The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (french: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the

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of the

Manitoba Legislature The Legislature of Manitoba is the legislature of the province of Manitoba, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the King of Canada in Right of Manitoba, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, and the unicameral ...

in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with

first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

voting. Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the King of Canada in Right of Manitoba, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. The

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is located in central

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

The

Premier of Manitoba The premier of Manitoba (french: premier ministre du Manitoba) is the first minister (i.e., head of government or chief executive) for the Canadian province of Manitoba—as well as the ''de facto'' President of the province's Executive Council ...

Heather Stefanson Heather Dorothy Stefanson (born May 11, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 24th premier of Manitoba since November 2, 2021. She is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and sits as a member of the Legi ...

and the current

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. List of speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba References Biographies of Living Members {{DEFAULTSORT:Speaker Of The Legisl ...

Myrna Driedger Myrna Driedger (' ') (born 1952) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Early life She was born in Benito, Manitoba, and was educated at Benito Collegiate, at the Winnipeg General Hospital ...

; both of whom belong to the Progressive Conservative Party. Historically, the Legislature of Manitoba had another chamber, the

Legislative Council of Manitoba The Legislative Council of Manitoba (french: links=no, Conseil législatif du Manitoba) was the upper house of the Legislature of Manitoba. Created in 1870 and abolished in 1876, the council was the only provincial upper house in Canada that was n ...

, but this was abolished in 1876, just six years after the province was formed.

Current members

* Members in bold are in the

Cabinet of Manitoba The Executive Council of Manitoba (french: Conseil exécutif du Manitoba), more commonly known as the Cabinet of Manitoba, is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Manitoba. As of 2022, the current cabinet are members of the Progressive Conserv ...

* Party leaders are ''italicized'' * ^† Speaker of the Assembly

Seating plan

The seating arrangement is viewable at the official website.''Seating Arrangement and Current List''
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

References

External links

Manitoba Legislative Assembly official YouTube channel

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1870 establishments in Manitoba