At 52%, 2021 turnout in Winnipeg Centre trailed 94% of the country’s ridings
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Weston in a riding. Weston sends one MP to Ottawa from Winnipeg Centre, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party). Weston is a Winnipeg neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.
What stands out in how Weston is governed
Split between ridings
The riding line runs through Weston: Winnipeg Centre has 93% of its residents, Winnipeg North most of the other 7%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, 94% of the country’s ridings out-voted Winnipeg Centre. 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
Weston 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.
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 Weston, from the most recent elections.
- 1Winnipeg councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Manitoba–
- 3House of CommonsWinnipeg Centre · 93%
- 4House of CommonsWinnipeg North · 7%
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 Weston 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 | – |
Voters last chose Winnipeg council on 28 October 2026 and will again 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. The last general elections came on 3 October 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. 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
gov.mb.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Weston has 2 MPs
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 · 93%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Winnipeg North · Liberal Party of Canada · 7%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada7
- Liberal Party of Canada6
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Leah Gazan sits with the New Democratic Party, which has 1 of the 14 seats from Manitoba, against 7 for the Conservative Party of Canada.
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. The current Parliament is Leah Gazan’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019.
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
Winnipeg Centre as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, Winnipeg Centre went to Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party) on 50%; Paul Ong (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 6,516 votes behind. Leah Gazan already held it after the 2019 election, won 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 Weston 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Weston is run
Who is the MP for Weston?
Weston has more than one: Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party) for Winnipeg Centre, and Kevin Lamoureux for Winnipeg North.
Which party won Weston 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 Weston?
Find the riding for Weston on the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Winnipeg?
Weston, 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).