Overview

• With all polls reporting, PC candidate Colleen Robbins had 2,805 votes to NDP candidate Ray Berthelette’s 2,735, a 70‑vote edge, with Liberal Stephen Reid at 444.
• Elections Manitoba reported voter turnout at 40.71 percent.
• Spruce Woods has returned Progressive Conservatives since its creation in 2011, including a margin of more than 3,000 votes in 2023.
• The outcome does not alter the legislature’s balance of power, with the NDP holding 34 of 57 seats, the PCs 20, and one seat each for a Liberal and an Independent.
• Political scientists said the razor‑thin result signals broader NDP strength beyond urban areas and poses a test for new PC leader Obby Khan.