39th Manitoba Legislature

39th Manitoba Legislature
Majority parliament
Parliament leaders
Premier	Gary Doer May 22, 2007 — October 19, 2009
	Greg Selinger October 19, 2009 — September 6, 2011
Leader of the Opposition	Hugh McFadyen
Party caucuses
Government	New Democrat
Opposition	Progressive Conservative
Unrecognized	Liberal
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Daryl Reid
Members	57 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 Feb. 1952 – 8 Sept. 2022
Lieutenant Governor	Hon. John Harvard
	Hon. Philip S. Lee
Sessions
1st session June 6, 2007 – November 8, 2007
2nd session November 20, 2007 – October 9, 2008
3rd session November 20, 2008 – October 8, 2009
4th session November 30, 2009 – June 17, 2010
5th session November 16, 2010 – June 16, 2011
←  38th →  40th

The 39th Manitoba Legislature was elected in a general election held May 22, 2007. ^[1]

The majority NDP government under the leadership of Premier Gary Doer had been sustained for a third term in office. ^[2]

On August 27, 2009, Doer announced that he would be stepping down as Premier. ^[3] Greg Selinger was elected in a leadership convention held on October 17, 2009 and was sworn in as premier two days later. ^[4]

Hugh McFadyen of the Progressive Conservative Party served as Leader of the Opposition. ^[5]

George Hickes served as speaker for the assembly. ^[1]

There were five sessions of the 39th Legislature: ^[6]

The legislature was dissolved on September 6, 2011. ^[6]

John Harvard was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 3, 2009, when Philip S. Lee became lieutenant governor. ^[7]

Members of the 39th Legislative Assembly

	Member	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected	Notes
	Nancy Allan	NDP	St. Vital	1999
	Rob Altemeyer	NDP	Wolseley	2003
	Steve Ashton	NDP	Thompson	1981
	Peter Bjornson	NDP	Gimli	2003
	Sharon Blady	NDP	Kirkfield Park	2007
	Jim Maloway	NDP	Elmwood	1986	Until September 8, 2008
	Bill Blaikie			2009	From March 24, 2009
	Rick Borotsik	Progressive Conservative	Brandon West	2007
	Erna Braun	NDP	Rossmere	2007
	Marilyn Brick	NDP	St. Norbert	2003
	Stu Briese	Progressive Conservative	Ste. Rose	2007
	Drew Caldwell	NDP	Brandon East	1999
	David Chomiak	NDP	Kildonan	1990
	Cliff Cullen	Progressive Conservative	Turtle Mountain	2004
	Len Derkach	Progressive Conservative	Russell	1986
	Gregory Dewar	NDP	Selkirk	1990
	Myrna Driedger	Progressive Conservative	Charleswood	1998
	Peter Dyck	Progressive Conservative	Pembina	1995
	Ralph Eichler	Progressive Conservative	Lakeside	2003
	David Faurschou	Progressive Conservative	Portage la Prairie	1997
	Jon Gerrard	Liberal	River Heights	1999
	Kelvin Goertzen	Progressive Conservative	Steinbach	2003
	Cliff Graydon	Progressive Conservative	Emerson	2007
	Gerald Hawranik	Progressive Conservative	Lac Du Bonnet	2002
	George Hickes †	NDP	Point Douglas	1990
	Jennifer Howard	NDP	Fort Rouge	2007
	Kerri Irvin-Ross	NDP	Fort Garry	2003
	Gerard Jennissen	NDP	Flin Flon	1995
	Bidhu Jha	NDP	Radisson	2003
	Bonnie Korzeniowski	NDP	St. James	1999
	Kevin Lamoureux	Liberal	Inkster	1988, 2003	Until November 1, 2010
	Ron Lemieux	NDP	La Verendrye	2010
	Gord Mackintosh	NDP	St. Johns	1993
	Larry Maguire	Progressive Conservative	Arthur-Virden	1999
	Flor Marcelino	NDP	Wellington	2007
	Doug Martindale	NDP	Burrows	1990
	Hugh McFadyen	Progressive Conservative	Fort Whyte	2005
	Diane McGifford	NDP	Lord Roberts	1995
	Christine Melnick	NDP	Riel	2003
	Bonnie Mitchelson	Progressive Conservative	River East	1986
	Tom Nevakshonoff	NDP	Interlake	1999
	Theresa Oswald	NDP	Seine River	2003
	Blaine Pedersen	Progressive Conservative	Carman	2007
	Daryl Reid	NDP	Transcona	1990
	Eric Robinson	NDP	Rupertsland	1993
	Jim Rondeau	NDP	Assiniboia	1999
	Leanne Rowat	Progressive Conservative	Minnedosa	2003
	Mohinder Saran	NDP	The Maples	2007
	Ron Schuler	Progressive Conservative	Springfield	1999
	Erin Selby	NDP	Southdale	2007
	Greg Selinger	NDP	St. Boniface	1999
	Heather Stefanson	Progressive Conservative	Tuxedo	2000
	Stan Struthers	NDP	Dauphin-Roblin	1995
	Andrew Swan	NDP	Minto	2004
	Mavis Taillieu	Progressive Conservative	Morris	2003
	Oscar Lathlin	NDP	The Pas	1990	Died in office November 1, 2008
	Frank Whitehead			2009	From March 24, 2009
	Gary Doer	NDP	Concordia	1986	Until October 19, 2009
	Matt Wiebe			2010	From March 2, 2010
	Rosann Wowchuk	NDP	Swan River	1990

Source: "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.

Standings changes since the 2007 general election

Number of members per party by date		2007	2008		2009		2010		2011
		May 22	Sep 8	Nov 1	Mar 24	Oct 19	Mar 2	Nov 1	Mar 25
	NDP	36	35	34	36	35	36
	Progressive Conservative	19							18
	Liberal	2						1
	Total members	57	56	55	57	56	57	56	55
	Vacant	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	2
	Government Majority	15	14	13	15	14	15	16	17

Membership changes in the 39th Assembly
	Date	Name	District	Party	Reason
	March 3, 2008	See List of Members			Election day of the 39th Manitoba general election
	September 8, 2008	Jim Maloway	Elmwood	NDP	Resigned to run in federal election.
	November 1, 2008	Oscar Lathlin	The Pas	NDP	Died at his cabin. [8]
	March 24, 2009	Bill Blaikie	Elmwood	NDP	Elected in a by-election.
	March 24, 2009	Frank Whitehead	The Pas	NDP	Elected in a by-election.
	October 19, 2009	Gary Doer	Concordia	NDP	Vacated seat to accept post as Canadian Ambassador to the US. [9]
	March 2, 2010	Matt Wiebe	Concordia	NDP	Elected in a by-election
	November 1, 2010	Kevin Lamoureux	Inkster	Liberal	Vacated seat to run in federal by-election.
	March 25, 2011	Gerald Hawranik	Lac du Bonnet	Progressive Conservative	Vacated seat

Sources:

• "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
• "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

References

1. "Thirty-Ninth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (2007–2011)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
2. "NDP wins historic 3rd majority in Manitoba". CBC News. May 22, 2007. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
3. Puxley, China (August 27, 2009). "Premier Doer stepping down". Winnipeg Free Press.
4. "Greg Selinger leadership profile". CBC News. August 23, 2011.
5. "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
6. "Sessional Information" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
7. "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
8. "Minister Oscar Lathlin dies at 61". CTV Winnipeg. November 3, 2008. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014.
9. "Doer named Canada's next U.S. ambassador". CBC News. August 20, 2009.