Doyle Piwniuk (/pɪˈnjuːk/ pin-YOOK[1]) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in a by-election on January 28, 2014.[2] He represents the electoral district of Turtle Mountain as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PCs).
Doyle Piwniuk | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| In office January 18, 2022 – October 17, 2023 | |
| Premier | Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Reg Helwer |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Naylor |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain Arthur-Virden 2014-2019 | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| In office January 28, 2014 – August 12, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Maguire |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Insurance broker |
Prior to his election to the legislature, Piwniuk was an insurance broker and financial planner in Virden.[2] He began his political service in opposition, and served in the party's shadow cabinet as critic for multiculturalism and literacy.[3] He was re-elected in provincewide general elections in 2016 and 2019, in which the PCs won government, and in 2023 when the party lost government to the NDP. On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Manitoba Public Insurance.
Electoral record
edit| 2023 Manitoba general election: Turtle Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 4,806 | 55.05 | -12.43 | $12,216.90 | |||
| New Democratic | Lorna Canada-Vanegas Mesa | 1,993 | 22.83 | +11.93 | $1,865.92 | |||
| Keystone | Kevin Friesen | 1,507 | 17.26 | – | $5,551.67 | |||
| Liberal | Ali Tarar | 425 | 4.87 | -1.85 | $2,444.23 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,731 | 99.36 | – | $61,679.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 56 | 0.64 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 8,787 | 55.64 | -1.65 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,794 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -12.18 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Turtle Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 6,210 | 67.48 | -8.7 | $6,900.23 | |||
| Green | David Neufeld | 1,372 | 14.91 | 11.5 | $124.08 | |||
| New Democratic | Angie Herrera-Hildebrand | 1,003 | 10.90 | 2.2 | $636.58 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Davies | 618 | 6.72 | 2.3 | $435.68 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,203 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 80 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 16,206 | 57.28 | 2.89 | |||||
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. Retrieved 2 March 2020. | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Arthur-Virden | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 6,006 | 80.59 | +12.39 | $20,684.63 | |||
| Manitoba | Frank Godon | 846 | 11.35 | +11.35 | $4,340.23 | |||
| New Democratic | Lorne M. Topolniski | 600 | 8.05 | -2.38 | $146.90 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,452 | 100.0 | $ | |||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[7][8][9] | ||||||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014: Arthur-Virden | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 3,137 | 68.20 | +2.23 | 15,355.65 | |||
| Liberal | Floyd Buhler | 738 | 16.04 | +12.23 | 6,463.77 | |||
| New Democratic | Bob Senff | 480 | 10.43 | -19.78 | 6,318.45 | |||
| Green | Kate Storey | 245 | 5.33 | 0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,600 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 10 | |||||||
| Turnout | 4,610 | 33.55 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,739 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.00 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Doyle Piwniuk - Arthur-Virden". YouTube. December 3, 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Progressive Conservatives sweep Manitoba byelections". Winnipeg Free Press, January 28, 2014.
- ^ "New Tory MLAs join shadow cabinet". Brandon Sun, January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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