Colleen Mayer is a former Canadian politician and member of the

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, who represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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from 2016 until 2019. St. Vital was an open seat in the

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, with incumbent MLA

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not seeking re-election. On August 1, 2018,

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appointed Mayer to the

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as Minister of Crown Services. Mayer lost her seat in the

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election to

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, who contested the seat in 2016. She subsequently accepted a position with STARS Air Ambulance as the Director of Development for Manitoba.

Electoral record

References

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