40th Manitoba Legislature

40th Manitoba Legislature
Majority parliament
September 6, 2011 – November 15, 2015
Parliament leaders
Premier	Greg Selinger
Leader of the Opposition	Hugh McFadyen October 4, 2011 — July 30, 2012
	Brian Pallister July 30, 2012 — March 16, 2016
Party caucuses
Government	New Democrat
Opposition	Progressive Conservative
Unrecognized	Liberal
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Daryl Reid
Members	57 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth 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	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	1993
	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

• Members in bold are in the Cabinet of Manitoba

^† 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

• 2007 Manitoba general election
• Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Notes

1. Portage la Prairie

References

1. "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 by 39th Assembly	Manitoba Legislative Assemblies 2011–present	Succeeded by 41st Assembly