Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Assemblée législative du Manitoba
41st Legislature
Type
Type
History
Founded 1870 (1870)
Leadership
Government House Leader
Official Opposition House Leader
Structure
Seats 57
Political groups

Governing Party

  •   PC (39)

Opposition Parties

Committees
  • Agriculture and Food
  • Crown Corporations
  • Human Resources
  • Justice
  • Legislative Affairs
  • Private Bills
  • Public Accounts
  • Social and Economic Development
Elections
Single-member district plurality
Last election
 April 19, 2016
Next election
 April 19, 2020 or earlier
Meeting place
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website
www.gov.mb.ca/legislature

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (French: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) and the Queen of Canada in Right of Manitoba, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba[1] form 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 Premier of Manitoba is Brian Pallister and the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is Myrna Driedger; both of whom belong to the Progressive Conservative 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

Member Party Constituency
  James Allum New Democratic Fort Garry-Riverview
  Rob Altemeyer New Democratic Wolseley
  Kelly Bindle Progressive Conservative Thompson
  Eileen Clarke Progressive Conservative Agassiz
  Cathy Cox Progressive Conservative River East
  Cliff Cullen Progressive Conservative Spruce Woods
  Nic Curry Progressive Conservative Kildonan
  Myrna Driedger † Progressive Conservative Charleswood
  Ralph Eichler Progressive Conservative Lakeside
  Wayne Ewasko Progressive Conservative Lac Du Bonnet
  Scott Fielding Progressive Conservative Kirkfield Park
  Steven Fletcher Manitoba Assiniboia
  Nahanni Fontaine New Democratic St. Johns
  Cameron Friesen Progressive Conservative Morden-Winkler
  Jon Gerrard Liberal River Heights
  Kelvin Goertzen Progressive Conservative Steinbach
  Cliff Graydon Progressive Conservative Emerson
  Sarah Guillemard Progressive Conservative Fort Richmond
  Reg Helwer Progressive Conservative Brandon West
  Len Isleifson Progressive Conservative Brandon East
  Derek Johnson Progressive Conservative Interlake
  Scott Johnston Progressive Conservative St. James
  Wab Kinew New Democratic Fort Rouge
  Judy Klassen Liberal Kewatinook
  Bob Lagassé Progressive Conservative Dawson Trail
  Alan Lagimodiere Progressive Conservative Selkirk
  Dougald Lamont Liberal St. Boniface
  Cindy Lamoureux Liberal Burrows
  Amanda Lathlin New Democratic The Pas
  Tom Lindsey New Democratic Flin Flon
  Jim Maloway New Democratic Elmwood
  Flor Marcelino New Democratic Logan
  Ted Marcelino New Democratic Tyndall Park
  Shannon Martin Progressive Conservative Morris
  Colleen Mayer Progressive Conservative St. Vital
  Brad Michaleski Progressive Conservative Dauphin
  Andrew Micklefield Progressive Conservative Rossmere
  Janice Morley-Lecomte Progressive Conservative Seine River
  Greg Nesbitt Progressive Conservative Riding Mountain
  Brian Pallister Progressive Conservative Fort Whyte
  Blaine Pedersen Progressive Conservative Midland
  Doyle Piwniuk Progressive Conservative Arthur-Virden
  Jon Reyes Progressive Conservative St. Norbert
  Mohinder Saran Independent The Maples
  Ron Schuler Progressive Conservative St. Paul
  Andrew Smith Progressive Conservative Southdale
  Bernadette Smith New Democratic Point Douglas
     Dennis Smook Progressive Conservative La Verendrye
     Rochelle Squires Progressive Conservative Riel
  Heather Stefanson Progressive Conservative Tuxedo
  Andrew Swan New Democratic Minto
  James Teitsma Progressive Conservative Radisson
  Jeff Wharton Progressive Conservative Gimli
  Matt Wiebe New Democratic Concordia
  Ian Wishart Progressive Conservative Portage la Prairie
  Rick Wowchuk Progressive Conservative Swan River
  Blair Yakimoski Progressive Conservative Transcona
† Speaker of the Assembly

Seating plan

Driedger
Micklefield Piwniuk Goertzen Vacant Wiebe
Lagimodière Squires Cullen B. Smith Swan Driedger
Fletcher Fielding Stefanson Maloway T. Marcelino
PALLISTER KINEW F. Marcelino
Morley-Lecomte Cox Friesen Lathlin Fontaine Lindsey
Reyes Clarke Wishart Graydon Allum Altemeyer
Guillemard Schuler Pedersen Eichler Smook Saran
Curry Ewasko Martin Helwer Wharton Isleifson Lagassé Johnston Lamoureux Klassen
Mayer A. Smith Wowchuk Bindle Johnson Teitsma Michaleski Yakimoski Nesbitt Gerrard
Affiliation Members
  Progressive Conservative 39
  New Democratic Party 12
  Liberal Party 4
  Manitoba 1
  Independent 1
Total Seats 57
Government Majority 17

The seating arrangement is viewable at the official website.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Legislative Assembly Act, CCSM [1987], c. L110, s. 2 .
  2. ↑ Seating Arrangement and Current List. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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