2024 Tuxedo provincial by-election

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The 2024 Tuxedo provincial by-election will be held on June 18. [1]

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Background

The riding was vacant after former Premier Heather Stefanson resigned from the Legislative Assembly on May 6, 2024. [2]

On May 20, Premier Wab Kinew announced that a by-election would be held in Tuxedo on June 18. [3]

Candidates

Progressive Conservative

A nomination meeting to determine the PC candidate was held on May 23 with family lawyer, Lawrence Pinsky winning the contested race. [4] [5] The other candidates seeking the nomination were Shannon Martin (MLA for McPhillips, 2019–2023 and Morris, 2014–2019) and Lori Shenkarow (real estate agent). [6]

Kevin Klein (MLA for Kirkfield Park, 2022–2023 and Winnipeg City Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood, 2018–2022) was also considered a potential candidate, however, he ended up not running. [7]

New Democratic

On May 20, the NDP announced that they had nominated Carla Compton as the candidate for the by-election. [8]

Liberal

On May 21, The Liberals announced that their candidate would be Jamie Pfau, president of the Manitoba Foster Parent Association. [9]

Deputy leader of the party, Willard Reaves, who ran for the party in Fort Whyte in 2022 and 2023 sought the nomination before bowing out of the race and supporting Pfau. [6] [9]

Green

On May 20, it was announced that the leader of the Green Party, Janine Gibson would be the candidate for the by-election. [6]

Results

Manitoba provincial by-election, June 18, 2024: Tuxedo
Resignation of Heather Stefanson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Lawrence Pinsky
New Democratic Carla Compton
Liberal Jamie Pfau
Green Janine Gibson
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

Previous results

2023 Manitoba general election : Tuxedo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Heather Stefanson 3,96840.21-7.65$10,145.15
New Democratic Larissa Ashdown3,70037.49+17.70$1,572.48
Liberal Marc Brandson2,20122.30-1.26$5,309.68
Total valid votes/Expense limit9,86999.60$64,529.00
Total rejected and declined ballots400.40
Turnout9,90959.86+1.96
Eligible voters16,554
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.67
Source(s)

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