2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election

{{Short description|By-election}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election

| percentage2 = 34.51%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 13.33%

| previous_election = 2019 Manitoba general election

| previous_year = 2019

| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|name}}

| before_election = Scott Fielding

| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|nohash}}

| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|nohash}}

| turnout = 36.48%

| title = MLA

| map_image = Manitoba 2018 Kirkfield Park.svg

| map_caption = A map of Winnipeg's provincial ridings, showing
Kirkfield Park highlighted in {{color|red|red}}.

| map_size =

| popular_vote2 = 2,196

| type = parliamentary

| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|name}}

| image2 =

| candidate2 = Logan Oxenham

| percentage1 = 37.03%

| popular_vote1 = 2,356

| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|name}}

| image1 =

| candidate1 = Kevin Klein

| election_date = December 13, 2022

| next_year =

| next_election =

| seats_for_election = Riding of Kirkfield Park

| country = Manitoba

| swing2 = {{increase}} 8.83%

| candidate3 = Rhonda Nichol

| colour3 = {{Canadian party colour|MB|Liberal|nohash}}

| party3 = {{Canadian party colour|MB|Liberal|name}}

| popular_vote3 = 1,741

| percentage3 = 27.36%

| swing3 = {{increase}} 11.69%

| ongoing = no

| after_election = Kevin Klein{{cite web | url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/kevin-klein-elected-in-kirkfield-park-keeps-seat-for-pcs-1.6193926 | title=Kevin Klein elected in Kirkfield Park; keeps seat for PCS | date=14 December 2022 }}

| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|name}}

}}

The 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election was held on December 13, 2022.

Background

The by-election was triggered after MLA Scott Fielding resigned from the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council of Manitoba.{{Cite tweet|number=1533833875679498241|user=MinFielding|title=After 15 years of public service at both the provincial & municipal level of government, I’ve made the decision to not seek re-election & retire from politics.|author=Scott Fielding|date=6 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}} The election date was set on November 23, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Posted |first=Cody Sellar |title=Premier calls by-election in Kirkfield Park |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/west/2022/11/23/premier-calls-by-election-in-kirkfield-park |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Our Communities |language=en-US}}

Kevin Klein was declared the winner of the election.

Candidates

Four candidates registered:{{Cite web |last=Posted |first=Danielle Da Silva |title=Kirkfield Park a challenge for Tories |url=https://www.brandonsun.com/local/2022/10/18/kirkfield-park-a-challenge-for-tories |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Brandon Sun |language=en-US}}

Results

Advance voting began on December 3.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-18 |title=How Kirkfield Park's byelection could preview next year's provincial election |url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/how-kirkfield-park-s-byelection-could-preview-next-year-s-provincial-election-1.6160012 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Winnipeg |language=en}}

{{CANelec/top|MB|December 13, 2022|Kirkfield Park|Kirkfield Park|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|by=yes|reason=Resignation of Scott Fielding}}

{{CANelec|MB|PC|Kevin Klein|2,357|37.04|–13.32|}}

{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Logan Oxenham|2,196|34.51|+8.82|}}

{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Rhonda Nichol|1,741|27.36|+11.68|}}

{{CANelec|MB|Green|Dennis Bayomi|70|1.10|–7.19|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,364|99.86}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|11|0.17|–0.58}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|6,375|36.50|–24.75}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|17,468|}}

{{CANelec/hold|MB|PC|–11.07}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Manitoba{{Cite web |title=2022 KIRKFIELD PARK BYELECTION RESULTS|url=https://electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/ByElections/2022KirkfieldPark |publisher=Elections Manitoba |access-date=21 December 2022}}|}}

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Previous results

{{Canadian election result/top|MB|2019|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|MB|PC|Scott Fielding|5,445|50.36|–1.8|$48,691.89}}

{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Kurt Morton|2,777|25.68|–4.5|$2,920.83}}

{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Ernie Nathaniel|1,695|15.68|+6.2|$4,443.68}}

{{CANelec|MB|Green|Dennis Bayomi|896|8.29|+0.4|$0.00}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|10,813|99.25}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|82|0.75|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|10,895|61.25|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|17,789}}

{{CANelec/hold|MB|PC|+1.3}}

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^ Change is from redistributed results

References

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{{Manitoba elections}}

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