Scott Johnston

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| office = Minister of Seniors and Long-term Care

| term_start = January 18, 2022

| term_end = October 18, 2023

| premier = Heather Stefanson

| predecessor = Portfolio Created

| successor = Uzoma Asagwara

| office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Assiniboia

| term_start2 = September 10, 2019

| term_end2 = October 3, 2023

| predecessor2 = Steven Fletcher

| successor2 = Nellie Kennedy

| party = Progressive Conservative

| office3 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. James

| term_start3 = April 19, 2016

| term_end3 = August 12, 2019

| predecessor3 = Deanne Crothers

| successor3 = Adrien Sala

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| residence = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

| nationality = Canadian

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Scott Johnston is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2016 Manitoba general election. He represented the electoral district of Assiniboia as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. He served as the Minister of Seniors and Long-term Care late in his term as MLA.

Johnston was first was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of St. James in the 2016 election.{{cite news|title=Manitoba election results|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2647832/manitoba-election-results-2016-a-live-riding-by-riding-breakdown-of-the-vote/|accessdate=20 April 2016|work=Global News|date=19 April 2016}} He was reelected in the 2019 Manitoba general election, in which he moved to the neighbouring district of Assiniboia.

Johnston's father, Frank Johnston, was an MLA from 1969 to 1988, and served as a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative government of Sterling Lyon.

He lost his seat to Manitoba New Democratic challenger Nellie Kennedy in the 2023 Manitoba general election.