The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman
Federal riding · MB · No. 46009 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- James Bezan Conservative
- 2025 result
- Conservative hold by 16,218 votes
- Turnout
- 70.8% of 77,468 electors
- Population
- 98,615 2021 census
- Area
- 25,694 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Most candidates on the ballot in Manitoba6 candidates stood · 2nd of 14 in Manitoba · 61st of 343 in Canada
- Largest by area in Manitoba25,694 km² · 3rd of 14 in Manitoba · 45th of 343 in Canada
- Population, smallest first98,615 people, 2021 census · 67th of 343 in Canada
In brief
- James Bezan held the seat for the Conservatives by 16,218 votes (+29.8 points).
- 2% of today's riding was drawn from other ridings in 2023.
- Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 56.9% of votes were cast on the day.
- Share of households that own their home is the 24th highest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
James Bezan
- Member: National Defence
- Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
- Vice-Chair: National Defence
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 2% of today's Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman came from ridings other than the old Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
98.5%Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman 98% of it kept
1.5%Churchill—Keewatinook Aski 0% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Conservative hold
Elected
James Bezan
Conservative
32,788
60.2% of valid votes
Margin
16,218
votes · +29.8 pts
Runner-up
Rhonda Nichol
Liberal
16,570
30.4% of valid votes
Conservative 60.2% · Liberal 30.4% · New Democratic 6.5% · Green 1.3%
Turnout70.8% of 77,468 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bezan | Conservative | 32,788 | 60.2% | 56.6% | +3.6 |
| Rhonda Nichol | Liberal | 16,570 | 30.4% | 13.2% | +17.2 |
| Josef Estabrooks | New Democratic | 3,535 | 6.5% | 19.3% | −12.8 |
| Wayne James | Green | 709 | 1.3% | 2.7% | −1.4 |
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Byron Gryba | People's | 473 | 0.9% |
| Chris Riddell | Other | 404 | 0.7% |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
14.9 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
3,535 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 16,218-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
6 of 208
1 poll ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 8,110 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 14.9% of the 54,479 valid votes, 14.9 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Conservative32,788
Liberal16,570
Still Conservative by 16,218 votes. Actual margin: 16,218.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 56.9% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Conservative62.9%56.6%−6.3
Liberal26.7%35.4%+8.7
New Democratic7.1%5.6%−1.5
Green1.4%1.1%−0.3
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $80,000 — a little lower than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest147th lowest of 343
- Median age is 47.2 — a little higher than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest47th highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.1% — about 54 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest34th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 6.8% — about 39 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest76th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 83.9% — about 1.2 times the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest24th highest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 2.1% — about 1.3 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest135th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 46009MB · 2025
Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman
James Bezan
- Result
- Conservative hold by 16,218
- Turnout
- 70.8%
- Population
- 98,615
- Area
- 25,694 km²
Most candidates on the ballot in ManitobaLargest by area in ManitobaPopulation, smallest first
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