Blaine Pedersen

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2019 Manitoba general election: Midland
Blaine Pedersen
Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development
In office
October 23, 2019 July 15, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Blaine Pedersen 6,70675.01-3.4$9,704.94
New Democratic Cindy Friesen1,37215.35+7.5$150.00
Liberal Julia Sisler8629.64+0.3$0.00
Total valid votes8,94098.85
Rejected1041.15
Turnout9,04459.27
Eligible voters15,258
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.5
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
2016 Manitoba general election : Midland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Blaine Pedersen 6,16875.205.76$6,787.89
Green Stacy O'Neill7979.72$165.77
New Democratic Jacqueline Theroux7148.71-14.94$648.86
Liberal Julia Sisler5236.38-0.53$2.92
Total valid votes8,202
Rejected64
Eligible voters / Turnout13,85759.658.30
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
2011 Manitoba general election : Midland
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Blaine Pedersen 5,13969.45$21,702.82
New Democratic Jacqueline Theroux1,75023.65$3,063.12
Liberal Leah Jeffers5116.91$2,572.41
Total valid votes7,400
Rejected29
Eligible voters / turnout14,46751.35
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
2007 Manitoba general election : Carman
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Blaine Pedersen 3,84557.96+6.10$10,079.39
New Democratic Sharon Sadowy1,44021.71+0.44$2,970.97
Liberal Don Oldcorn1,29319.49−7.38$5,572.63
Total valid votes6,578 99.16
Rejected and declined ballots56
Turnout6,634 53.19 −0.95
Electors on the lists12,471

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