33rd Manitoba Legislature

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The members of the 33rd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in March 1986. [1] The legislature sat from May 8, 1986, to March 9, 1988. [2]

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The New Democratic Party led by Howard Pawley formed the government. [1]

Gary Filmon of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. [3]

Myrna Phillips served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

The government was defeated on March 8, 1988, when one of its members, Jim Walding, voted with the opposition against the budget. [4]

Although the Pawley government had supported the Meech Lake Accord, a resolution on the Accord had not been put before the legislature before the government was defeated. [5]

There were three sessions of the 33rd Legislature: [2]

SessionStartEnd
1stMay 8, 1986February 25, 1987
2ndFebruary 26, 1987February 10, 1988
3rdFebruary 11, 1988March 8, 1988

Pearl McGonigal was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until December 11, 1986, when George Johnson became lieutenant governor. [6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1986: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty [7] First elected / previously electedNotes
  James Downey Arthur Progressive Conservative 1977
  Ric Nordman Assiniboia Progressive Conservative 1981
  Leonard Evans Brandon East NDP 1969
  James C. McCrae Brandon West Progressive Conservative 1986
  Conrad Santos Burrows NDP 1981
  Jim Ernst Charleswood Progressive Conservative 1986
  Jay Cowan Churchill NDP 1977
  Gary Doer Concordia NDP 1986
  John Plohman Dauphin NDP 1981
  Harvey Smith Ellice NDP 1986
  Jim Maloway Elmwood NDP 1986
  Albert Driedger Emerson Progressive Conservative 1977
  Jerry Storie Flin Flon NDP 1981
  Charlie Birt Fort Garry Progressive Conservative 1984
  Roland Penner Fort Rouge NDP 1981
  John Bucklaschuk Gimli NDP 1981
  Charlotte Oleson Gladstone Progressive Conservative 1981
  Don Scott Inkster NDP 1981
  Bill Uruski Interlake NDP 1969
  Marty Dolin Kildonan NDP 1985
  Gerrie Hammond Kirkfield Park Progressive Conservative 1981
  Clarence Baker Lac du Bonnet NDP 1986
  Harry Enns Lakeside Progressive Conservative 1966
  Helmut Pankratz La Verendrye Progressive Conservative 1986
  Maureen Hemphill Logan NDP 1981
  Dave Blake Minnedosa Progressive Conservative 1971
  Clayton Manness Morris Progressive Conservative 1981
  Abe Kovnats Niakwa Progressive Conservative 1977
  Muriel Smith Osborne NDP 1981
  Donald Orchard Pembina Progressive Conservative 1977
  Ed Connery Portage la Prairie Progressive Conservative 1986
  Gerard Lecuyer Radisson NDP 1981
  Arnold Brown Rhineland Progressive Conservative 1973
  Gerry Ducharme Riel Progressive Conservative 1986
  Bonnie Mitchelson River East Progressive Conservative 1986
  Sharon Carstairs River Heights Liberal 1986
  Len Derkach Roblin-Russell Progressive Conservative 1986
  Vic Schroeder Rossmere NDP 1979
  Elijah Harper Rupertsland NDP 1981
  Laurent Desjardins St. Boniface NDP 1959 [a] , 1974
  Al Mackling St. James NDP 1969, 1981
  Judy Wasylycia-Leis St. Johns NDP 1986
  Gerry Mercier St. Norbert Progressive Conservative 1977
  Jim Walding St. Vital NDP 1971
  Glen Cummings Ste. Rose Progressive Conservative 1986
  Howard Pawley Selkirk NDP 1969
  Eugene Kostyra Seven Oaks NDP 1981
  Gilles Roch Springfield Progressive Conservative 1986
  Frank Johnston Sturgeon Creek Progressive Conservative 1969
  Leonard Harapiak Swan River NDP 1986
  Harry Harapiak The Pas NDP 1981
  Steve Ashton Thompson NDP 1981
  Wilson Parasiuk Transcona NDP 1977
  Denis Rocan Turtle Mountain Progressive Conservative 1986
  Gary Filmon Tuxedo Progressive Conservative 1979
  Glen Findlay Virden Progressive Conservative 1986
  Myrna Phillips Wolseley NDP 1981

Notes

  1. ↑ First elected as a Liberal Progressive

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  2. 1 2 "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  4. ↑ "By One Vote: The Defeat of the Manitoba Government". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 12 (1). 1989. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  5. ↑ Watts, Ronald Lampman; Reid, Darrel Robert; Herperger, Dwight (1990). Parallel Accords: The American Precedent . Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University. p.  57. ISBN   0889115680 . Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  6. ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  7. ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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