# Doyle Piwniuk

Doyle Piwniuk (/pɪˈnjuːk/ pin-YOOK) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in a by-election on January 28, 2014. He represents the electoral district of Turtle Mountain as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PCs).
Prior to his election to the legislature, Piwniuk was an insurance broker and financial planner in Virden. He began his political service in opposition, and served in the party's shadow cabinet as critic for multiculturalism and literacy. He was re-elected in provincewide general elections in 2016 and 2019, in which the PCs won government, and in 2023 when the party lost government to the NDP. On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Manitoba Public Insurance.

## Electoral record

vte2023 Manitoba general election: Turtle Mountain :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 4,806 | 55.05 | -12.43 | $12,216.90 |
| | New Democratic | Lorna Canada-Vanegas Mesa | 1,993 | 22.83 | +11.93 | $1,865.92 |
| | Keystone | Kevin Friesen | 1,507 | 17.26 | – | $5,551.67 |
| | Liberal | Ali Tarar | 425 | 4.87 | -1.85 | $2,444.23 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,731 | 99.36 | – | $61,679.00 |
| Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | 56 | 0.64 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,787 | 55.64 | -1.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,794 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -12.18 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||
vte2019 Manitoba general election: Turtle Mountain :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 6,210 | 67.48 | -8.7 | $6,900.23 |
| | Green | David Neufeld | 1,372 | 14.91 | 11.5 | $124.08 |
| | New Democratic | Angie Herrera-Hildebrand | 1,003 | 10.90 | 2.2 | $636.58 |
| | Liberal | Richard Davies | 618 | 6.72 | 2.3 | $435.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,203 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 80 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 16,206 | 57.28 | 2.89 |
| 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. |||||||
vte2016 Manitoba general election: Arthur-Virden :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 6,006 | 80.59 | +12.39 | $20,684.63 |
| | Manitoba | Frank Godon | 846 | 11.35 | +11.35 | $4,340.23 |
| | New Democratic | Lorne M. Topolniski | 600 | 8.05 | -2.38 | $146.90 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,452 | 100.0 | | $ |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||
Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014: Arthur-Virden :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doyle Piwniuk | 3,137 | 68.20 | +2.23 | 15,355.65 |
| | Liberal | Floyd Buhler | 738 | 16.04 | +12.23 | 6,463.77 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Senff | 480 | 10.43 | -19.78 | 6,318.45 |
| | Green | Kate Storey | 245 | 5.33 | | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,600 | 100.00 | | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 10 | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,610 | 33.55 | | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 13,739 | | | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.00 |