Elections Manitoba: Nominations close for The Provincial General Election – 235 Candidates set to run

August 27, 2019

Nominations closed yesterday at 1:00 p.m. for Manitoba’s 42^nd provincial general election with 235 candidates running.

Candidates’ names, electoral divisions, and party affiliations are listed on Elections Manitoba’s website at https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Voting/Candidates/1.

Candidates endorsed by registered political parties are as follows:

Communist Party of Canada-Manitoba: 5 candidates

The Green Party of Manitoba (GPM): 43 candidates

Liberal Party of Manitoba (Lib.): 57 candidates

Manitoba First (MF): 6 candidates

Manitoba Forward (MBFWD): 7 candidates

New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP): 57 candidates

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PC): 57 candidates

Independent: 3 candidates

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Elections Manitoba is the independent office of the Legislative Assembly responsible for the administration of provincial elections and byelections.

For media inquiries, contact:

Christiana Jones, Communications Officer
Phone: 204-945-0511 | Toll-free: 1-866-628-6837
email: CJones@elections.mb.ca

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