Second Session, Thirty-Eighth Legislature
This version is based on the printed bill that was distributed in the Legislature after First Reading.
It is not the official version. If accuracy is critical, you can obtain a copy of the printed bill from Statutory Publications.
Bill 210
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ACT (2)
| Explanatory Note |
(Assented to )
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
The Legislative Assembly Act is amended by this Act.
The definition "recognized opposition party" in section 1 is replaced with the following:
"recognized opposition party" means the members of the Assembly who belong to a political party
(a) that is represented in the Assembly by two or more members and whose endorsed candidates, within the meaning of The Elections Act, in the most recent general election collectively received at least 7% of the total number of valid votes cast in that election for all candidates, determined with reference to the voting information published by the Chief Electoral Officer, as required by subsection 142(1) of that Act, and
(b) that is not
(i) the political party represented in the Assembly by the largest number of members, or
(ii) the official opposition; (« parti d'opposition reconnu »)
This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.