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39th Manitoba Legislature
The 39th Manitoba Legislature was elected in a general election held May 22, 2007. The majority NDP government under the leadership of Premier Gary Doer had been sustained for a third term in office. On August 27, 2009, Doer announced that he would be stepping down as Premier. Greg Selinger was elected in a leadership convention held on October 17, 2009 and was sworn in as premier two days later. Hugh McFadyen of the Progressive Conservative Party served as Leader of the Opposition. George Hickes served as speaker for the assembly. There were five sessions of the 39th Legislature: The legislature was dissolved on September 6, 2011. John Harvard was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba The lieutenant governor of Manitoba (, (if male) or (if female) ) is the representative in Manitoba of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieuten ... until August 3, 2009, when Philip S. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Reid
Daryl Gary Reid, (born November 2, 1950) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He represented the electoral division of Transcona in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 2016, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party, and was the speaker of the Legislative Assembly from October 2011 to March 2016. Early life and career Reid was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to a family that was politically active with the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and New Democratic Party. He began working for Canadian National in 1969 and became active in the trade union movement, serving as a shop steward and executive board member for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. From 1986 to 1990, he was the national president of his railway employees' association. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolseley (Manitoba Electoral District)
Wolseley is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the 1958 provincial election. The riding is located in the centre of the City of Winnipeg. It is named for Col. Garnet Joseph Wolseley, the nineteenth-century army officer who played a significant role in crushing the Red River Rebellion in 1870. Wolseley is bordered to the east by Union Station, to the southeast by Fort Rouge, to the south by River Heights, to the north by Notre Dame, and to the west by St. James. The University of Winnipeg is located in the northeast corner of the riding. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is located at the meeting point of Wolseley and Fort Rouge. The riding's human population was predominantly Anglo-Saxon when it was first created; a news report from 1969 indicates that its population had become more diverse by that time. The riding's population in 1996 was 20,472. In 1999, the av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossmere (Manitoba Riding)
Rossmere is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is located in the northeastern section of the City of Winnipeg. Rossmere is bordered on the southeast by Radisson, to the south by Elmwood and Concordia, to the north & west by Kildonan-River East. Rossmere's population in 2018 was 21,150. In 2018, the average family income was $70,969, and the unemployment rate was 6.80%. According to a 2018 boundary commission, 20.8% of the riding's residents were immigrants; 25% listed German as their ethnic origin, and a further 11% are Ukrainian. The aboriginal population was 12.7%. Rossmere is relatively affluent, and most of its residents are in the middle-income range. There is still a significant working-class presence in the riding, however: 13.8% of the riding's industry is in Health Care & Social Assistance, with a further 10.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erna Braun
Erna Braun is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, in the electoral division of Rossmere. Braun is a member of the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann .... She was the head of the Winnipeg Teachers Association. Electoral record References * * * * * External links * New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs Women MLAs in Manitoba Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba Women government ministers of Canada Politicians from Winnipeg 21st-century Canadian women politicians Canadian Mennonites Canadian Christian pacifists 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon West (Manitoba Riding)
Brandon West () is a provincial electoral division in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It encompasses the southwestern part of the City of Brandon. History of the riding The original riding of Brandon West existed from 1886 to 1888, after the city and riding of Brandon was divided into two electoral divisions. It was eliminated in 1888, when the city became a single division again. The modern riding of Brandon West was created in 1968, when the City of Brandon was again divided into two electoral districts. It was formally brought into being in the provincial election of 1969. The riding is surrounded by Brandon East to the east and by Spruce Woods in all other directions. The City of Brandon itself is located in the southwestern region of the province. The riding's population in 1996 was 19,808. In 1999, the average family income was $56,860, and the unemployment rate was 6.30%. The service sector accounts for 16% of industry in the riding, followed by health and social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Borotsik
Rick Borotsik (born September 8, 1950) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as Mayor of Brandon from 1989 to 1997, was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2007. Borotsik is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Early life and career Borotsik was born to a Ukrainian Canadian family in Brandon, was raised in that city, and graduated from Brandon University in 1971. He was elected to the Brandon City Council in 1977 and served for three terms before standing down in 1985. He joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1978. Borotsik sought the provincial PC nomination to run in Brandon West in the buildup to the 1986 provincial election, but lost to Jim McCrae. Borotsik was an employee of the shopping centre firm Bramalea Limited during the 1980s. He was transferred from Brandon to Calgary in 1985, and again to the firm's head office in Toronto one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Blaikie
