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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]
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.
On August 13, 2018, then-independent MLA Steven Fletcher joined the Manitoba Party.[7] On September 11, 2018, Fletcher became leader of the Manitoba Party, despite the protestations of previous board members who claimed they were unaware of Fletcher's plans.[8] Two of these former board members filed court documents in December 2018, seeking Fletcher's ouster after claiming that the previous leader, Gary Marshall, "gave" Fletcher the leadership without authority, as Marshall had been removed as party leader following a unanimous vote during a board meeting in July 2018. Marshall claimed the board meeting never occurred, while Fletcher maintains he knew nothing about any internal disputes, and that the leadership change was done in accordance with the law.[9]
The party logo used when Steven Fletcher became leader in September 2018 until the party rebranded as Manitoba First in August 2019.
In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in January 2016, then-leader Gary Marshall stated the new party is "...a party of tax cuts",[12] and its platform included a pledge to lower the provincial sales tax rate to 5 per cent from 8 percent, removal of PST charges on all food purchases, and changing the personal and business income tax rates to a flat 10 per cent, among other proposals.[13]
The party also proposed to remove all red light and speed cameras from intersections and mobile units, eradicate government regulations "... that impede trade and commerce", and changing how tax revenues are allocated among education, municipalities, and so on.
The original party logo under the Manitoba Party name used in the 2016 election.
^"Ousted Tory MLA Steven Fletcher takes reins as leader of Manitoba Party". CBC News. September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^"Two Manitoba Party activists want judge to oust Steven Fletcher as leader". CBC News. September 14, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^"Manitoba MLA Steven Fletcher to run for People's Party of Canada". CBC News. May 22, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
^"Registered Parties in Manitoba". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
^"More tax cuts the 'answer to all' Manitoba's problems, new party says". CBC News. January 23, 2016.
^"Our Platform". The Manitoba Party. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
^"2016 Election Summary". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
^"2019 Election Summary" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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Manitoba Party 2016 redirects here For other political parties of the same name see Manitoba Party disambiguation This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2019 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 Manitoba First Manitoba D abordDefunct provincial partyFoundedMarch 24 2016 March 24 2016 DissolvedMarch 3 2022 March 3 2022 IdeologyRight libertarianismPolitical positionRight wing 1 ColoursBluegreenSeats in Legislature0 57Websitemanitobafirst wbr caPolitics of ManitobaPolitical partiesElectionsIt 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 Contents 1 Leadership controversy 2 2016 platform 3 Election results 4 References 5 External linksLeadership controversy editOn August 13 2018 then independent MLA Steven Fletcher joined the Manitoba Party 7 On September 11 2018 Fletcher became leader of the Manitoba Party despite the protestations of previous board members who claimed they were unaware of Fletcher s plans 8 Two of these former board members filed court documents in December 2018 seeking Fletcher s ouster after claiming that the previous leader Gary Marshall gave Fletcher the leadership without authority as Marshall had been removed as party leader following a unanimous vote during a board meeting in July 2018 Marshall claimed the board meeting never occurred while Fletcher maintains he knew nothing about any internal disputes and that the leadership change was done in accordance with the law 9 nbsp The party logo used when Steven Fletcher became leader in September 2018 until the party rebranded as Manitoba First in August 2019 On May 22 2019 Fletcher announced he would be running in the 2019 Canadian federal election as a candidate for the People s Party of Canada He ran in the federal riding of Charleswood St James Assiniboia Headingley which he had previously represented from 2004 to 2015 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada 10 Subsequently Fletcher resigned as leader of the party and David Sutherland 2016 candidate in the riding of Dawson Trail was listed as leader 11 2016 platform editIn an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in January 2016 then leader Gary Marshall stated the new party is a party of tax cuts 12 and its platform included a pledge to lower the provincial sales tax rate to 5 per cent from 8 percent removal of PST charges on all food purchases and changing the personal and business income tax rates to a flat 10 per cent among other proposals 13 The party also proposed to remove all red light and speed cameras from intersections and mobile units eradicate government regulations that impede trade and commerce and changing how tax revenues are allocated among education municipalities and so on nbsp The original party logo under the Manitoba Party name used in the 2016 election Election results editElection Leader Votes Swing Seats Seats Rank Status2016 14 Gary Marshall 4 887 1 1 New party 0 57 0 nbsp 5th Extra parliamentary2019 15 Douglas Petrick 647 0 1 nbsp 1 0 0 57 0 nbsp 6th Extra parliamentaryReferences edit nbsp Politics portal nbsp Libertarianism portal nbsp Canada portal Annable Kristin April 26 2016 So called fringe party garners game changing votes Winnipeg Free Press Retrieved September 13 2023 Manitoba Party joins election fray Winnipeg Sun March 24 2016 About Manitoba Party themanitobaparty ca Political Parties 2019 Annual Report PDF Elections Manitoba Retrieved July 11 2023 Political Parties Internet Archive Elections Manitoba Retrieved July 17 2023 2022 Annual Report PDF Elections Manitoba Retrieved July 11 2023 MLA Biographies Living Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Government of Manitoba Retrieved October 12 2023 Ousted Tory MLA Steven Fletcher takes reins as leader of Manitoba Party CBC News September 11 2018 Retrieved April 13 2019 Two Manitoba Party activists want judge to oust Steven Fletcher as leader CBC News September 14 2018 Retrieved April 13 2019 Manitoba MLA Steven Fletcher to run for People s Party of Canada CBC News May 22 2019 Retrieved June 2 2019 Registered Parties in Manitoba Elections Manitoba Retrieved June 2 2019 More tax cuts the answer to all Manitoba s problems new party says CBC News January 23 2016 Our Platform The Manitoba Party Retrieved March 27 2016 2016 Election Summary Elections Manitoba Retrieved March 2 2019 2019 Election Summary PDF Elections Manitoba Retrieved May 29 2020 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manitoba First amp oldid 1179763355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
