Manitoba Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (Engl. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba ) is the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba . It meets in the parliament building in Winnipeg .
The legislative assembly consists of 57 members who are elected by majority voting in as many constituencies . The leader of the majority party is also the prime minister and heads the government known as the executive council .
The three main tasks of the Legislative Assembly are enacting new laws, approving the state budget and overseeing the government.
Current composition
Last election: April 19, 2016
Political party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
New Democratic Party of Manitoba | 13 | |
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba | 39 | |
Manitoba Liberal Party | 3 | |
Independent | 2 |
Number of seats in previous elections
The ruling party is marked in bold.
date | Seats | NDP | conservative | liberal | Social credit | United Farmers | Independent | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04/19/2016 | 57 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 2 | |||
04/10/2011 | 57 | 37 | 19th | 1 | ||||
05/22/2007 | 57 | 36 | 19th | 2 | ||||
06/03/2003 | 57 | 35 | 20th | 2 | ||||
09/21/1999 | 57 | 32 | 24 | 1 | ||||
04/25/1995 | 57 | 23 | 31 | 3 | ||||
09/11/1990 | 57 | 20th | 30th | 7th | ||||
04/26/1988 | 57 | 12 | 25th | 20th | ||||
03/18/1986 | 57 | 30th | 26th | 1 | ||||
11/17/1981 | 57 | 34 | 23 | |||||
10/11/1977 | 57 | 23 | 33 | 1 | ||||
06/28/1973 | 57 | 31 | 21st | 5 | ||||
06/25/1969 | 57 | 28 | 22nd | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
06/23/1966 | 57 | 11 | 31 | 14th | 1 | |||
December 16, 1962 | 57 | 7th | 36 | 13 | 1 | |||
05/14/1959 | 57 | 10 | 36 | 11 | ||||
06/16/1958 | 57 | 11 | 26th | 19th | 1 | |||
06/08/1953 | 57 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
11/10/1949 | 57 | 7th | 9 | 31 | 9 | 1 | ||
October 15, 1945 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 25th | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
04/22/1941 | 55 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 7th | 3 | |
07/27/1936 | 55 | 7th | 16 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
06/16/1932 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 2 | |||
06/28/1927 | 55 | 3 | 15th | 7th | 29 | 1 | ||
07/18/1922 | 55 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 28 | 5 | 1 | |
06/29/1920 | 55 | 11 | 8th | 21st | 12 | 3 | ||
08/06/1915 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 1 | |||
07/10/1914 | 49 | 28 | 20th | 1 | ||||
07/11/1910 | 41 | 28 | 13 | |||||
03/07/1907 | 41 | 28 | 13 | |||||
07/20/1903 | 40 | 32 | 8th | |||||
07.12.1899 | 40 | 18th | 17th | 5 | ||||
January 15, 1896 | 40 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 2 | |||
07/23/1892 | 40 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 2 | |||
07/11/1888 | 38 | 4th | 33 | 1 | ||||
12/09/1886 | 35 | 20th | 15th | |||||
01/23/1883 | 30th | 20th | 10 | |||||
December 16, 1879 | 24 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||
date | Seats | NDP | conservative | liberal | Social credit | United Farmers | Independent | Others |
- ↑ a b Incl. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1936 to 1959), Independent Labor Party (1922 to 1936), Nanitba Labor Party (1920), Socialist Party (1920), Social Democratic Party (1915 and 1920)
- ↑ a b Incl. Progressive Party of Manitoba (1927)
- ↑ a b c 1 seat for the Labor Progressive Party
- ↑ 3 seats for anti-coalition conservatives
- ^ 1 seat for the Communist Party
- ↑ 1 seat for independent workers
- ↑ 2 seats for independent conservatives, 3 seats for liberal conservatives
- ↑ 2 seats for Patrons of Industry
- ↑ Incl. two government liberal conservatives
- ↑ 2 seats for independent liberals
- ↑ Incl. MPs with unknown party affiliation
- ↑ 7 seats for Liberal Conservatives, 2 seats for Independent Conservatives, 1 seat for Independent Liberals, 1 seat for National Party
Before 1878 there were no official parties in Manitoba. However, the candidates either appeared as supporters of the government or joined the loosely formed opposition.
date | Seats | government | opposition | Other |
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December 18, 1878 | 24 | 16 | 8th | |
12/30/1874 | 24 | 9 | 6th | 9 |
December 27, 1870 | 24 | 17th | 5 | 2 |