Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Assemblée legislative du Manitoba
41st Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Manitoba Legislature
History
Founded	1870 (1870)
Leadership
Speaker	Myrna Driedger, PC
Premier	Brian Pallister, PC
Leader of the Official Opposition	Flor Marcelino (interim), NDP
Government House Leader	Andrew Micklefield, PC
Official Opposition House Leader	Jim Maloway, NDP
Structure
Seats	57 (incl. one vacancy)
Political groups	Governing Party   PC (40) Opposition Parties   NDP (12)   Liberal (3)   Independent (1)
Committees	Agriculture and Food Crown Corporations Human Resources Justice Legislative Affairs Private Bills Public Accounts Social and Economic Development
Elections
Voting system	Single-member district plurality
Last election	April 19, 2016
Next election	April 19, 2020 or earlier
Meeting place
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Website
www.gov.mb.ca/legislature

Governing Party

Opposition Parties

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the Lieutenant Governor form the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post voting. The Manitoba Legislative Building is located in central Winnipeg, at the meeting point of the Wolseley and Fort Rouge constituencies.

The Premier of Manitoba is Brian Pallister and the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is Myrna Driedger; both of whom belong to the Progressive Conservative Party.

Historically, the Legislature of Manitoba had another chamber, the Legislative Council of Manitoba, but this was abolished in 1876, just six years after the province was formed.

The seating arrangement is viewable at the official website.