Carla Compton
Carla Compton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Tuxedo | |
| Assumed office July 8, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Heather Stefanson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New Democratic |
| Occupation | Registered nurse |
Carla Compton is a Canadian registered nurse[1] and politician from the New Democratic Party who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2024 Tuxedo provincial by-election.[2] She succeeded former Progressive Conservative leader Heather Stefanson.
In the 2019 Manitoba general election, Compton ran unsuccessfully in Tuxedo.[3]
Personal life
Compton’s Great Uncle George Compton served as an MLA in Manitoba from 1922–1927.
Electoral history
| Manitoba provincial by-election, June 18, 2024: Tuxedo Resignation of Heather Stefanson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Carla Compton | 3,777 | 49.44 | +11.95 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence Pinsky | 3,175 | 41.56 | +1.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Jamie Pfau | 569 | 7.45 | -14.85 | ||||
| Green | Janine Gibson | 118 | 1.54 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,639 | 99.58 | ||||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 32 | 0.42 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,671 | 45.62 | -14.24 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 16,814 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +5.30 | ||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Tuxedo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Heather Stefanson | 4,645 | 47.85 | -5.2 | $21,522.01 | |||
| Liberal | Marc Brandson | 2,287 | 23.56 | +5.0 | $4,961.95 | |||
| New Democratic | Carla Compton | 1,921 | 19.79 | +5.5 | $614.25 | |||
| Green | Kristin Lauhn-Jensen | 793 | 8.17 | -5.8 | $0.00 | |||
| Manitoba First | Abby Al-Sahi | 61 | 0.63 | New | $2,520.94 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,707 | 99.19 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 79 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,786 | 57.90 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,903 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "NDP unofficially win byelection in Tuxedo riding - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ↑ "Tuxedo flips orange for the first time as Carla Compton wins byelection for NDP". Winnipeg. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ↑ "Manitoba NDP announce candidate for Tuxedo byelection - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". CJOB. Retrieved 2024-06-19.