Manitoba Party

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Manitoba Party
Leader Wayne Sturby
FounderWayne Sturby
FoundedAugust 27, 2019 (August 27, 2019)
DissolvedOctober 10, 2023
Split from Manitoba First
Headquarters5 Pioneers Trail Unit 5 Lorette, MB R5K 0Y7
Ideology Right-wing populism
Colours   Yellow and green
Seats in Legislature
0 / 57
Website
www.manitobaparty.ca

The Manitoba Party is a defunct provincial political party. It was registered by Elections Manitoba on August 27, 2019, and originally called the Manitoba Forward Party. [1]

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On December 22, 2020, the party changed its name from the Manitoba Forward Party to the Manitoba Party. [2]

The party leader was Wayne Sturby, who was previously part of the former Manitoba Party until it was taken over by Steven Fletcher and later rebranded as Manitoba First. [3] [4] Sturby has also been involved with the People's Party of Canada, unsuccessfully running as their candidate in Provencher in 2019. [5]

The party failed to nominate any candidates in the 2023 election, [6] and was deregistered by Elections Manitoba on October 10, 2023. [7] [8]

History

The Manitoba Forward Party was founded by Joe Chan and Wayne Sturby, who were former members of the previous Manitoba Party. [9] [10]

The party's platform in the 2019 general election focused on public safety, reducing the PST to five percent, cancelling photo radar, and cutting business taxes. [9] It ran 7 candidates, garnering 1,339 votes, or 0.28 percent of the total vote. The best result for the party was in Burrows, where Edda Pangilinan received 15.88% of the vote.

The party advocated for smaller government, and individual freedoms, and opposed restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]

Party principles

The party has a 9-point list of party principles as follows: [12]

Election results

ElectionLeaderVotes %SwingSeats % Seats+/–RankStatus
2019 [13] (as Manitoba Forward Party)Wayne Sturby1,3390.28New Party
0 / 57
0-5thExtra-parliamentary

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