Flor Marcelino

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The Honourable
Flor Marcelino
MLA
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
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
     New Democratic Party Flor Marcelino 2,332 53.35 -20.61 $19,307.59
LiberalRhonda 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
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Manitoba general election, 2011: Logan
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
     New Democrat Flor Marcelino 2,985 58.09 $20,223.11
LiberalJoe Chan 868 16.89 $27,524.91
     Progressive Conservative Tyrone Krawetz 840 16.35 $11,831.73
GreenKristen 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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