Flor Marcelino

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]

Flor Marcelino
Leader of the Opposition in Manitoba
In office May 7, 2016 – September 16, 2017
Preceded by	Brian Pallister
Succeeded by	Wab Kinew
Interim Leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party
In office May 7, 2016 – September 16, 2017
Preceded by	Greg Selinger
Succeeded by	Wab Kinew
Minister of Multiculturalism and Literacy
In office October 18, 2013 – May 3, 2016
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 for Logan Wellington 2007-2011
In office October 4, 2011 – August 12, 2019
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
In office May 22, 2007 – October 4, 2011
Preceded by	Conrad Santos
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	1951 or 1952[1] Manila, Philippines
Political party	New Democratic Party
Children	Malaya Marcelino (daughter)

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

v t e 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]

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v t e 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

v t e 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]