A political party is an association, organization or affiliation of voters who form a political organization. One of its purposes is to endorse and support candidates in elections.
Manitoba's Elections Finances Act requires political parties to register with the Chief Electoral Officer.
Registration gives a party a few key benefits:
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placing its name on the ballot with the name of its endorsed candidate
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issuing tax receipts for contributions
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protecting party names and abbreviations from other parties wanting to register with a similar name
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allowing the transfer of money, goods or services to its constituency associations and candidates
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allowing the party to endorse candidates and thereby become eligilbe for reimbursement of election expenses if that candidate receives at least 10% of the votes cast
Details for how to register a political party are in sections 11-18 of The Elections Finances Act.
Currently there are five registered political parties in Manitoba.
Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba (CPC-M)
387 Selkirk Avenue
Winnipeg (Manitoba) R2W 2M3
cpc-mb@mts.net
Leader: Darrell Rankin
Manitoba Liberal Party (Liberal/Libéral)
635 Broadway
Winnipeg (Manitoba) R3L 0X1
manager@manitobaliberals.ca
Leader: Dr. Jon Gerrard
New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP)
803 - 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg (Manitoba) R3C 0B9
todaysndp@mb.ndp.ca
Leader: Greg Selinger
The Green Party of Manitoba (The Manitoba Greens)
P.O. Box 26023, RPO Maryland
Winnipeg, MB R3G 3R3
info@greenparty.mb.ca
Leader: James R. Beddome
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PC Manitoba)
23 Kennedy Street
Winnipeg (Manitoba) R3C 1S5
pcmanitoba@pcmanitoba.com
Leader: Hugh McFadyen