Manitoba First

"Manitoba Party (2016)" redirects here. For other political parties of the same name, see Manitoba Party (disambiguation).
Manitoba First
Manitoba D'abord
Defunct provincial party
FoundedMarch 24, 2016 (March 24, 2016)
DissolvedMarch 3, 2022 (March 3, 2022)
IdeologyRight-libertarianism
Political positionRight-wing[1]
Colours
  • Blue
  • green
Seats in Legislature
0 / 57

Manitoba First (French: Manitoba D'abord) was a provincial political party in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was registered by Elections Manitoba on March 24, 2016 and originally called the Manitoba Party.[2]

It ran 16 candidates in the 2016 general election, garnering 4,887 votes, or 1.1 per cent of the total vote. The party placed second in Arthur-Virden and Spruce Woods.

Steven Fletcher,[3] who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2016 as a Progressive Conservative, joined the party in August 2018 and became the party leader in September 2018, but did not seek re-election in the September 2019 general election.

On August 6, 2019, the party changed its name to Manitoba First and Douglas Petrick was listed as the new leader.[4][5] In the 2019 election, the party won no seats.

The party deregistered on March 3, 2022.[6]

  1. ^ Annable, Kristin (April 26, 2016). "So-called fringe party garners game-changing votes". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Manitoba Party joins election fray". Winnipeg Sun. March 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "About – Manitoba Party". themanitobaparty.ca.
  4. ^ "Political Parties – 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Political Parties". Internet Archive - Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved July 11, 2023.