Melanie Wight
Canadian politician
Melanie Wight | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Burrows | |
In office October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Doug Martindale |
Succeeded by | Cindy Lamoureux |
Personal details | |
Born | Melita, Manitoba, Canada |
Political party | New Democrat |
Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Melanie Wight is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Burrows as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party caucus until 2016, when she was defeated in the 2016 election.[2]
She served as the Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities from November 2014 until leaving office.[3]
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Melanie Wight | 3,063 | 59.34 | -11.41 | $17,078.77 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Rick Negrych | 1,314 | 25.46 | 6.69 | $8,890.74 | |||
Liberal | Twyla Motkaluk | 629 | 12.19 | 1.69 | $30,549.49 | |||
Green | Garett Peepeetch | 124 | 2.40 | – | $23.08 | |||
Communist | Frank Komarniski | 32 | 0.62 | – | $312.12 | |||
Total valid votes | 5,162 | – | – | |||||
Rejected | 29 | – | ||||||
Eligible voters / turnout | 11,025 | 47.08 | -3.03 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018. |
References
- ^ "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Cindy Lamoureux steals Burrows from NDP". Winnipeg Free Press. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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