The members of the 31st Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in October 1977. [1] The legislature sat from November 24, 1977, to October 13, 1981. [2]
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Sterling Lyon formed the government. [1]
Edward Schreyer of the New Democratic Party was Leader of the Opposition. Howard Pawley became opposition leader in 1979 [3] after Schreyer was named Governor General. [4]
Harry Graham served as speaker for the assembly. [1]
There were five sessions of the 31st Legislature: [2]
Session | Start | End |
---|---|---|
1st | November 24, 1977 | December 12, 1977 |
2nd | March 16, 1978 | July 20, 1978 |
3rd | February 15, 1979 | June 15, 1979 |
4th | February 21, 1980 | July 10, 1980 |
5th | December 11, 1980 | May 20, 1981 |
Francis Lawrence Jobin was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. [5]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1977: [1]
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Fort Rouge | June Westbury | Liberal | October 16, 1979 [7] | L Axworthy resigned April 6, 1979, to run for federal seat [4] |
River Heights | Gary Filmon | Progressive Conservative | October 16, 1979 [4] | S Spivak resigned April 12, 1979 [7] to run for federal seat [8] |
Rossmere | Victor Schroeder | NDP | October 16, 1979 | E Schreyer resigned December 7, 1978, to become Governor General [4] |
Notes:
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