Flor Marcelino
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The Honourable Flor Marcelino MLA | |
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Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office November 3, 2009 | |
Premier | Greg Selinger |
Preceded by | Eric Robinson |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 4, 2011 | |
Preceded by | constituency recreated |
Constituency | Logan |
In office May 22, 2007 – October 4, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Conrad Santos |
Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
Constituency | Wellington |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Flor Marcelino, MLA is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Wellington. In the 2011 provincial election, she was re-elected to a second term in office in the new electoral district of Logan. Marcelino is a member of the New Democratic Party.
She was the first woman of colour to be elected as a MLA in the province.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Marcelino was editor and publisher of The Philippine Times, a community newspaper for the Filipino Canadian community in Winnipeg. Her brother-in-law Ted Marcelino was also elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2011.
Electoral history
Manitoba general election, 2007: Wellington | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
New Democratic Party | Flor Marcelino | 2,332 | 53.35 | -20.61 | $19,307.59 | |
Liberal | Rhonda Gordon Powers | 718 | 16.72 | -1.54 | unavailable | |
Progressive Conservative | José Tomas | 570 | 12.97 | +3.18 | $13,232.45 | |
Independent | Joe Chan | 501 | 11.53 | +11.53 | $21,745,15 | |
Independent | Conrad Santos | 183 | 4.19 | +4.19 | $988.12 | |
Total valid votes | 4,322 | 98.88 | ||||
Rejected and declined ballots | 49 | |||||
Turnout | 4,371 | 46.11 | +1.64 | |||
Electors on the lists | 9,480 |
Manitoba general election, 2011: Logan | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
New Democrat | Flor Marcelino | 2,985 | 58.09 | $20,223.11 | ||
Liberal | Joe Chan | 868 | 16.89 | – | $27,524.91 | |
Progressive Conservative | Tyrone Krawetz | 840 | 16.35 | $11,831.73 | ||
Green | Kristen Andrews | 335 | 6.59 | $34.62 | ||
Communist | David Tymoshchuk | 53 | 1.03 | $312.11 | ||
Total valid votes | 5,081 | |||||
Rejected and declined votes | 58 | |||||
Turnout | 5,139 | 48.04 | ||||
Electors on the lists | 10,698 |
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