Colleen Mayer is a former Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, who represented the electoral district of St. Vital as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 2016 until 2019.[1] St. Vital was an open seat in the 2016 Manitoba general election, with incumbent MLA Nancy Allan not seeking re-election.
Colleen Mayer | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Crown Services | |
| In office August 1, 2018 – September 25, 2019 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | Cliff Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Wharton |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Vital | |
| In office April 19, 2016 – August 12, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Allan |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Moses |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
On August 1, 2018, Premier Brian Pallister appointed Mayer to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Crown Services.[2]
Mayer lost her seat in the 2019 election to New Democrat Jamie Moses, who contested the seat in 2016. She subsequently accepted a position with STARS Air Ambulance as the Director of Development for Manitoba.
Electoral record edit
| 2019 Manitoba general election: St. Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Moses | 4,081 | 44.44 | +10.1 | $19,491.65 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Colleen Mayer | 3,211 | 34.96 | -7.8 | $49,161.66 | |||
| Liberal | Jeffrey Anderson | 1,271 | 13.84 | -2.8 | $16,801.57 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Dickson | 499 | 5.43 | -0.9 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Baljeet Sharma | 62 | 0.68 | – | $790.06 | |||
| Manitoba First | David Sutherland | 60 | 0.65 | – | $1,210.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,184 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 63.7 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.0 | ||||||
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: St. Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Colleen Mayer | 3,229 | 39.63 | +5.23 | $24,705.52 | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Moses | 2,831 | 34.74 | -25.34 | $26,333.60 | |||
| Liberal | Bryan Van Wilgenburg | 1,296 | 15.90 | +10.39 | $6,849.49 | |||
| Green | Kelly Whelan-Enns | 791 | 9.70 | +9.70 | $50.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,147 | 98.69 | - | $43,267.00 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 108 | 1.31 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,255 | 63.97 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 12,905 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4][5] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41st General Election, April 19, 2016 - Official Results". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.