2025 Spruce Woods provincial by-election

2025 Spruce Woods provincial by-election

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Riding of Spruce Woods
Turnout	40.71% (15.83pp)
First party Second party Third party   PC NDP LIB Candidate Colleen Robbins Ray Berthelette Stephen Reid Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Popular vote 2,805 2,735 444 Percentage 46.88% 45.71% 7.42% Swing 14.93% 21.71% 6.77%
MLA before election Grant Jackson Progressive Conservative Elected MLA Colleen Robbins Progressive Conservative

The 2025 Spruce Woods provincial by-election was held on August 26. ^[1]

Background

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]

Progressive Conservative candidate Colleen Robbins narrowly won the riding by 70 votes, with NDP candidate Ray Berthelette delivering the party's best result in the riding since it was first contested in 2011.

Candidates

Progressive Conservative

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

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 executive assistant to Cabinet Minister Glen Simard. ^[5]

Liberal

On May 25, the Liberal Party announced that they had nominated Stephen Reid, a high school teacher, as their candidate. ^[6]

Result

Manitoba provincial by-election, August 26, 2025 : Spruce Woods Resignation of Grant Jackson
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Colleen Robbins	2,805	46.88	-14.93
	New Democratic	Ray Berthelette	2,735	45.71	+21.71
	Liberal	Stephen Reid	444	7.42	-6.77
Total valid votes/expense limit			5,984	99.60	–
Total rejected and declined ballots			24	0.40	-0.38
Turnout			6,008	40.71	-15.83
Eligible voters			14,757
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-18.32

Previous result

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election : Spruce Woods
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	+0.24
Turnout			8,130	56.54	-0.21
Eligible voters			14,379
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-7.19
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba [7] [8] [9]

References

1. 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.
2. "Dear friends and members of Spruce Woods". Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba . April 11, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
3. "Province Announces Byelection Set For August 26 in Spruce Woods". Government of Manitoba . Retrieved July 31, 2025.
4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/spruce-woods-candidate-1.7551535
5. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-ndp-spruce-woods-nominee-1.7593486
6. "From Brandon's Classrooms to the Campaign Trail: Stephen Reid joins Spruce Woods Byelection for Liberal Party".
7. "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
8. "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba . Retrieved May 6, 2024.
9. "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba . Retrieved May 4, 2024.