Ian Bushie

The Honourable Ian Bushie MLA
Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2023
Premier	Wab Kinew
Preceded by	Andrew Smith (Municipal Relations) Eileen Clarke (Northern Relations)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Keewatinook
Incumbent
Assumed office September 10, 2019
Preceded by	Judy Klassen
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic

Ian Bushie is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election. He represents the electoral district of Keewatinook as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.

He is a member of the Hollow Water First Nation, and was a candidate for the leadership of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in 2008.

Electoral history

2023 Manitoba general election: Keewatinook
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Ian Bushie	1,820	59.28	-7.80	$13,875.86
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Birch	1,058	34.46	+20.12	not filed
	Liberal	Nellie Wood Monias	192	6.25	-12.32	$1,614.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit			3,070	98.27	–	$49,634.00
Total rejected and declined ballots			54	1.73	–
Turnout			3,124	39.14	+17.29
Eligible voters			7,982
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-13.96
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba

2019 Manitoba general election: Keewatinook
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Ian Bushie	1,932	67.08	28.73	$6,214.15
	Liberal	Jason Harper	535	18.58	-31.15	$4,369.37
	Progressive Conservative	Arnold Flett	413	14.34	2.42	none listed
Total valid votes			2,880	–	–
Rejected			52	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			13,422	21.84	-2.47
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+23.3
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.