CommonsSt. Boniface—St. Vital · 13%
- 6House of CommonsWinnipeg North · 13%
- 7House of CommonsWinnipeg Centre · 13%
- 8House of CommonsWinnipeg South Centre · 13%
- 9House of CommonsWinnipeg West · 12%
- 10House of CommonsKildonan—St. Paul · 10%
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 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. That date comes from the The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act, which sets the fourth Wednesday in October every four years. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
Winnipeg has 8 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Winnipeg South · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 14%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Elmwood—Transcona · Conservative Party of Canada · 13%
en.wikipedia.org ↗St. Boniface—St. Vital · Liberal Party of Canada · 13%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Winnipeg North · Liberal Party of Canada · 13%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Winnipeg Centre · New Democratic Party · 13%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Winnipeg South Centre · Liberal Party of Canada · 13%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Winnipeg West · Liberal Party of Canada · 12%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Kildonan—St. Paul · Conservative Party of Canada · 10%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada7
- Liberal Party of Canada6
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada, Terry Duguid’s party, takes 6 of the 14 seats from Manitoba; the Conservative Party of Canada takes 7.
The MP’s record
Wikidata records Terry Duguid as Minister of the Environment (2025) and Minister for Sport (2024–2025). Terry Duguid was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Terry Duguid’s 4th. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Winnipeg South would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 48%, and Terry Duguid 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
Terry Duguid kept Winnipeg South for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Winnipeg South; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election. It held 15% of Winnipeg’s residents.
Terry Duguid (Liberal Party of Canada) took Winnipeg South in 2021 with 47% of the vote, 6,456 votes ahead of Melanie Maher (Conservative Party of Canada). Terry Duguid already held it after the 2019 election, won with 42%.
All 5 candidates in Winnipeg South, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Duguid | Liberal Party of Canada | 22,423 | 47.5% |
| Melanie Maher | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,967 | 33.8% |
| Aiden Kahanovitch | New Democratic Party | 6,632 | 14.0% |
| Byron Curtis Gryba | People's Party of Canada | 1,542 | 3.3% |
| Greg Boettcher | Green Party of Canada | 681 | 1.4% |
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 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. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Winnipeg is run
Who is the MP for Winnipeg?
Most residents of Winnipeg have Terry Duguid (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Winnipeg South; the rest mainly have Colin Reynolds, for Elmwood—Transcona.
Which party won Winnipeg in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Terry Duguid won Winnipeg South in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Winnipeg?
Winnipeg’s 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?
Winnipeg, a city, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).