2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election

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2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election
← 2019 December 13, 2022
Riding of Kirkfield Park
Turnout36.48%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Kevin Klein Logan Oxenham Rhonda Nichol
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Popular vote 2,356 2,196 1,741
Percentage 37.03% 34.51% 27.36%
Swing Decrease 13.33% Increase 8.83% Increase 11.69%
A map of Winnipeg's provincial ridings, showing
Kirkfield Park highlighted in red.
MLA before election

Scott Fielding
Progressive Conservative

Elected MLA

Kevin Klein[1]
Progressive Conservative

The 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election was held on December 13, 2022.

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]

Results

Advance voting began on December 3.[6]

Manitoba provincial by-election, December 13, 2022: Kirkfield Park
Resignation of Scott Fielding
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

2019 Manitoba general election
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

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Klein elected in Kirkfield Park; keeps seat for PCS". December 14, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Posted, Cody Sellar. "Premier calls by-election in Kirkfield Park". Our Communities. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Posted, Danielle Da Silva. "Kirkfield Park a challenge for Tories". Brandon Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kevin Klein to seek Manitoba PC nod for Kirkfield Park byelection following mayoral loss – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "How Kirkfield Park's byelection could preview next year's provincial election". Winnipeg. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 KIRKFIELD PARK BYELECTION RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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