Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Assemblée legislative du Manitoba
Type
Founded	1970 (1970)
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Vacant since October 4, 2011
Premier	Greg Selinger, NDP since October 19, 2009
Leader of the Official Opposition	Hugh McFadyen, PC since April 29, 2006
Government House Leader	Jennifer Howard, NDP since November 8, 2010
Official Opposition House Leader	Mavis Taillieu, PC since March 25, 2011
Structure
Members	57
Political groups	New Democratic Party (NDP) Progressive Conservative Party (PC) Liberal Party
Committees	Agriculture and Food Crown Corporations Human Resources Justice Legislative Affairs Private Bills Public Accounts Social and Economic Development
Elections
Voting system	Single-member district plurality
Last election	October 4, 2011
Meeting place
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website
gov.mb.ca/legislature

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post voting. The Manitoba Legislative Building is located in central Winnipeg, at the meeting point of the Wolseley and Fort Rouge constituencies.

The current Premier of Manitoba is Greg Selinger, and the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is George Hickes, both of the New Democratic Party.

Historically, the Legislature of Manitoba had another chamber, the Legislative Council of Manitoba, but this was abolished in 1876, just six years after the province was formed.

Current members

	Name	Party	Riding
	Allan, NancyNancy Allan	NDP	St. Vital
	Altemeyer, RobRob Altemeyer	NDP	Wolseley
	Ashton, SteveSteve Ashton	NDP	Thompson
	Bjornson, PeterPeter Bjornson	NDP	Gimli
	Maloway, JimJim Maloway	NDP	Elmwood
	Helwer, RegReg Helwer	Progressive Conservative	Brandon West
	Braun, ErnaErna Braun	NDP	Rossmere
	Gaudreau, DaveDave Gaudreau	NDP	St. Norbert
	Briese, StuStu Briese	Progressive Conservative	Agassiz
	Caldwell, DrewDrew Caldwell	NDP	Brandon East
	Chomiak, DavidDavid Chomiak	NDP	Kildonan
	Cullen, CliffCliff Cullen	Progressive Conservative	Spruce Woods
	Blady, SharonSharon Blady	NDP	Kirkfield Park
	Rowat, LeanneLeanne Rowat	Progressive Conservative	Riding Mountain
	Dewar, GregoryGregory Dewar	NDP	Selkirk
	Driedger, MyrnaMyrna Driedger	Progressive Conservative	Charleswood
	Pedersen, BlaineBlaine Pedersen	Progressive Conservative	Midland
	Eichler, RalphRalph Eichler	Progressive Conservative	Lakeside
	Friesen, CameronCameron Friesen	Progressive Conservative	Morden-Winkler
	Wishart, IanIan Wishart	Progressive Conservative	Portage La Prairie
	Gerrard, JonJon Gerrard	Liberal	River Heights
	Goertzen, KelvinKelvin Goertzen	Progressive Conservative	Steinbach
	Graydon, CliffCliff Graydon	Progressive Conservative	Emerson
	Ewasko, WayneWayne Ewasko	Progressive Conservative	Lac Du Bonnet
	Chief, KevinKevin Chief	NDP	Point Douglas
	Howard, JenniferJennifer Howard	NDP	Fort Rouge
	Allum, JamesJames Allum	NDP	Fort Garry-Riverview
	Irvin-Ross, KerriKerri Irvin-Ross	NDP	Fort Richmond
	Pettersen, ClarenceClarence Pettersen	NDP	Flin Flon
	Jha, BidhuBidhu Jha	NDP	Radisson
	Crothers, DeanneDeanne Crothers	NDP	St. James
	Marcelino, TedTed Marcelino	NDP	Tyndall Park
	Smook, DennisDennis Smook	Progressive Conservative	La Verendrye
	Lemieux, RonRon Lemieux	NDP	Dawson Trail
	Mackintosh, GordGord Mackintosh	NDP	St. Johns
	Maguire, LarryLarry Maguire	Progressive Conservative	Arthur-Virden
	Marcelino, FlorFlor Marcelino	NDP	Logan
	Wight, MelanieMelanie Wight	NDP	Burrows
	McFadyen, HughHugh McFadyen	Progressive Conservative	Fort Whyte
	Melnick, ChristineChristine Melnick	NDP	Riel
	Mitchelson, BonnieBonnie Mitchelson	Progressive Conservative	River East
	Nevakshonoff, TomTom Nevakshonoff	NDP	Interlake
	Oswald, TheresaTheresa Oswald	NDP	Seine River
	Reid, DarylDaryl Reid	NDP	Transcona
	Robinson, EricEric Robinson	NDP	Kewatinook
	Rondeau, JimJim Rondeau	NDP	Assiniboia
	Saran, MohinderMohinder Saran	NDP	The Maples
	Schuler, RonRon Schuler	Progressive Conservative	St. Paul
	Selby, ErinErin Selby	NDP	Southdale
	Selinger, GregGreg Selinger	NDP	St. Boniface
	Stefanson, HeatherHeather Stefanson	Progressive Conservative	Tuxedo
	Struthers, StanStan Struthers	NDP	Dauphin
	Swan, AndrewAndrew Swan	NDP	Minto
	Taillieu, MavisMavis Taillieu	Progressive Conservative	Morris
	Whitehead, FrankFrank Whitehead	NDP	The Pas
	Wiebe, MattMatt Wiebe	NDP	Concordia
	Kostyshyn, RonRon Kostyshyn	NDP	Swan River

• Members in bold are in the Cabinet of Manitoba

^† Speaker of the Assembly

Current standings by party*

Affiliation		Members
	New Democratic Party	37
	Progressive Conservative	19
	Liberal Party	1
Total Seats		57
Government Majority (absolute)		17

*The seating arrangement is viewable at the official website.^[1]

Works

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  Statue of Louis Riel by Miguel Joyal at Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Changes since the 2007 election

1. Jim Maloway, NDP MLA for Elmwood, resigned to run in the 2008 federal election on September 8, 2008.
2. Oscar Lathlin, NDP MLA for The Pas, died on November 1, 2008.
3. Bill Blaikie (NDP) was elected MLA for Elmwood in a by-election on March 24, 2009.
4. Frank Whitehead (NDP) was elected MLA for The Pas in a by-election on March 24, 2009.
5. Gary Doer, NDP MLA for Concordia and former Premier of Manitoba, resigned to become Canada's Ambassador to the United States on October 19, 2009.
6. Matt Wiebe (NDP) was elected MLA for Concordia in a by-election on March 2nd, 2010.
7. Kevin Lamoureux Liberal MLA for Inkster, resigned to run for the Liberals in the federal by-election in Winnipeg North.

References

1. ^ Seating Arrangement and Current List. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

External links

See also: Executive Council of Manitoba

• Official site
• Legislative tour