Melanie Wight

Melanie Wight is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Burrows as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba caucus until 2016, when she lost her bid for re-election in the provincial election.

Melanie Wight
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Burrows
In office October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016
Preceded by	Doug Martindale
Succeeded by	Cindy Lamoureux
Personal details
Born	Melita, Manitoba, Canada
Party	New Democrat

She served as the Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities from November 2014 under Premier of Manitoba Greg Selinger until leaving office.

Electoral record

2011 Manitoba general election: Burrows
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Melanie Wight	3,063	59.34	-11.41	$17,078.77
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Negrych	1,314	25.46	6.69	$8,890.74
	Liberal	Twyla Motkaluk	629	12.19	1.69	$30,549.49
	Green	Garett Peepeetch	124	2.40	–	$23.08
	Communist	Frank Komarniski	32	0.62	–	$312.12
Total valid votes			5,162	–	–
Rejected			29	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,025	47.08	-3.03
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.