Josh Guenter

Josh Guenter MLA (born April 22, 1994) is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the electoral division of Borderland. He was elected in the 2019 Manitoba general election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.^[1] He was re-elected in the 2023 provincial election.

Josh Guenter MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Borderland
Incumbent
Assumed office September 10, 2019
Preceded by	New district
Personal details
Born	1994 (age 30–31) Altona, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Political aide long-haul trucker

Early life

Guenter was born in Altona, Manitoba, and grew up in the nearby community of Gnadenthal.^[2] After graduating from high school, he studied briefly at the University of Manitoba and University of Ottawa.^[2]

Political career

He worked on Parliament Hill for two years while living in Ottawa, Ontario, and more recently for Candice Bergen and Cameron Friesen.^[3] Guenter won the Manitoba PC Party nomination for Borderland on April 11, 2019.^[3] The riding was created by the 2018 provincial redistribution out of parts of Emerson and Morden-Winkler.

On September 10, 2019, Guenter became the youngest ever Progressive Conservative to be elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly at the age of 25. He served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Health and Seniors Care, and as a member of the provincial Treasury Board. He has served on the Economic Growth and Development Committee of Cabinet, as well as the Public Sector Compensation Committee of Cabinet.

On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure and as the Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection and Government Services.

Personal life

Guenter was a long-haul truck driver from the Altona, Manitoba, area.^[3] He is married with four children.

Election Results

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election: Borderland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Josh Guenter	4,479	72.66	+6.57	$20,013.59
	New Democratic	Rick Derksen	921	14.94	+11.01	$392.00
	Liberal	Loren Braul	764	12.39	-4.19	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			6,164	99.64	–	$47,807.00
Total rejected and declined ballots			22	0.36	–
Turnout			6,186	50.45	-11.41
Eligible voters			12,262
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-2.22
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba[4][5][6]

v t e 2019 Manitoba general election: Borderland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Josh Guenter	4,886	66.09	-13.2	$26,537.26
	Liberal	Loren Braul	1,226	16.58	+1.7	$17,222.73
	Independent	Cliff Graydon	740	10.01	–	$31,729.30
	New Democratic	Liz Cronk	291	3.94	+0.1	$1,792.07
	Green	Ken Henry	250	3.38	+1.4	$0.00
Total valid votes			7,393	–
Rejected			28	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,996	61.86
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-7.4
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. "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020.