Elections Manitoba has announced that nominations closed Monday, September 11 at 1 pm for the province’s 43rd provincial general election – with 189 candidates running.
Candidates’ names, electoral divisions and party affiliations are listed on Elections Manitoba’s website. Candidates endorsed by registered political parties are as follows:
- Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba (CPC-M): 5 candidates
- The Green Party of Manitoba (GPM): 13 candidates
- Keystone Party (KP): 5 candidates
- Manitoba Liberal Party (MLP): 49 candidates
- New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP): 57 candidates
- The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PC): 57 candidates
- Independent: 3 candidates
The Manitoba Party did not nominate five candidates and will be de-registered by Elections Manitoba. Under The Election Financing Act, if a registered party does not endorse at least five candidates in a general election, the Chief Electoral Officer of Manitoba must de-register the party after the election.
Advance voting runs for eight days, from Saturday, September 23 until Saturday, September 30. Election day is Tuesday, October 3.
All candidates, polling place locations, ID requirements and more voter information is available at electionsmanitoba.ca.
