2025 Spruce Woods provincial by-election
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Riding of Spruce Woods | |||||||||||||
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The 2025 Spruce Woods provincial by-election will be held on August 26.[1]
Background
[edit]The Riding was declared vacant after the former MLA Grant Jackson resigned from the Legislative Assembly on March 24 to run for the House of Commons riding of Brandon—Souris in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[2]
On July 25, Premier Wab Kinew announced that a by-election would be held in Spruce Woods on August 26.[3]
Candidates
[edit]Progressive Conservative
[edit]On June 4, the Progressive Conservative Party announced they had nominated Colleen Robbins as their candidate for the by-election. She formerly served as their regional director for southwestern Manitoba.[4]
New Democratic
[edit]On July 24, the New Democratic Party announced that they had nominated Ray Berthelette as their candidate for the by-election. He works as a real estate agent and was the former assistant to Cabinet Minister Glen Simard.[5]
Liberal
[edit]On May 25, the Liberal Party announced that they had nominated Stephen Reid, a high school teacher, as their candidate.[6]
Result
[edit]| Manitoba provincial by-election, August 26, 2025: Spruce Woods Resignation of Grant Jackson | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Colleen Robbins | |||||||
| New Democratic | Ray Berthelette | |||||||
| Liberal | Stephen Reid | |||||||
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| Eligible voters | ||||||||
Previous result
[edit]| 2023 Manitoba general election: Spruce Woods | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Jackson | 4,986 | 61.81 | -6.26 | $13,312.67 | |||
| New Democratic | Melissa Ghidoni | 1,936 | 24.00 | +8.13 | $168.00 | |||
| Liberal | Michelle Budiwski | 1,145 | 14.19 | +7.98 | $6,413.47 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,067 | 99.23 | – | $56,314.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 63 | 0.77 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 8,130 | 56.54 | -0.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,379 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.20 | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Chang, Arturo (July 25, 2025). "Spruce Woods byelection set for Aug. 26". CBC News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ "Dear friends and members of Spruce Woods". Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. April 11, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ "Province Announces Byelection Set For August 26 in Spruce Woods". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/spruce-woods-candidate-1.7551535
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-ndp-spruce-woods-nominee-1.7593486
- ^ "From Brandon's Classrooms to the Campaign Trail: Stephen Reid joins Spruce Woods Byelection for Liberal Party".
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.