Melanie Wight

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Melanie Wight
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016
Preceded byDoug Martindale
Succeeded byCindy Lamoureux
ConstituencyBurrows
Personal details
BornMelita, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceWinnipeg, 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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2011 Manitoba general election: Burrows
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Wight 3,063 59.00 −11.75 $17,078.77
Progressive Conservative Rick Negrych 1,314 25.31 +6.55 $8,890.74
Liberal Twyla Motkaluk 629 12.12 +1.63 $30,549.49
Green Garett Peepeetch 124 2.39 – $23.08
Communist Frank Komarniski 32 0.62 – $312.12
Total valid votes 5,162 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 29
Turnout 5,191 47.08 −3.04
Electors on the lists 11,025
Source: Elections Manitoba[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cindy Lamoureux steals Burrows from NDP". Winnipeg Free Press. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2018.


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