Flor Marcelino, (born October 5, 1951) 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. On May 7, 2016, she was named interim leader of the party and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature following the defeat of the NDP government in the provincial election and the resignation of party leader Greg Selinger.[2]
She retired from the legislature at the 2019 Manitoba general election. Her daughter, Malaya Marcelino, was elected as a first-time MLA in that same election.[3]
Background
Marcelino 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
| 2007 Manitoba general election: Wellington | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Flor Marcelino | 2,332 | 53.35 | −20.61 | $19,307.59 | |||
| Liberal | Rhonda Gordon Powers | 718 | 16.72 | −1.54 | $13,804.83 | |||
| 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 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[4] | ||||||||
| 2011 Manitoba general election: Logan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Flor Marcelino | 2,985 | 58.09 | n/a | $20,223.11 | |||
| Liberal | Joe Chan | 868 | 16.89 | n/a | $27,524.91 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tyrone Krawetz | 840 | 16.35 | n/a | $11,831.73 | |||
| Green | Kristen Andrews | 335 | 6.59 | n/a | $34.62 | |||
| Communist | David Tymoshchuk | 53 | 1.03 | n/a | $312.11 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,081 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 58 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,139 | 48.04 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 10,698 | |||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Logan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Flor Marcelino | 2,020 | 39.46 | -18.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Koroma | 1,457 | 28.46 | +11.57 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allie Szarkiewicz | 997 | 19.47 | +3.12 | ||||
| Green | Jitendradas Loves-Life | 397 | 7.75 | +1.16 | ||||
| Manitoba | Joe Chan | 185 | 3.61 | +3.61 | ||||
| Communist | Cheryl-Anne Carr | 63 | 1.23 | +0.20 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,119 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Manitoba NDP make Marcelino interim leader". The Globe and Mail, May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Flor Marcelino named interim leader of Manitoba NDP". CBC News, May 7, 2016.
- ^ Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Election Returns: 39th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Wellington — Official Results — 2007 Provincial Election". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-11-24. - 2007 results
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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