40th Manitoba Legislature
| 40th Manitoba Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier |
Greg Selinger | ||
| Leader of the Opposition |
Hugh McFadyen | ||
|
Brian Pallister | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | New Democrat | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Third party | Liberal* | ||
| * Party does not hold official party status. | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly |
Daryl Reid | ||
| Members | 57 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch |
Elizabeth II 6 Feb. 1952 – present | ||
| Lieutenant Governor |
Hon. Philip S. Lee Hon. Janice Filmon | ||
| |||
The 40th Manitoba Legislature was created following a general election in 2011.
The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Greg Selinger formed a majority government.[1]
Following the election, Hugh McFadyen of the Progressive Conservative Party stepped down as Leader of the Opposition.[1]Brian Pallister became Progressive Conservative party leader and Leader of the Opposition in September 2012.[2]
The Lieutenant Governor was Philip S. Lee until 2015, then Janice Filmon.
Members of the 40th Legislative Assembly
- Members in bold are in the Cabinet of Manitoba
- † Speaker of the Assembly
Source: "MLA Alphabetical Listing". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
Standings changes in the 40th Assembly
| Number of members per party by date |
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | July 30 | Sep 4 | Feb 12 | Nov 25 | Jan 28 | Feb 4 | May 16 | November 13 | April 22 | ||
| NDP | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 37 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | |||||
| Liberal | 1 | ||||||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total members | 57 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 57 | |||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Government Majority | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| Membership changes in the 40th Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| October 4, 2011 | See List of Members | Election day of the 40th Manitoba general election | |||
| July 30, 2012 | Hugh McFadyen | Fort Whyte | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat. | |
| September 4, 2012 | Brian Pallister | Fort Whyte | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election. | |
| February 12, 2013 | Mavis Taillieu | Morris | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat. | |
| November 25, 2013 | Larry Maguire | Arthur-Virden | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat to run in federal election | |
| January 28, 2014 | Shannon Martin | Morris | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election. | |
| January 28, 2014 | Doyle Piwniuk | Arthur-Virden | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election. | |
| February 4, 2014 | Christine Melnick | Riel | NDP | Removed from caucus.[3] | |
| May 16, 2014 | Frank Whitehead | The Pas | NDP | Vacated seat. | |
| November 13, 2014 | Christine Melnick | Riel | NDP | Readmitted to NDP caucus. | |
| April 22, 2015 | Amanda Lathlin | The Pas | NDP | Elected in a by-election | |
Source: "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Manitoba NDP wins majority government". CBC News. October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ↑ Kusch, Larry (2014-02-04). "Selinger removes Melnick from caucus". Winnipeg Free Press (Winnipeg). Retrieved 2014-02-04.
| Preceded by 39th Assembly |
Manitoba Legislative Assemblies 2011–present |
Succeeded by 41st Assembly |
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