Flor Marcelino

The Honourable Flor Marcelino MLA
Minister of Multiculturalism and Literacy
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2013
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Christine Melnick
Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism
In office November 3, 2009 – October 18, 2013
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Eric Robinson
Succeeded by	Ron Lemieux
Minister responsible for Multiculturalism
In office November 3, 2009 – January 13, 2012
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Nancy Allan
Succeeded by	Christine Melnick
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Incumbent
Assumed office October 4, 2011
Preceded by	constituency recreated
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Constituency	Logan
In office May 22, 2007 – October 4, 2011
Preceded by	Conrad Santos
Constituency	Wellington
Personal details
Born	Manila, Philippines
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	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	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

External links

• Official Website