40th Manitoba Legislature

40th Manitoba Legislature
Majority parliament
6 September 2011 – 15 November 2015
Parliament leaders
PremierGreg Selinger
Leader of the
Opposition
Hugh McFadyen
October 4, 2011 — July 30, 2012
Brian Pallister
July 30, 2012 — March 16, 2016
Party caucuses
GovernmentNew Democrat
OppositionProgressive Conservative
UnrecognizedLiberal
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Daryl Reid
Members57 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 Feb. 1952 – 8 Sept. 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Philip S. Lee
Hon. Janice Filmon
← 39th → 41st

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

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Name Party Riding First elected / previously elected Notes
  Nancy Allan New Democratic St. Vital 1999
  Rob Altemeyer New Democratic Wolseley 2011
  Steve Ashton New Democratic Thompson 1981
  Peter Bjornson New Democratic Gimli 2003
  Jim Maloway New Democratic Elmwood 1986, 2011
  Reg Helwer Progressive Conservative Brandon West 2011
  Erna Braun New Democratic Rossmere 2007
  Dave Gaudreau New Democratic St. Norbert 2011
  Stu Briese Progressive Conservative Agassiz 2007
  Drew Caldwell New Democratic Brandon East 1999
  David Chomiak New Democratic Kildonan 1990
  Cliff Cullen Progressive Conservative Spruce Woods 2004
  Sharon Blady New Democratic Kirkfield Park 2007
  Leanne Rowat Progressive Conservative Riding Mountain 2003
  Gregory Dewar New Democratic Selkirk 1990
  Myrna Driedger Progressive Conservative Charleswood 1998
  Blaine Pedersen Progressive Conservative Midland 2007
  Ralph Eichler Progressive Conservative Lakeside 2003
  Cameron Friesen Progressive Conservative Morden-Winkler 2011
  Ian Wishart Progressive Conservative Portage la Prairie 2011
  Jon Gerrard Liberal River Heights 1999
  Kelvin Goertzen Progressive Conservative Steinbach 2003
  Cliff Graydon Progressive Conservative Emerson 2007
  Wayne Ewasko Progressive Conservative Lac Du Bonnet 2011
  Kevin Chief New Democratic Point Douglas 2011
  Jennifer Howard New Democratic Fort Rouge 2007
  James Allum New Democratic Fort Garry-Riverview 2011
  Kerri Irvin-Ross New Democratic Fort Richmond 2003
  Clarence Pettersen New Democratic Flin Flon 2011
  Bidhu Jha New Democratic Radisson 2003
  Deanne Crothers New Democratic St. James 2011
  Ted Marcelino New Democratic Tyndall Park 2007
  Dennis Smook Progressive Conservative La Verendrye 2011
  Ron Lemieux New Democratic Dawson Trail 2010
  Gord Mackintosh New Democratic St. Johns 1993
  Larry Maguire Progressive Conservative Arthur-Virden 1999 Until November 25, 2013
  Doyle Piwniuk 2014 From January 28, 2014
  Flor Marcelino New Democratic Logan 2007
  Melanie Wight New Democratic Burrows 2011
  Hugh McFadyen Progressive Conservative Fort Whyte 2005 Until July 30, 2012
  Brian Pallister 1992[a], 2012 From September 4, 2012
  Christine Melnick New Democratic Riel 2003
  Bonnie Mitchelson Progressive Conservative River East 1986
  Tom Nevakshonoff New Democratic Interlake 1999
  Theresa Oswald New Democratic Seine River 2003
  Daryl Reid New Democratic Transcona 1990
  Eric Robinson New Democratic Kewatinook 2003
  Jim Rondeau New Democratic Assiniboia 1999
  Mohinder Saran New Democratic The Maples 2007
  Ron Schuler Progressive Conservative St. Paul 1999
  Erin Selby New Democratic Southdale 2007
  Greg Selinger New Democratic St. Boniface 1999
  Heather Stefanson Progressive Conservative Tuxedo 2000
  Stan Struthers New Democratic Dauphin 1995
  Andrew Swan New Democratic Minto 2004
  Mavis Taillieu Progressive Conservative Morris 2003 Until February 12, 2013
  Shannon Martin 2014 From January 28, 2014
  Frank Whitehead New Democratic The Pas 2009 Until May 26, 2014
  Amanda Lathlin 2015 From April 22, 2015
  Matt Wiebe New Democratic Concordia 2010
  Ron Kostyshyn New Democratic Swan River 2011
Speaker of the Assembly

Source: "MLA Alphabetical Listing". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

Standings changes in the 40th Assembly

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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. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-07-21.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Manitoba NDP wins majority government". CBC News. October 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  3. ^ Kusch, Larry (2014-02-04). "Selinger removes Melnick from caucus". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
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2011–present
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