Mike Moyes
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] |
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.
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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