Carla Compton
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Carla Compton is a Canadian registered nurse and politician from the New Democratic Party who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2024 Tuxedo provincial by-election. She succeeded former Progressive Conservative leader Heather Stefanson.
In the 2019 Manitoba general election, Compton ran unsuccessfully in Tuxedo.
Personal life
Compton’s Great Uncle George Compton served as an MLA in Manitoba from 1922–1927.
Electoral history
| vteManitoba 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 |
| vte2019 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 |