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2026 Municipal Election

The next general municipal election will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.  

Manitoba municipal elections are held every four years. The general election day for most municipalities is always the fourth Wednesday in October. 

What are the responsibilities of council in a municipal election?

In order to uphold the integrity of the election process, municipal councils are responsible only for certain key election decisions. These decisions include:

  • deciding if the election will be at-large or based on wards;*
  • agreeing to conduct an election, or any part of an election, with another local authority;
  • appointing the Senior Election Official;
  • budgeting for election expenses and deciding remuneration for election officials;
  • establishing a by-law restricting the use of municipal resources by candidates during an election; * and
  • deciding whether to authorizing the use of vote-counting machines. *


*by-laws for these purposes must be passed at least 180 days before the election to take effect

More frequently asked questions/answer can be found here: https://www.gov.mb.ca/mr/mfas/election_faq.html#gi1

October SEO ASEO Office Schedule.pdf

Public Notice of General Election.pdf
Public Notice of Voting Locations.pdf
Public Notice of Advance Voting and Non-Resident Landowner Voting.pdf

RM of Hanover is pleased to provide information regarding registered candidates for the October 28, 2026 Municipal Election: 

Reeve

Jim Funk (in by acclamation)

Ward 1 (New Bothwell)

Travis Doerksen

Chantelle Dueck

Ward 2 (Mitchell)

Brian Esau (in by acclamation)

Ward 3 (Blumenort)

Nathan Froese

Roberto Hiebert

Ward 4 (Sarto & Friedensfeld)

Wes Fehr

Ed Penner

Ward 5 (Kleefeld)

Wendell Martens

Erdman Wiebe

Ward 6 (Grunthal)

Curtis Dawydiuk (in by acclamation)

Each 2026 Candidate, as listed above, – acclaimed or to be elected – as part of their nomination papers was required to disclose any offences that they have pleaded guilty to, or been found guilty of under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), the Income Tax Act (Canada), or the Income Tax Act of Manitoba. The SEO is required to publish these disclosures on this website.
Candidates are not required to disclose any youth offences or those for which they were granted a pardon under section 748 of the Criminal Code (Canada).

To view each RM of Hanover 2026 candidates offence disclosure please click on their name. 

 


Registered candidates for the Local Urban District (LUD) elections in the October 28, 2026 Municipal Election are listed below:

LUD of Blumenort

Roger Dueck (in by acclamation)

Kevin Medeiros (in by acclamation)

Floyd Penner (in by acclamation)

LUD of Grunthal

Dave Penner

Carl Reimer

Jorge Sousa

Kas Wiens

LUD of Kleefeld

Travis Fehr (in by acclamation)

Dawn Oude Voshaar (in by acclamation)

Randy Peters (in by acclamation)

LUD of Mitchell

Tim Fehr (in by acclamation)

Cliff Froese (in by acclamation)

Brad Kehler (in by acclamation)

LUD of New Bothwell

Irma Friesen (in by acclamation)

Tristan Friesen (in by acclamation)

Each 2026 Candidate, as listed above, – acclaimed or to be elected – as part of their nomination papers was required to disclose any offences that they have pleaded guilty to, or been found guilty of under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), the Income Tax Act (Canada), or the Income Tax Act of Manitoba. The SEO is required to publish these disclosures on this website.
Candidates are not required to disclose any youth offences or those for which they were granted a pardon under section 748 of the Criminal Code (Canada).

To view each RM of Hanover 2026 candidates offence disclosure please click on their name.