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Tom Lindsey

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Tom Lindsey
31st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Assumed office
November 9, 2023
PremierWab Kinew
Preceded byMyrna Driedger
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Flin Flon
Assumed office
April 19, 2016
Preceded byClarence Pettersen
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic

Tom Lindsey is a Canadian politician who is currently serving as the 31st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He has represented the riding of Flin Flon in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 2016.[1] He is a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.

Biography

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Born in Southern Saskatchewan, Lindsey moved to Flin Flon in 1974. Lindsey has been a member of the New Democratic Party since the 1970s. Lindsey worked in the Flin Flon mill, eventually becoming its head operator, and was active in the United Steelworkers Local 7106.[2] A member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, Lindsey defeated incumbent NDP MLA Clarence Pettersen for the party's nomination in the 2016 general election; he held the seat for the party while Pettersen ran as an independent candidate.

Lindsey was reelected in the 2019 election with an increased majority. In the Legislative Assembly, Lindsey served as the Official Opposition’s Critic for Labour, Resource Development and Northern Affairs.[3]

Lindsey was acclaimed as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on November 9, 2023, thirty-seven days after the 2023 Manitoba general election, wherein the NDP won government from the Progressive Conservatives.[4]

Electoral history

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2023 Manitoba general election: Flin Flon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Tom Lindsey 2,951 76.25 +13.06 $26,700.07
Progressive Conservative Charlotte Larocque 919 23.75 -3.28 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 3,870 99.21 $64,119.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 31 0.79
Turnout 3,901 44.17 +10.26
Eligible voters 8,832
New Democratic hold Swing +8.17
Source(s)
2019 Manitoba general election: Flin Flon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Tom Lindsey 3,173 63.19 30.35 $23,174.56
Progressive Conservative Theresa Wride 1,357 27.03 -1.31 $21,639.00
Liberal James Lindsay 299 5.95 -22.20 $2,047.30
Green Saara Murnick 192 3.82 $0.00
Total valid votes 5,021 99.41
Rejected 30 0.59
Turnout 5,051 33.91
Eligible voters 14,896
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
2016 Manitoba general election: Flin Flon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Tom Lindsey 1,106 32.85 -24.29 $43,604.96
Progressive Conservative Angela Enright 954 28.33 4.24 $18,686.00
Liberal Leslie Joan Beck 948 28.16 12.74 $19,946.62
Independent Clarence Pettersen 359 10.66 $6,320.44
Total valid votes 3,367
Rejected 36
Eligible voters / Turnout 9,880 34.44 -0.90
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba."Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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