Grant Jackson (politician)
Grant Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Maguire |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Spruce Woods | |
| In office October 3, 2023 – March 24, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Cliff Cullen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1996 (age 28–29) Souris, Manitoba[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | Brandon University (BA) |
Grant Jackson MP (born 1997)[2] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represented the district of Spruce Woods as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.[3]
Jackson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandon University. He worked for Larry Maguire, the Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris.[1]
On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Manitoba Hydro and as the Shadow Minister for the Public Utilities Board.
On March 24, 2025, Jackson resigned his seat in the provincial legislature in order to stand successfully for the Conservative Party of Canada in Brandon—Souris for the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4][5]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | 28,624 | 62.19 | +2.82 | |||||
| Liberal | Ghazanfar Ali Tarar | 10,766 | 23.39 | +11.45 | ||||
| New Democratic | Quentin Robinson | 6,637 | 14.42 | −5.97 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,027 | 99.19 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 376 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,403 | 69.56 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,710 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | −4.32 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2023 Manitoba general election: Spruce Woods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | 4,986 | 61.81 | -6.26 | $13,312.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Melissa Ghidoni | 1,936 | 24.00 | +8.13 | $168.00 | |||
| Liberal | Michelle Budiwski | 1,145 | 14.19 | +7.98 | $6,413.47 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,067 | 99.23 | – | $56,314.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 63 | 0.77 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 8,130 | 56.54 | -0.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,379 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.19 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Grant Jackson". Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Macintosh, Maggie (March 24, 2025). "Spruce Woods PC MLA resigns to run federally in ill mentor's Brandon-Souris seat". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ Petz, Sarah (October 4, 2023) "Meet the new faces joining Manitoba's government". CBC News.
- ^ "PC MLA resigns from legislature". Winnipeg Free Press. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Grant Jackson leaves Manitoba legislature, eyes House of Commons seat". The Globe and Mail. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 4, 2024.