Logan Oxenham

Logan Jax Oxenham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents the district of Kirkfield Park as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.^[2]

Logan Oxenham MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kirkfield Park
Incumbent
Assumed office October 3, 2023
Preceded by	Kevin Klein
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic
Children	1[1]
Occupation	Juvenile correctional officer and Counsellor

He previously ran in the district in the 2022 by-election, losing narrowly to Kevin Klein.^[3]

He is Canada's first transgender politician elected to either a provincial, territorial or federal elected office.^[4] Fellow New Democrat Uzoma Asagwara, elected in 2019, is non-binary and preceded him as the first non-cisgender MLA in Manitoba.

Prior to being elected, he was a juvenile correctional officer and counsellor at the Manitoba Youth Centre.^[5]

Electoral history

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election: Kirkfield Park
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Logan Oxenham	5,067	44.55	+18.87	$23,228.82
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Klein	4,406	38.74	-11.62	$59,804.69
	Liberal	Rhonda Nichol	1,696	14.91	-0.76	$13,290.09
	Green	Dennis Bayomi	205	1.80	-6.48	$2,776.31
Total valid votes/expense limit			11,374	99.63	–	$69,804.00
Total rejected and declined ballots			42	0.37	–
Turnout			11,416	63.76	+2.51
Eligible voters			17,906
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+15.24
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba[6][7][8]

Manitoba provincial by-election, December 13, 2022: Kirkfield Park Resignation of Scott Fielding
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Klein	2,357	37.04	-13.32
	New Democratic	Logan Oxenham	2,196	34.51	+8.82
	Liberal	Rhonda Nichol	1,741	27.36	+11.68
	Green	Dennis Bayomi	70	1.10	-7.19
Total valid votes			6,364	99.86
Total rejected ballots			11	0.17	-0.58
Turnout			6,375	36.50	-24.75
Eligible voters			17,468
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-11.07
Source: Elections Manitoba[9]