Mike Moyes
Mike Moyes is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents the district of Riel as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.[2]
Mike Moyes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Riel | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rochelle Squires |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Spouse | Michelle[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
Before his election to the legislature, Moyes was a teacher at Glenlawn Collegiate. He defeated Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Rochelle Squires to win his seat. He had previously unsuccessfully challenged Squires in 2019.[3]
Electoral results
| 2023 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Moyes | 6,155 | 54.60 | +19.21 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rochelle Squires | 4,283 | 38.00 | -6.75 | ||||
| Liberal | LéAmber Kensley | 834 | 7.40 | -6.51 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 11,272 | 99.41 | +0.28 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.59 | -0.28 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,339 | 66.00 | +2.76 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 17,181 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +12.98 | ||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rochelle Squires | 4,734 | 44.75 | -6.2 | $40,281.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Moyes | 3,744 | 35.39 | +6.3 | $19,468.95 | |||
| Liberal | Neil Johnston | 1,471 | 13.90 | -5.5 | $773.76 | |||
| Green | Roger Schellenberg | 630 | 5.96 | +5.3 | $5.54 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,579 | 99.13 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 93 | 0.87 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,672 | 63.24 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,875 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -6.2 | ||||||
References
- "Riel NDP". Manitoba New Democratic Party. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- Petz, Sarah (October 3, 2023). "Health Minister Audrey Gordon among Winnipeg PC cabinet ministers losing seats to NDP". CBC News. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- Unger, Danton (3 October 2023). "Flip-flopping constituency of Riel back to NDP". CTV News Winnipeg. CTV News. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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