About Us
ManitobaElection.ca is a citizen-created resource for provincial elections in Manitoba, Canada.
This site features interactive constituency maps, historical information about past elections, a calendar of election events, and educational resources about voting and government. Provincial election candidates are listed along with links to their web pages, email addresses, Facebook fan pages and Twitter feeds. News articles that mention candidates are listed along with candidate responses to our election questionnaire.
Learn More
- We describe our methodologies and technologies on our Frequently Asked Questions Page.
- The history of this site can be seen in our Press Releases and Press Mentions.
- An archive of our 2011 site can be viewed at 2011.manitobaelection.ca.
ManitobaElection.ca has no affiliation with Elections Manitoba, the official Election authority in the Province of Manitoba.
Open Democracy Manitoba
ManitobaElection.ca was built by Open Democracy Manitoba with the goal of increasing community interest in democracy and encouraging government openness.
Open Democracy Manitoba is run by the volunteer efforts of Kyle Geske, Andrew Burton and Ken Harasym. We maintain a similar website for the city of Winnipeg municipal elections, WinnipegElection.ca.
Our Mission
Open Democracy Manitoba strives to educate voters, empowering them to understand the roles, issues, and visions of our representatives in order to have a more accountable and respectful democracy.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @MBElection
Facebook: Manitoba Election Fan Page
Funding Recognition
The development of this website was funded in part by a Community Investment grant from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). CIRA manages the .CA top-level domain, Canada’s online identifier, on behalf of all Canadians. A Member-driven organization, CIRA also facilitates the development of a better Internet for all Canadians, and represents the .CA registry internationally.
Photo Use Attributions
We’ve been using Daryl Sawatzky’s photo of the Manitoba Legislative Building when promoting this website. The photo was retrieved March 15, 2016 and found using a Creative Commons search on Flickr.
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