Rochelle Squires

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2023 Manitoba general election: Riel
Rochelle Squires
9th Deputy Premier of Manitoba
In office
September 1, 2021 –November 3, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Moyes 6,16054.65+19.26$31,143.72
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 4,27837.95-6.80$38,096.95
Liberal LéAmber Kensley8347.40-6.51$2,610.52
Total valid votes/Expense limit11,27299.23–$67,371.00
Total rejected and declined ballots880.77–
Turnout11,36065.70+2.46
Eligible voters17,291
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.03
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba [12] [13] [14]
2019 Manitoba general election : Riel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 4,73444.75-6.2$40,281.22
New Democratic Mike Moyes 3,74435.39+6.3$19,468.95
Liberal Neil Johnston1,47113.90-5.5$773.76
Green Roger Schellenberg6305.96+5.3$5.54
Total valid votes10,57999.13
Total rejected ballots930.87
Turnout10,67263.24
Eligible voters16,875
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.2
2016 Manitoba general election : Riel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 5,02451.00+10.98$31,878.00
New Democratic Christine Melnick 3,05330.99-23.70$28,196.03
Liberal Neil Johnston1,62716.52+11.62$9,674.30
Total valid votes/expense limit9,704100.0  $47,429.00
Eligible voters14,372
Source: Elections Manitoba [15] [16]
2011 Manitoba general election : Riel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Melnick 5,35254.69−2.50$28,596.10
Progressive Conservative Rochelle Squires 3,91640.02+9.33$28,104.49
Liberal Cheryl Gilarski4804.90−7.09$2,997.99
Total valid votes9,748
Rejected and declined votes38
Turnout9,78664.14
Registered voters15,257
Source: Elections Manitoba [17]

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