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Melanie Wight

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Melanie Wight
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016
Preceded byDoug Martindale
Succeeded byCindy Lamoureux
ConstituencyBurrows
Personal details
BornMelita, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Melanie Wight is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Burrows as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party caucus until 2016, when she was defeated in the 2016 election.[2]

She served as the Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities from November 2014 until leaving office.[3]

Electoral record

Template:Manitoba provincial election, 2011/Electoral District/Burrows

References

  1. ^ "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cindy Lamoureux steals Burrows from NDP". Winnipeg Free Press. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2016.