Flor Marcelino
Encyclopedia
Flor Marcelino 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.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...
in the 2007 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 2007
The Manitoba general election held on May 22, 2007 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 36 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with nineteen seats. The Liberal...
, for the electoral division of Wellington. In the 2011 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 2011
The 40th general election of Manitoba was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. It took place on October 4, 2011, due to the new fixed-date election laws...
, she was re-elected to a second term in office in the new electoral district of Logan
Logan (electoral district)
Logan is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1956, and existed until 1989....
. Marcelino is a member of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
.
She was the first woman of colour to be elected as a MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
in the province.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Marcelino was editor and publisher of The Philippine Times
The Philippine Times
The Philippine Times was a newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was published monthly and directed to the Filipino community in Western Canada, primarily in Winnipeg. It included news from the Philippines and local Canadian stories.-External links:*...
, a community newspaper for the Filipino Canadian
Filipino Canadian
Filipino Canadians are Canadians of Filipino ancestry. Filipino-Canadians are the fourth-largest subgroup of the Overseas Filipinos.Canada only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th century. To date, there are currently around 400,000 Filipino Canadians in Canada, most of them...
community in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. Her brother-in-law Ted Marcelino
Ted Marcelino
Ted Marcelino is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Tyndall Park as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party caucus....
was also elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2011.