Len Isleifson

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Len Isleifson
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Brandon East
Assumed office
April 19, 2016
Preceded byDrew Caldwell
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBrandon, Manitoba

Len Isleifson is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Brandon East in the 2016 election.[1] He is a member of the Progressive Conservative party, and defeated incumbent NDP MLA Drew Caldwell in the election.

Isleifson made news wires outside of public office during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. When Iceland qualified for the event, he decided to examine whether he was related to any national team members, seeing it as an opportunity to secure bragging rights among his friends. He told his father about his project, and they contacted Icelandic Roots, a company that specializes in Icelandic genealogy research, and discovered that they were related to 22 of the 23 players on the World Cup squad, as well as manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. Following the discovery, Isleifson attempted to set up a post-World Cup meeting with the team in Iceland, with the assistance of Iceland's consul general in Winnipeg.[2]

Electoral history[]

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2019 Manitoba general election: Brandon East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Len Isleifson 3,272 51.3% -0.86 $36,318.38
New Democratic Lonnie Patterson 2,311 36.2% +0.17 $18,637.37
Liberal Kim Longstreet 788 12.5% +0.70 $3,151.46
Total valid votes/Expense Limit 6,529 100.0 – $47,973
Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4][5]
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2016 Manitoba general election: Brandon East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Len Isleifson 3,669 52.16 +13.61 $36,772.89
New Democratic Drew Caldwell 2,534 36.03 -18.92 $12,132.70
Liberal Vanessa Hamilton 830 11.80 +7.82 $2,810.27
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,033 100.0   $
Eligible voters –
Source: Elections Manitoba[6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ Kimse, Nick (June 22, 2018). "Canadian related to 22 of 23 players on Iceland soccer team". CTV News. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Election Candidate And Registered Party Election Expense Limits - Final Expense Limit" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Summary of Votes Received: 42nd General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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