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

Name Party Riding Notes
  Nancy Allan New Democratic St. Vital
  Rob Altemeyer New Democratic Wolseley
  Steve Ashton New Democratic Thompson
  Peter Bjornson New Democratic Gimli
  Jim Maloway New Democratic Elmwood
  Reg Helwer Progressive Conservative Brandon West
  Erna Braun New Democratic Rossmere
  Dave Gaudreau New Democratic St. Norbert
  Stu Briese Progressive Conservative Agassiz
  Drew Caldwell New Democratic Brandon East
  David Chomiak New Democratic Kildonan
  Cliff Cullen Progressive Conservative Spruce Woods
  Sharon Blady New Democratic Kirkfield Park
  Leanne Rowat Progressive Conservative Riding Mountain
  Gregory Dewar New Democratic Selkirk
  Myrna Driedger Progressive Conservative Charleswood
  Blaine Pedersen Progressive Conservative Midland
  Ralph Eichler Progressive Conservative Lakeside
  Cameron Friesen Progressive Conservative Morden-Winkler
  Ian Wishart Progressive Conservative Portage la Prairie
  Jon Gerrard Liberal River Heights
  Kelvin Goertzen Progressive Conservative Steinbach
  Cliff Graydon Progressive Conservative Emerson
  Wayne Ewasko Progressive Conservative Lac Du Bonnet
  Kevin Chief New Democratic Point Douglas
  Jennifer Howard New Democratic Fort Rouge
  James Allum New Democratic Fort Garry-Riverview
  Kerri Irvin-Ross New Democratic Fort Richmond
  Clarence Pettersen New Democratic Flin Flon
  Bidhu Jha New Democratic Radisson
  Deanne Crothers New Democratic St. James
  Ted Marcelino New Democratic Tyndall Park
  Dennis Smook Progressive Conservative La Verendrye
  Ron Lemieux New Democratic Dawson Trail
  Gord Mackintosh New Democratic St. Johns
  Larry Maguire Progressive Conservative Arthur-Virden Until November 25, 2014
  Doyle Piwniuk From January 28, 2014
  Flor Marcelino New Democratic Logan
  Melanie Wight New Democratic Burrows
  Hugh McFadyen Progressive Conservative Fort Whyte Until July 30, 2012
  Brian Pallister From September 4, 2012
  Christine Melnick New Democratic Riel
  Bonnie Mitchelson Progressive Conservative River East
  Tom Nevakshonoff New Democratic Interlake
  Theresa Oswald New Democratic Seine River
  Daryl Reid New Democratic Transcona
  Eric Robinson New Democratic Kewatinook
  Jim Rondeau New Democratic Assiniboia
  Mohinder Saran New Democratic The Maples
  Ron Schuler Progressive Conservative St. Paul
  Erin Selby New Democratic Southdale
  Greg Selinger New Democratic St. Boniface
  Heather Stefanson Progressive Conservative Tuxedo
  Stan Struthers New Democratic Dauphin
  Andrew Swan New Democratic Minto
  Mavis Taillieu Progressive Conservative Morris Until February 12, 2013
  Shannon Martin From January 28, 2014
  Frank Whitehead New Democratic The Pas Until May 26, 2014
  Amanda Lathlin From April 22, 2015
  Matt Wiebe New Democratic Concordia
  Ron Kostyshyn New Democratic Swan River
† 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. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-07-21.

See also

References

  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.
Preceded by39th Assembly Manitoba Legislative Assemblies 2011–present Succeeded by41st Assembly
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