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 New Democratic Party of Manitoba.[2] Moyes is currently the Caucus Chair for the NDP and serves as the Legislative Assistant to Environment and Climate Change and Education and Early Childhood Learning.
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
edit| 2023 Manitoba general election: Riel | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Moyes | 6,160 | 54.65 | +19.26 | $31,115.65 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rochelle Squires | 4,278 | 37.95 | -6.80 | $37,725.59 | |||
| Liberal | LéAmber Kensley | 834 | 7.40 | -6.51 | $2,610.52 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 11,272 | 99.23 | – | $67,371.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 88 | 0.77 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 11,360 | 65.70 | +2.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 17,291 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +13.03 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Riel | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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