Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (French: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post voting. Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the Queen of Canada in Right of Manitoba, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[1] The Manitoba Legislative Building is located in central Winnipeg.

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Assemblée législative du Manitoba
42nd Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house (1870–1876) then unicameral house of the Manitoba Legislature
History
Founded	1870 (1870)
Leadership
Speaker	Myrna Driedger, PC
Premier	Brian Pallister, PC
Leader of the Official Opposition	Wab Kinew, NDP
Government House Leader	Andrew Micklefield, PC
Official Opposition House Leader	Nahanni Fontaine, NDP
Structure
Seats	57
Political groups	Government   PC (36) Opposition   NDP (18) Other parties   Liberal (3)
Committees	Agriculture and Food Crown Corporations Human Resources Justice Legislative Affairs Private Bills Public Accounts Social and Economic Development
Elections
Voting system	First Past the Post
Last election	September 10, 2019
Next election	TBD 2024
Meeting place
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website
www.gov.mb.ca/legislature

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.