Ian Bushie

Ian Bushie is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Keewatinook as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.

The Honourable Ian Bushie MLA
Minister of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures
Incumbent
Assumed office November 13, 2024
Premier	Wab Kinew
Preceded by	Jamie Moses (Minister of Natural Resources)
Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations
In office October 18, 2023 – November 13, 2024
Premier	Wab Kinew
Preceded by	Andrew Smith (Municipal Relations) Eileen Clarke (Northern Relations)
Succeeded by	Glen Simard
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

He is a member of the Hollow Water First Nation,^[1] and was a candidate for the leadership of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in 2008.^[2] He serves as Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations NDP.^[3]

Electoral history

v t e 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[4][5][6]

v t e 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.