# Matt Wiebe

Matthew Robert Rudolph "Matt" Wiebe (born 1979), MLA is a Canadian politician who is the current Minister of Justice and Attorney General and Minister for Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act for Manitoba since October 18, 2023. A member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP), he represents the electoral district of Concordia. Wiebe was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on March 2, 2010. He succeeded the province's former premier, Gary Doer. He has been re-elected in the general elections of 2011, 2016, 2019, and 2023. Wiebe previously served as Whip for the NDP while it was Official Opposition and the Critic for the departments of Municipal Relations and Infrastructure from 2019 to 2023.
Matt Wiebe was born and raised in the northeast Winnipeg suburb of East Kildonan. He attended River East Collegiate and graduated in 1997. He attended the University of Winnipeg, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He went on to earn a master's degree in public administration at the same university.
Before becoming an MLA, Wiebe worked as a constituency assistant in the offices of Doer (provincially) and NDP Member of Parliament Bill Blaikie (federally).

## Electoral record

vteManitoba provincial by-election, March 2, 2010: Concordia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matt Wiebe | 2,065 | 58.90 | -10.15 | $20,394.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Biebrich | 694 | 19.79 | -1.82 | $9,160.24 |
| | Liberal | Judi Heppner | 613 | 17.48 | 11.48 | $5,750.52 |
| | Green | Ellen Young | 134 | 3.82 | 0.50 | $762.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,506 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 11 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,150 | 31.44 | -15.98 |
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vte2011 Manitoba general election: Concordia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matt Wiebe | 4,008 | 63.06 | 4.16 | $15,634.85 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Naseer Warraich | 1,803 | 28.37 | 8.57 | $29,145.84 |
| | Green | Ryan Poirier | 308 | 4.85 | 1.02 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Isaiah Oyeleru | 237 | 3.73 | -13.76 | $641.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,356 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 34 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 12,834 | 49.79 | 18.35 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018. |||||||
vte2016 Manitoba general election: Concordia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matt Wiebe | 2,761 | 44.97 | -18.09 | $28,493.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Frank | 2,483 | 40.44 | 12.07 | $21,965.28 |
| | Liberal | Donovan Martin | 642 | 10.46 | 6.73 | $7,841.60 |
| | Manitoba | Terry Scott | 254 | 4.14 | – | $548.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,140 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 101 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,538 | 54.09 | 4.30 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018. |||||||
vte2019 Manitoba general election: Concordia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matt Wiebe | 4,305 | 59.69 | +14.72 | $18,272.23 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Frank | 2,295 | 31.82 | -8.62 | $11,453.01 |
| | Liberal | Maria Albo | 612 | 8.49 | -1.97 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,212 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 67 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 15,021 | 48.46 | -5.63 |
| 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. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2020. |||||||
vte2023 Manitoba general election: Concordia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matt Wiebe | 4,235 | 64.52 | +4.83 | $12,636.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alex Rogers | 1,848 | 28.15 | -3.67 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Trish Rawsthorne | 481 | 7.33 | -1.16 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,564 | 99.27 | – | $58,494.00 |
| Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | 48 | 0.73 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,612 | 44.03 | -4.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,018 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +4.25 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||