Greg Nesbitt | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Natural Resources and Northern Development | |
| In office June 9, 2022 – October 18, 2023 | |
| Premier | Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Alan Lagimodiere |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Moses |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Riding Mountain | |
| Assumed office April 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Leanne Rowat |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Greg Nesbitt is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Riding Mountain in the 2016 election.[1] He is a member of the Progressive Conservative party, and held the seat after incumbent MLA Leanne Rowat did not stand for re-election. He was re-elected in the 2019 and 2023 elections. On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change and the Shadow Minister for Efficiency Manitoba.
In May 2025, Nesbitt apologized for suggesting that a mental health contract for workers who had searched a landfill for victims of the 2022 Winnipeg serial killings was for NDP Finance Minister Adrien Sala's personal use.[2]
Electoral record
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Riding Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Nesbitt | 5,311 | 68.80 | 10.34 | $12,173.26 | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Fleury | 1,028 | 13.32 | 9.76 | $2,702.78 | |||
| Green | Mark Olenick | 779 | 10.09 | 6.60 | $0.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Béla Gyarmati | 601 | 7.79 | -26.69 | $146.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,719 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 93 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 14,075 | 55.50 | 1.49 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Riding Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Nesbitt | 6,126 | 65.91 | -2.89 | $3,171.65 | |||
| New Democratic | Wayne Chacun | 1,970 | 21.20 | 13.41 | $7,438.18 | |||
| Green | Mary Lowe | 726 | 7.81 | -2.28 | $0.00 | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Fleury | 472 | 5.08 | -8.24 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,294 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 46 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 16,761 | 55.72 | 0.22 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020. | ||||||||
| 2023 Manitoba general election: Riding Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Nesbitt | 5,644 | 63.02 | -2.89 | $12,575.91 | |||
| New Democratic | Wayne Chacun | 2,895 | 32.32 | +11.13 | $4,259.75 | |||
| Liberal | Eileen Smerchanski | 417 | 4.66 | -0.42 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,956 | 99.16 | – | $62,186.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 76 | 0.84 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 9,032 | 57.42 | +1.69 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,730 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.01 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ Lambert, Steve (May 5, 2025). "New Manitoba PC leader apologizes for landfill search campaign ads". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ↑ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
