Flor Marcelino
| Flor Marcelino MLA | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in Manitoba | |
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Assumed office May 7, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Pallister |
| Leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party (Interim) | |
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Assumed office May 7, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Selinger |
| Minister of Multiculturalism and Literacy | |
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In office October 18, 2013 – May 3, 2016 | |
| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | Christine Melnick |
| Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism | |
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In office November 3, 2009 – October 18, 2013 | |
| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | Eric Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Ron Lemieux |
| Minister responsible for Multiculturalism | |
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In office November 3, 2009 – January 13, 2012 | |
| Premier | Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | Nancy Allan |
| Succeeded by | Christine Melnick |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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Assumed office October 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | constituency recreated |
| Constituency | Logan |
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In office May 22, 2007 – October 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Conrad Santos |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Wellington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Flor Marcelino, MLA is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Wellington. In the 2011 provincial election, she was re-elected to a second term in office in the new electoral district of Logan. Marcelino is a member of the New Democratic Party.
She was the first woman of colour to be elected as a MLA in the province.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Marcelino was editor and publisher of The Philippine Times, a community newspaper for the Filipino Canadian community in Winnipeg. Her brother-in-law Ted Marcelino was also elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2011.
On April 30, 2016, The NDP caucus and executive endorsed Marcelino as the Manitoba NDP's interim leader following the resignation of Greg Selinger. The party's provincial council is expected to ratify her selection on May 7, 2016.[1]
Electoral history
| Manitoba general election, 2007: Wellington | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Flor Marcelino | 2,332 | 53.35 | −20.61 | $19,307.59 | |||
| Liberal | Rhonda Gordon Powers | 718 | 16.72 | −1.54 | unavailable | |||
| Progressive Conservative | José Tomas | 570 | 12.97 | +3.18 | $13,232.45 | |||
| Independent | Joe Chan | 501 | 11.53 | +11.53 | $21,745,15 | |||
| Independent | Conrad Santos | 183 | 4.19 | +4.19 | $988.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,322 | 98.88 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 49 | |||||||
| Turnout | 4,371 | 46.11 | +1.64 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 9,480 | |||||||
| Manitoba general election, 2011: Logan | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Flor Marcelino | 2,985 | 58.09 | $20,223.11 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Chan | 868 | 16.89 | – | $27,524.91 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tyrone Krawetz | 840 | 16.35 | $11,831.73 | ||||
| Green | Kristen Andrews | 335 | 6.59 | $34.62 | ||||
| Communist | David Tymoshchuk | 53 | 1.03 | $312.11 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,081 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 58 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,139 | 48.04 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 10,698 | |||||||
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