Tom Lindsey
Tom Lindsey | |
|---|---|
| 31st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| Assumed office November 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Myrna Driedger |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Flin Flon | |
| Assumed office April 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence Pettersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Party | New 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
[edit]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]
In May 2025, Lindsey apologized for saying that a question by Greg Nesbitt suggesting that a mental health contract for workers who had searched a landfill for victims of the 2022 Winnipeg serial killings was for NDP Finance Minister Adrien Sala's personal use was out of order. Nesbitt subsequently apologized for the comments.[5]
Electoral history
[edit]| 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. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Provincial Election - Winnipeg Free Press". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Tom Lindsey". Manitoba NDP. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Flin Flon MLA lone nominee to become next Speaker of Manitoba Legislature". www.cbc.ca. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ Lambert, Steve (May 5, 2025). "New Manitoba PC leader apologizes for landfill search campaign ads". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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