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie (June 19, 1951 – September 24, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing Elmwood—Transcona and its antecedent ridings in the House of Commons of Canada for the federal New Democratic Party. Following his retirement from federal politics, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2009 until 2011, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, and served as Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader. Blaikie had the longest continuous parliamentary record in the 38th and 39th Canadian Parliaments, and in this capacity served as the Dean of the House. He was a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada. Blaikie was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2008. Prior to the 2011 Manitoba election, he announced that he was retiring from political life. Early life and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood (electoral District)
Elmwood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History 1914–1920 The original Elmwood riding existed from 1914 to 1920, in what was then a suburban community in the north of Winnipeg. It was created out of Springfield, Kildonan-St. Andrews, Winnipeg North and St. Boniface. It was abolished into Springfield, Winnipeg and St. Boniface. Its provincial Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were: 1958–present The modern Elmwood riding was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958. It is located in the northeastern section of the amalgamated City of Winnipeg; the Red River forms its western and part of its southern boundary. The Elmwood riding existing from 1958 to 1969 was confined to the actual Elmwood area of the city of Winnipeg. In the redistribution in advance of the 1969 Manitoba general election, part of East Kildonan was added. Since 1981, the Elmwood riding has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Maloway
Peter James Maloway (born November 10, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who has served as a member of both the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He is the longest-serving current member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He originally served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 2008, representing Elmwood for the New Democratic Party of Manitoba. He was then elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Winnipeg division of Elmwood—Transcona in the 2008 federal election as a member of the New Democratic Party, but was defeated by Conservative candidate Lawrence Toet in the 2011 federal election. He subsequently ran in the 2011 provincial election in his former provincial riding of Elmwood, winning re-election to the provincial legislature. Early life and career Maloway was born in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Manitoba (1975). He later work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkfield Park (Manitoba Riding)
Kirkfield Park is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 Manitoba general election, provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the westernmost tip of the City of Winnipeg. It contains the neighbourhoods of Glendale, Winnipeg, Glendale, Westwood, Winnipeg, Westwood, Kirkfield Park, Winnipeg, Kirkfield Park, Woodhaven, Winnipeg, Woodhaven, Birchwood, Winnipeg, Birchwood, Booth, Winnipeg, Booth, Silver Heights and part of Assiniboia Downs Kirkfield Park is bordered to the east by St. James (provincial electoral district), St. James, to the south and west by Charleswood (electoral district), Charleswood, and to the north by Assiniboia (provincial electoral district), Assiniboia. The St Charles and Glendale Country Clubs are in this riding, as are the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens and Assumption Cemetery. The riding's population in 1996 was 20,236. In 1999, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Blady
Sharon Anne Blady is a former provincial politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election in the constituency of Kirkfield Park. She was defeated in the 2016 provincial election. Blady is a member of the New Democratic Party. Prior to her election, she was an instructor of social work and native studies at the University of Manitoba. Early life and career Blady grew up in the neighbourhood of St. James-Assiniboia in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she attended Buchanan School, Hedges Junior High School, and Collège Silver Heights Collegiate. She received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, art history, and architecture from the University of Manitoba in 1991. She received a Master of Arts in history in art and native studies from the University of Victoria in 1995 with her thesis entitled ''The Flower Beadwork People: Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Distinctive Métis Cultural Artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimli (Manitoba Riding)
Gimli was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1899, and existed continuously until the 2019 election. Following this, it was redistributed into the Interlake-Gimli electoral district. Gimli was located to the immediate north of the City of Winnipeg. It was bordered to the north by Interlake, to the west by Interlake and Lakeside, and to the east by Lake Winnipeg and Selkirk. Communities in the riding included Gimli, Winnipeg Beach, Petersfield, Clandeboye and Matlock. The riding's population in 1996 was 19,700. In 1999, the average family income was $58,790, and the unemployment rate was 7.90%. The service sector accounts for 15% of industry in the riding, with a further 11% each in manufacturing and the retail trade. There is also a significant fishing and tourism economy in the riding. Gimli is home to the largest Icelandic community in the world outside Iceland, and many of its MLAs have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
