2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election
The 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election was held on December 13, 2022.
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Background
The by-election was triggered after MLA Scott Fielding resigned from the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council of Manitoba.[2] The election date was set on November 23, 2022.[3]
Kevin Klein was declared the winner of the election.[1]
Candidates
Four candidates registered:[4]
- Logan Oxenham – New Democratic Party of Manitoba
- Kevin Klein – Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba[5]
- Rhonda Nichol – Manitoba Liberal Party
- Dennis Bayomi – Green Party of Manitoba
Results
Advance voting began on December 3.[6]
| Manitoba provincial by-election, December 13, 2022: Kirkfield Park Resignation of Scott Fielding | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Klein | 2,357 | 37.04 | –13.32 | ||||
| New Democratic | Logan Oxenham | 2,196 | 34.51 | +8.82 | ||||
| Liberal | Rhonda Nichol | 1,741 | 27.36 | +11.68 | ||||
| Green | Dennis Bayomi | 70 | 1.10 | –7.19 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,364 | 99.86 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 11 | 0.17 | –0.58 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,375 | 36.50 | –24.75 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 17,468 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | –11.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[7] | ||||||||
Previous results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Scott Fielding | 5,445 | 50.36 | –1.8 | $48,691.89 | |||
| New Democratic | Kurt Morton | 2,777 | 25.68 | –4.5 | $2,920.83 | |||
| Liberal | Ernie Nathaniel | 1,695 | 15.68 | +6.2 | $4,443.68 | |||
| Green | Dennis Bayomi | 896 | 8.29 | +0.4 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,813 | 99.25 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 82 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,895 | 61.25 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,789 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | ||||||
^ Change is from redistributed results
References
- "Kevin Klein elected in Kirkfield Park; keeps seat for PCS". December 14, 2022.
- Scott Fielding [@MinFielding] (June 6, 2022). "After 15 years of public service at both the provincial & municipal level of government, I've made the decision to not seek re-election & retire from politics" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
- Posted, Cody Sellar. "Premier calls by-election in Kirkfield Park". Our Communities. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- Posted, Danielle Da Silva. "Kirkfield Park a challenge for Tories". Brandon Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "Kevin Klein to seek Manitoba PC nod for Kirkfield Park byelection following mayoral loss – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "How Kirkfield Park's byelection could preview next year's provincial election". Winnipeg. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "2022 KIRKFIELD PARK BYELECTION RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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See also: List of Manitoba by-elections | |
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