He was the MLA for Interlake, and now he's the MLA for Interlake-Gimli.

Derek Johnson was declared the winner in the new riding, after crossing the 5,000 vote threshold just after 10 p.m.

He first became MLA back in 2016, when he defeated the incumbent NDP candidate.

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Interlake-Gimli Votes
*Derek Johnson (PC) - 6199
Mary Lou Bourgeois (LIB) - 400
Dwight Harfield (GPM) - 473
Sarah Pinsent (NDP) - 3472

*Incumbent

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Manitoba & Portage la Prairie

Agassiz

Lakeside

Midland