Results for the Thompson Byelection are now Official

Press Release

June 14, 2022

The official results for the provincial byelection in Thompson, including results by poll, are now available on the Elections Manitoba website at www.electionsmanitoba.ca.

Unofficial results were reported on June 7, with the final tally taking place June 8 to 13.

NDP candidate Eric Redhead was declared elected today.

A summary of official results is as follows:

Candidate: Larocque, Charlotte (The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba): 581

Candidate: Redhead, Eric (New Democratic Party): 1,465

Rejected: 21

Declined: 4

Total votes: 2,071

Total registered voters: 10,706

Turnout: 19.34%

Votes were cast as follows:

Election day (regular polls): 1,272

Institutional polls: 36

Advance: 757

Absentee: 5

Homebound: 1

As per 165(2) of The Elections Act (EA), any candidate or voter in the electoral division may apply for a judicial recount by June 20 at the latest. If no application is made, the returning officer certifies the elected candidate on the writ and returns it to the chief electoral officer June 21.

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Elections Manitoba is the independent office of the Legislative Assembly responsible for the administration of provincial elections and by-elections.

For media inquiries, contact: Mike Ambrose

Phone: 204-945-4202 | Toll-free: 1-866-628-6837

email: mambrose@elections.mb.ca

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