Len Isleifson

Len Isleifson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Brandon East
In office April 19, 2016 – October 3, 2023
Preceded by	Drew Caldwell
Succeeded by	Glen Simard
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Brandon, 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. 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.

Electoral history

2019 Manitoba general election: Brandon East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Len Isleifson	3,294	51.00	-0.5	$36,318.38
	New Democratic	Lonnie Patterson	2,347	36.34	-0.1	$18,637.37
	Liberal	Kim Longstreet	818	12.66	+0.6	$3,151.46
Total valid votes			6,459	98.93	–
Rejected			70	1.07
Turnout			6,529	45.68
Eligible voters			14,292
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-0.2
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 2 March 2020.

2016 Manitoba general election: Brandon East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Len Isleifson	3,669	52.17	13.62	$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			7,033	–	–
Rejected			117	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,120	54.50	1.38
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 10 September 2018.